Comparison

First Step Coach vs Behavior Data Collection Lite

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Behavior Data Collection Lite

Quantify and plot behaviors

Free

📚 Education

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About

First Step Coach

Features

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This app is designed to train school staff to administer the First Step Next intervention. First Step Next is an early intervention program designed to divert young children with challenging behaviors from a path leading to adjustment problems; school failure and dropout; rejection by teachers, peers, and ultimately, caregivers; juvenile delinquency in adolescence; and in some cases, gang membership and interpersonal violence. First Step Next is a collaborative home and school intervention program for preschool – third grade that recruits parents as partners with the school in teaching the at-risk child a behavior pattern contributing to school success and the development of friendships. In this new online training program, users will go through 4 online modules and video record a short roleplay of working with the focus student.

About

Behavior Data Collection Lite

Features

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Behavior Data Collection Lite designed for teachers and has only two templates: Simple that collects and displays counts and/or durations and Interval Recording that collects and displays on/off task counts.

Screenshots

First Step Coach4 screens

Behavior Data Collection Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: First Step Coach at every 4 weeks against Behavior Data Collection Lite's every 6 months. Behavior Data Collection Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First Step Coach ships an update every 4 weeks, Behavior Data Collection Lite every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and May 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

First Step Coach versus Behavior Data Collection Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	First Step Coach	Behavior Data Collection Lite
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 4 weeks — better	Every 6 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	14.0	11.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	20 MB	13 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	ORBIS, Inc	ATWare Solutions LLC

In-app purchases

None

First Step Coach

No in-app purchases

None

Behavior Data Collection Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is First Step Coach free?

First Step Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Behavior Data Collection Lite free?

Behavior Data Collection Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do First Step Coach or Behavior Data Collection Lite have ads?

Neither First Step Coach nor Behavior Data Collection Lite shows ads.

Which is updated more often, First Step Coach or Behavior Data Collection Lite?

First Step Coach ships an update every 4 weeks, and Behavior Data Collection Lite every 6 months. Most recently, First Step Coach was updated on September 8, 2026 and Behavior Data Collection Lite on May 17, 2026.