Comparison

StoryBuilder for iPad vs Childrens Switch Progressions

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

Head to head
About

StoryBuilder for iPad

This app helps children improve their narrative skills by assisting with paragraph formation, idea integration, and abstract thinking through inference. It utilizes audio clips to enhance auditory processing for children with special needs, offering a fun environment to build stories.

Highlights
  • Improve paragraph formation
  • Integrate ideas
  • Higher level abstractions
  • Auditory processing enhancement
  • Record narrative in own voice
  • Archive and email stories
  • Import photos
Features
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Winner - Best reading app of 2011 by the Huffington Post. Own as an individual app or as part of our MES Speech Therapy Bundle. Story Builder is designed to help children accomplish the following educational goals: 1) Improve paragraph formation; 2) Improve integration of ideas; and 3) Improve higher level abstractions by inference. Extensive use of audio clips promotes improved auditory processing for special needs children with autism spectrum disorders or sensory processing disorders. Story Builder offers a rich and fun environment for improving the ability to create a narrative. FEATURES -Record feature allows students to record narrative in their own voice -3 levels of play -Simple and intuitive interface to record narrative -Recorded answers are stitched together to create complete narrative -Stories can be archived for later play -Each student gets their own archive page -Stories can be emailed -50 distinct story lines to create narrative from -Import photos from camera or library -500 audio clips of questions to guide narrative -Optional question text and answer introduction reinforcement LANGUAGES - English REQUIREMENTS - Compatible with iPad - Requires iOS 4.2 software update StoryBuilder is part of "The Builder Series" of award winning education apps. Mobile Education Store has won over 40 app awards and has been named educational developer of the year in 2011 and 2012. Mobile Education Tools is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families. Recommended Ages: 6-10, 10+ Categories: Special Needs

About

Childrens Switch Progressions

This educational app teaches children when to activate a switch or touchscreen. It uses music and animated scenes of life situations as positive reinforcement, incorporating behavioral prompts like "Wait" and "Stop."

Highlights
  • Switch/touchscreen activation training
  • Music-based reinforcement
  • Animated life situation scenes
  • Behavioral prompts (Wait, Stop)
  • Custom song support
Features
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A switch or touchscreen activity that helps learners to know when to activate and when NOT to activate the switch/iPad. Music is the key reinforcer with animated scenes of life situations as the graphic elements. Many Skinner/behavioral prompts/features are built in, such as "Wait," "Stop, please," positive reinforcement, motivating operations, and others. Using your own songs is now supported.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: StoryBuilder for iPad at 95% against Childrens Switch Progressions's 0%. StoryBuilder for iPad also leads on rating (3.4 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Childrens Switch Progressions's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $7.99) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

StoryBuilder for iPad costs $7.99 and Childrens Switch Progressions $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StoryBuilder for iPad holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StoryBuilder for iPad has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of StoryBuilder for iPad's written reviews are positive against 0% of Childrens Switch Progressions's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StoryBuilder for iPad ships an update every 7 months, Childrens Switch Progressions every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
StoryBuilder for iPad versus Childrens Switch Progressions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStoryBuilder for iPadChildrens Switch Progressions
Price$7.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.4 (7 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews94.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS12.111 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile Education Store LLCRJ Cooper & Associates, Inc.

Customer experience

StoryBuilder for iPad

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.1%

Childrens Switch Progressions

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

StoryBuilder for iPad

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Recordings deleted after a week
  • Voice recording can be strange

Requested features

15 requests
  • French or Spanish version
  • Import own pictures
  • Video export of stories
  • Tap words to hear them read aloud
  • More age-appropriate content for older kids
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  • Ability to scroll through story cards
  • Ability to end story without closing app
  • UK English accent/slower delivery voice over
  • Multiple choice answer page
  • Option to import own pictures
  • Option to turn off initial voice
  • Child log to click on name
  • Lock for settings screen
  • Thumbnail screen for story cards
  • More interactive pictures for younger children

Childrens Switch Progressions

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

StoryBuilder for iPad

No in-app purchases

None

Childrens Switch Progressions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StoryBuilder for iPad free?
StoryBuilder for iPad costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Childrens Switch Progressions free?
Childrens Switch Progressions costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StoryBuilder for iPad or Childrens Switch Progressions?
StoryBuilder for iPad is rated higher. StoryBuilder for iPad averages 3.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Childrens Switch Progressions averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do StoryBuilder for iPad or Childrens Switch Progressions have ads?
Neither StoryBuilder for iPad nor Childrens Switch Progressions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StoryBuilder for iPad or Childrens Switch Progressions?
StoryBuilder for iPad ships an update every 7 months, and Childrens Switch Progressions every 3 months. Most recently, StoryBuilder for iPad was updated on October 22, 2026 and Childrens Switch Progressions on October 7, 2026.

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