Comparison

See.Touch.Learn Pro vs Boom Cards

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

Head to head
About

See.Touch.Learn Pro

This app provides a digital alternative to flashcards for special needs education, offering thousands of pre-made and customizable lessons. It's designed for educators, parents, and therapists to create engaging visual learning experiences for children.

Highlights
  • 4,400+ picture cards
  • 2,200+ exercises
  • Access to 4,000+ community lessons
  • Create custom lessons
  • Track performance
  • Portable digital library
Features
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Includes 4,400 pictures, 2,200 exercises and access to the Brain Parade Community with over 4,000 lessons developed by peers. Visual Instruction for Autism and Special Needs. More than 500,000 users in 104 countries use See.Touch.Learn. to replace all of their flash cards. Recognition and Awards >> Editors’ Choice Award - Apps 4 Children With Special Needs (A4CWSN) >> 5 STARS ***** for See.Touch.Learn. - Smart Apps For Kids >> eSchool News ”10 of the best apps for education in 2013″ >> Ranked in Top 5 Elementary School Autism apps by appoLearning >> Received Official Teachers-With-Apps Certification >> Top Innovator Award from SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association) >> 2012 Reader’s Choice - Apps for Homeschooling >> One of 2012′s Best apps for Special Needs - Teachers with Apps >> One of "The best iPad Apps for Special Needs Kids" - The Washington Post >> “An app for the 21st century educator and student; The sky is the limit" - AppAbled >> "A hugely impressive looking iPad app" - iPad Insight >> Best Apps of the Week - Tech and Learning >> Voted The #2 app for 2011 by SmartAppsForKids readers >> "Perfect for ABA therapy, perfect for any teacher, parent, therapist working with special needs children." - Welcome To Their World Apps >> PadGadget Recommends See.Touch.Learn. >> "Most Flexible app available for Educators especially for ABA Programs" - Technology in (SPL) Education *** CHOSEN BY APPLE AND INSTALLED ON iPADS IN APPLE RETAIL STORES! *** *** Featured as New and Noteworthy by Apple in iTunes *** *** iTunes Education Staff Favorite! *** >> See the positive press on See.Touch.Learn. at www.brainparade.com/about/news-press/ << Save $$ hundreds on flash card purchases and eliminate the need to carry around all those cards! Create your own custom lessons with this incredibly easy to use app. Perfect for parents and learning professionals. Check out all of the 5-star customer reviews below!! Here are just a few of the benefits of See.Touch.Learn. + Build, save, copy and reuse your custom lessons + No more organizing and reorganizing cards for each student + Create unlimited scenarios and prompts + Thousands of gorgeous picture cards to choose from + Your entire collection is portable – take it with you everywhere + Never misplace a card - Images are automatically backed up + Save hundreds of dollars – only a fraction of the cost of physical cards + No cards to wear out + No cards to lose ----- Picture cards are an integral part of an effective learning program and are used to help teach new words and concepts and foster self-expression. Brain Parade’s See.Touch.Learn app combines the effectiveness of picture cards with the power and interactivity of the iPad. Create custom exercises and lessons, automatically track performance, and carry your entire library collection with you at all times. Whether you are using picture cards as part of an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program or other program, See.Touch.Learn. is for you. To get you started, Brain Parade includes over 50 professionally designed exercises with each library you purchase!

About

Boom Cards

This app allows students to play interactive, self-grading digital flashcards on their iOS devices. It syncs with a teacher's account, enabling assignment of activities and performance tracking. Millions of educators trust this platform for engaging learning experiences.

Highlights
  • Self-grading digital flashcards
  • Synchronizes with Boom Classroom
  • Assign materials to classes
  • Review student performance
  • Access over 500,000 decks
  • Detailed student reports
Features
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Less prep. Less grading. More actual teaching. Boom Cards are flexible, easy to use, and designed to fit into real classrooms and therapy settings without adding to your workload. With Boom Cards, educators and therapists assign interactive, self-grading digital activities that collect student performance data. Progress is easy to review without extra work. Use the app to assign decks, manage students, and view detailed reports that show accuracy and latency—data that supports differentiation, intervention, enrichment, and data-informed instruction or therapy. A Boom account is required and available at wow.boomlearning.com. Boom Cards also work on most modern desktops, laptops, tablets, phones, and interactive whiteboards. Choose from over 500,000 decks covering a wide range of subjects and grade levels. Boom Cards support general education, special education, and therapy services, including English Language Learners and students receiving related services. Content areas include English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Writing, Social Emotional Learning, Character Education, and more. Grade levels include Preschool through Transition and Adult.

Screenshots

Boom Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: See.Touch.Learn Pro at 87% against Boom Cards's 41%. See.Touch.Learn Pro also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Boom Cards's advantage is price (Free vs $49.99) and rating (3.3 vs 2.8). On ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Boom Cards is free to download; See.Touch.Learn Pro costs $49.99 up front. See.Touch.Learn Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Boom Cards asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boom Cards holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of See.Touch.Learn Pro's written reviews are positive against 41% of Boom Cards's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

See.Touch.Learn Pro ships an update every 2 months, Boom Cards every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
See.Touch.Learn Pro versus Boom Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSee.Touch.Learn ProBoom Cards
Price$49.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (10 ratings)3.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.9% of reviews — better40.6% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrain ParadeOmega Labs Inc.

Customer experience

See.Touch.Learn Pro

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive86.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative10.3%

Boom Cards

All ratings110 ratings
Positive53.6%
Neutral5.5%
Negative40.9%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive40.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative53.1%

Bugs and requests

See.Touch.Learn Pro

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes constantly during use
  • Community feature no longer loads or works
  • Library download functionality broken
  • Password reset emails not being sent
  • Lessons and created cards deleted after app reload
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  • Pictures not displaying during lesson playback
  • Audio prompts playing at incorrect speed
  • Play mode password not staying saved
  • Community downloads not seamless
  • App incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

13 requests
  • Data collection and student performance tracking
  • Randomize or shuffle picture positions to prevent memorization
  • Ability to organize lessons into folders/categories
  • More natural, human voice prompts instead of robotic voice
  • Ability to move and zoom images on cards
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  • Password protection for play mode to prevent accidental exits
  • Auto-advancing slides without manual progression
  • Create custom lesson categories beyond preloaded options
  • Expanded photo libraries (weather, spatial relationships, animals, seasonal items)
  • Universal app compatibility (iPhone/iPod support)
  • Group setup and multi-student performance tracking
  • Ability to record audio for individual cards within exercises
  • Lesson sharing/community features restoration

Boom Cards

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

See.Touch.Learn Pro

One-time1
  • Student Data Collection$4.99
None

Boom Cards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is See.Touch.Learn Pro free?
See.Touch.Learn Pro costs $49.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Boom Cards free?
Boom Cards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, See.Touch.Learn Pro or Boom Cards?
Boom Cards is rated higher. See.Touch.Learn Pro averages 2.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Boom Cards averages 3.3 from 6 ratings.
Do See.Touch.Learn Pro or Boom Cards have ads?
Neither See.Touch.Learn Pro nor Boom Cards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, See.Touch.Learn Pro or Boom Cards?
See.Touch.Learn Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Boom Cards every 3 months. Most recently, See.Touch.Learn Pro was updated on October 23, 2026 and Boom Cards on October 23, 2026.

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