Comparison

Autism Tracker Pro vs Visual Choices AAC

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

Head to head
About

Autism Tracker Pro

This app helps families track and analyze various aspects of a child's development related to Autism Spectrum Disorder. It offers visual tools like calendars and graphs to identify patterns in mood, behavior, food intake, and health. Data can be shared with teams and multiple individuals can be tracked on a single device.

Highlights
  • Visual calendar and multi-item graphs
  • Track mood, behavior, food, and health
  • Customizable visual scales
  • Use own images and labels
  • Note items with photos
  • Daily, weekly, monthly graphs
  • Export data and backups
Features
Currently charting
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Autism Tracker can be life changing for families with a child on the spectrum. Explore Autism. Track what matters to your child and your family. Use the visual calendar and multi-item graphs to view and discuss patterns. Share individual events or entire screens with your team using Dropbox, email. Now, track several persons on one device. Before you buy, please try the Lite version of Autism Tracker first. It has the same functionality as the Pro version. The number entries per item is limited to twelve in the Lite version. All data and set up can be transferred to Autism Tracker Pro. Autism Tracker is an educational app that helps families explore Autism. Each of its screens represents a different domain of Autism. Several screens are already set up to get you started: MOOD - Happiness, - Stress, - Activity Level, - Hyperactivity, Weather BEHAVIOR - Bolting, - Self-injurious, - Property Destruction, - Tantrum FOOD - Casein, - Lactose, - Gluten, - Colorants, - Caffeine HEALTH - Sleep, - Bowel Movements, - BM Texture REPORTS - show and compare all items at a glance Key features - One tap Yes / No items - Customizable visual scales - Use your own images and labels - Note item with photos - Powerful analytical package - Daily, weekly, monthly graphs - Compare multiple graphs at a glance - Average, Min, Max, Last statistics - Bar, line, icon, an trend graphs - Visual calendar calculates icons for each day - Tweet entries, notes and icons with one tap - Export lists of entries for detailed review - Export tables for daily, weekly, or monthly graphs - Export backups for safe keeping or sharing Featured by Physicians Practice Journal. Excellent video review by University of Nebraska Tech Edge - Episode 13, Apps for Exceptional Students. Featured by Apple iTunes Special Education! Included in Brookes publication: Technology Tools for Students with Autism.

About

Visual Choices AAC

This app provides a communication tool for early communicators, aiding in language and speech development. It offers customizable choice boards, integrated AAC, and speech promotion features, designed with early intervention experts.

Highlights
  • Present choices using photos
  • Build language with AAC and signing videos
  • Promote speech with lip animations
  • Convert voice to instant choices
  • Printable choice boards
  • Multilingual support
Features
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Visual Choices provides an easy way to communicate, and develops natural speech. It is made for early communicators with autism. Developed with early intervention experts and trusted by speech therapists, special education teachers, clinical directors, parents, and grandparents. The app: • Helps you discover what your child wants by making it easy to present choices; • Uses photos your child will respond to; • Promotes speech with lip animations and visual phonics; • Builds language with integrated AAC and signing videos; • Provides access to over 50,000 SymbolStix pictures; • Lets you type and dictate into the AAC sentence bar; • Enables easy modeling with voice-to-highlight; • Lets you convert your voice to instant choices for on-the-fly use; • Lets you print out boards as a no-tech option; • Lets you make choices with eye gaze for hands-free use; • Can be used offline; • Supports English, Spanish, and Russian; • Works on its own or alongside an existing AAC system. Terms of use: https://skieslearn.com/visualchoices_terms_of_service

Screenshots

Autism Tracker Pro4 screens
Visual Choices AAC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Visual Choices AAC at Free against Autism Tracker Pro's $9.99. Visual Choices AAC also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). Autism Tracker Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and chart position (#167 vs unranked). On ads 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

Visual Choices AAC is free to download; Autism Tracker Pro costs $9.99 up front. Visual Choices AAC sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Autism Tracker Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visual Choices AAC holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Choices AAC has 162 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Autism Tracker Pro's written reviews are positive against 98% of Visual Choices AAC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Autism Tracker Pro ships an update every 6 months, Visual Choices AAC fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Autism Tracker Pro versus Visual Choices AAC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAutism Tracker ProVisual Choices AAC
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (21 ratings)4.8 (162 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews97.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21162 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#167 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrack & Share Apps, LLCSu-Kam Intelligent Education Systems Inc

Customer experience

Autism Tracker Pro

All ratings21 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral19.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral9.4%
Negative4.2%

Visual Choices AAC

All ratings162 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive97.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.0%

User reviews

Autism Tracker Pro

From 21 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Highly customizable and flexible
  • 👍 Easy to use and user-friendly
  • 👍 Great for tracking behaviors and patterns
  • 👍 Useful for IEP/IPP meetings and doctor visits
  • 👍 Excellent for personal use and self-tracking

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Reporting and graph features are hard to read
  • 🐛 Cannot send or export reports easily
  • 🐛 Backup and restore functionality not working
  • 🐛 Notes section is limited and not editable in reports
  • 🐛 Online help/user guide is not accessible

Visual Choices AAC

From 162 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly and easy to use
  • 💡 Great for choice boards and communication
  • 🚀 Efficient for creating visuals on the go
  • 💰 Affordable and free option available
  • 🗣️ Records voice for choice words

Room to improve

  • 💸 No lifetime purchase option
  • 🤔 Layout can be confusing
  • 🗣️ Voice to text issues in noisy places

Bugs and requests

Autism Tracker Pro

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Reporting is horrendous, graphs hard to read
  • Cannot send reports outside the app
  • Backup to Dropbox doesn't work
  • Restore functionality doesn't work
  • Email/downloading data not working on iPad
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  • App crashed after iOS 8.0 update
  • App won't open after iOS 8 update
  • App occasionally closing itself
  • Old symbols removed, replaced with new ones
  • Notebook not working well
  • The notebook was not working well for us.

Requested features

21 requests
  • Pie chart for better visualization
  • Ability to add pictures to categories
  • More robust reporting and data export options
  • Improved graph readability and customization
  • Ability to update multiple days at once
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  • More space for notes and ability to edit them
  • Online help and user guide accessibility
  • Ability to add antecedents as a question
  • Multiple alarms for check-ins
  • Syncing across multiple devices
  • Printable calendar
  • Ability to add more customization options
  • Sharing app and data across multiple therapists/caregivers
  • Picture uploads to categories
  • Mac compatibility
  • Ability to track multiple people/children easily
  • More efficient and detailed tracking options
  • Tutorial or welcome section
  • Ideas/recommendations based on patterns
  • Add vitamins/supplements tracking
  • Track all foods eaten based on diet

Visual Choices AAC

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Eye gaze not tracking accurately for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Lifetime purchase option
  • Locking section for child use
  • Ability to type choices directly for visual boards
  • Option to change font
  • Make instructional videos/tips paid, core features free

In-app purchases

None

Autism Tracker Pro

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Visual Choices AAC

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial2 variants$6.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription1 Month trial$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1 Coaching Credit$25.99
  • 3 Coaching Credits$60.99
  • Lifetime Access$179.99

Questions

Is Autism Tracker Pro free?
Autism Tracker Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual Choices AAC free?
Visual Choices AAC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Autism Tracker Pro or Visual Choices AAC?
Visual Choices AAC is rated higher. Autism Tracker Pro averages 4.1 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Visual Choices AAC averages 4.8 from 162 ratings.
Do Autism Tracker Pro or Visual Choices AAC have ads?
Neither Autism Tracker Pro nor Visual Choices AAC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Autism Tracker Pro or Visual Choices AAC?
Autism Tracker Pro ships an update every 6 months, and Visual Choices AAC fortnightly. Most recently, Autism Tracker Pro was updated on October 11, 2026 and Visual Choices AAC on October 16, 2026.

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