Comparison

iDoceo vs Study Notes ABA

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

Head to head
About

iDoceo

This app serves as a comprehensive digital assistant for educators, offering tools for gradekeeping, lesson planning, student management, and resource organization. It allows for detailed record-keeping, custom reporting, and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Gradebook with custom calculations
  • Lesson planner with week/day views
  • Student attendance tracking
  • Seating plan generator
  • Resource manager for files and links
  • Handwritten notes and drawings
  • Configurable PDF/XLS/TXT reports
Features
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iDoceo is a powerful assistant for teachers. You can add an unlimited number of students and classes. iDoceo is paid only once and you get the full app and its updates. There are no additional subscriptions or in app purchases. iDoceo respects your privacy and confidentiality. Works completely offline. No internet connection required. All your data is stored locally in your iPad, unless you enable the synchronization options. An all-in-one tool for teachers that consists of: - Fully fledged gradebook for teachers, with custom calculations, attendance and can be linked to Google Classroom,Moodle, MSTeams - Lesson planner: Week/Day views - Diary: Day/Week/Month/Timeline views of a single classroom - Teacher Timetable - Seating plans - Resource manager that will help you keep track of PDFs, audio,files,links,images,etc. - Notepads with handwritten notes, drawings and timestamped text - Configurable reports in PDF, XLS and TXT Below the list of its main features. More details at www.idoceo.net • TEACHER PLANNER, DIARY AND SCHEDULE - Configure simple week schedules or complex rotating cycles with holidays. Unlimited combinations for each term - Individual diary for each classroom. Single day view, week, month and timeline. Add&Edit iCal events - Timeline view with all your lessons on sight. Bump, lock and yank lessons. - Add files from any source, video, audio, handwritten notes, links and resources to your lesson plans. - Create PDF/XLS reports of your planner and diary. • TEACHER GRADEBOOK - Use rubrics, categories, icons, colors, text or number based grades. You can configure your own grading system - Evidence tracking features. Take pictures, record video and audio and attach it to any cell and student. - Calculate simple weighted averages, additions or create your own Excel like formulas with conditions and complex functions. - Add unlimited columns, folders, rows and pages to organize your information - Use configurable editors on each column for ultrafast edition and adapt the gradebook to your needs - Send personalized e-mail reports to your students with their grades, annotations or files - Filter information of students or groups on screen - Share your gradebook configurations with other users - Import your current data from any XLS, CSV or iDoceo template file - Import your students photos from a single image with face detection or in bulk with separate files - Export everything to native PDF, XLS or CSV • SEATING PLANS - Add columns and edit your data as if you were in the gradebook. - Up to ten seating plans per classroom with five different modes and backgrounds - Random group generator and picker. • TO-DOs, TEXT AND HANDWRITTEN NOTES - Create unlimited standalone notepads or linked to a classroom. Configurable sheets - Full PDF report of your notepads. - To-dos with alarm events - Timestamped text notes for meetings, linked to a class or a student • RESOURCE MANAGER - Record audio and video, add handwritten notes, signatures, files ,images, links, add text or annotations anywhere: gradebook cells, students, classroom, diary, planner. - Full PDF reader with bookmarks and thumbnails - Play Keynote presentations, view XLS files, audio and videos. • SYSTEM TOOLS - Multiple backup options: Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud or your own WebDAV server. - Works in landscape, portrait and full screen mode (gradebook) - Password protect your contents - Random picker and spinning wheel on summary,gradebook and seating plan - Class’ summary with configurable widgets. - Bulletin board with resources and notes. - Recycle bin with recently erased students, columns and classes Thanks for all your support and great comments in the App store! Visit our website's forum at www.idoceo.net or send us an e-mail from the app > Help > Support&Suggestions if you have any questions or suggestions for our next updates.

About

Study Notes ABA

Prepare for the BCBA exam with a comprehensive study service. Access over 2500 practice questions, personalized study plans, live study groups, and motivational tools. Engage with a community of learners and utilize fun games and note-sharing features to master ABA concepts.

Highlights
  • 2500+ practice questions
  • Personalized study plan & countdown
  • Weekly live study group sessions
  • Leaderboard and motivational badges
  • Study tips and strategies
  • Note sharing and discussion board
  • Deep breathing tool and study games
Features
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Has studying for the BCBA Exam become #SUPERaversive for you? We get it and, as always, we got you boo. Our goal is to help you #passthedamntest and have tons of fun doing it! So download our app and #joinourclique. We took our real, relatable, and raw teaching methods that we've seen work for thousands of others and made them more accessible and affordable.  Our app includes: - Over 2500 fluency, application, and scenario questions organized by each task list item (yes, all 163) or randomized for a quick review sesh. We're obviously determined to help you get this stuff down. - A personalized test date countdown, reminders, and an individualized study plan based on your upcoming test date so you can spend less time planning and more time learning! Consider us #CheeringYouOn. EVERY. DAMN. DAY. Love ya. Mean it. - Weekly live study group sessions so you can #talkthisSTUFFout with study buddies from around the world. Because we all know - if you can talk it, you can test it. #BYOB - Leaderboard competitions, personal weekly stats, and #reinforcement badges to help keep you #motivatedAF. - Want to know what others did to #passtheDAMNtest? We've got you covered! We've included our favorite #tips and #strategies for you to utilize while studying. #worksmarternotharder - A StudyNotesABA doodle feed where you can share your #pretty notes and study using others'! - Discussion board so others can help you learn the most confusing concepts in #ABA. - A checklist to help you keep track of your progress in the StudyNotesABA #Collective course. - A deep breathing tool to help you take meaningful study breaks. #meditatewithPAV - Super fun games so you can challenge your friends, study at happy hour, or just beat your own PR #personalrecord. - And much, much more. So try it for FREE before you buy it so you can explore all of it! So, like, really...what are you waiting for? Come #sitwithus and #passthedamntest. Terms of Service: https://studynotesaba-3b603.firebaseapp.com/ Privacy Policy: https://studynotesaba.com/privacy-policy-app/ Subscription Information: The StudyNotesABA app provides premium subscription services. Our premium service gives users access to all content in every section of the app on a monthly or yearly basis. Subscription pricing is $19.99 per month or $119.99 per year.

Screenshots

iDoceo4 screens
Study Notes ABA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Study Notes ABA at Free against iDoceo's $19.99. iDoceo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Study Notes ABA is free to download; iDoceo costs $19.99 up front. Study Notes ABA sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. iDoceo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for iDoceo against 4.9 for Study Notes ABA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.4K and 3.6K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 88% and 89% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDoceo ships an update every 2 weeks, Study Notes ABA every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iDoceo versus Study Notes ABA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDoceoStudy Notes ABA
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.4K ratings)4.9 (3.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews88.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K3.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB1.3 GB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperiDoceo Studios Ltd.Bx Connections LLC

Customer experience

iDoceo

All ratings1,396 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews399 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative8.3%

Study Notes ABA

All ratings3,591 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive88.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative5.2%

User reviews

iDoceo

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful and versatile
  • 👍 Customizable and flexible
  • 🚀 Streamlines teacher workflow
  • 👍 Comprehensive features
  • 🚀 Syncs across devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Steep learning curve
  • 🐛 Occasional sync/stability issues
  • 🐛 Clunky UI in some areas
  • 🐛 Lacks desktop/web version

Study Notes ABA

From 3.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing app
  • 👍 Helpful study tool
  • 👍 Fun and convenient
  • 👍 Reinforcing and motivating
  • 👍 Comprehensive features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🐛 Errors in questions
  • 🐛 Glitches and freezing
  • 💰 Expensive for some users

Bugs and requests

iDoceo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Grades not calculating correctly
  • Syncing problems between devices
  • Inability to import/edit class rosters

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to copy/transfer student data between classes
  • More lesson planning/template features
  • Improved attendance/daily schedule features
  • Easier class/roster management
  • Web/desktop companion app

Study Notes ABA

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • App crashing on certain sections
  • Inconsistent marking of correct answers

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More explanations for answers
  • Improved proofreading of content
  • Better integration of live study groups

In-app purchases

None

iDoceo

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Study Notes ABA

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Updated Premium Yearly$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$199.99

Questions

Is iDoceo free?
iDoceo costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Study Notes ABA free?
Study Notes ABA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iDoceo or Study Notes ABA?
Study Notes ABA is rated higher. iDoceo averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Study Notes ABA averages 4.9 from 3.6K ratings.
Do iDoceo or Study Notes ABA have ads?
Neither iDoceo nor Study Notes ABA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDoceo or Study Notes ABA?
iDoceo ships an update every 2 weeks, and Study Notes ABA every 5 weeks. Most recently, iDoceo was updated on September 24, 2026 and Study Notes ABA on September 22, 2026.

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