Comparison

Visual Schedule Planner vs Social Success Lite

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

Head to head
About

Visual Schedule Planner

This app provides a customizable visual representation of daily events, offering audio and visual support to ease transitions and anxiety. It allows for detailed task modeling with activity schedules and video clips, making it ideal for home, school, or work.

Highlights
  • Daily, weekly, monthly event views
  • Custom images and sounds
  • Activity schedules
  • Video modeling
  • Timer and checklist
  • Notes with PDF export
  • Password-protected settings
Features
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Visual Schedule Planner is a completely customizable visual schedule iPad app that is designed to give an individual an audio/visual representation of the “events in their day". In addition, events that require more support can be linked to an “activity schedule” or “video clip” to help model the task even further. Visual Planner is perfect for home, school, work or community environment. The app is designed for individuals who may benefit from visual support to ease transitions, anxiety, or who simply need a way to visually represent their day. FEATURES INCLUDE: -Ability to view events daily, weekly or via a monthly calendar. -Custom images -Custom sound -Activity schedules -Video Modeling -Timer -Checklist -Reminders -Notes Visual Schedule Planner was designed with a completely customizable easy-to-use interface, with multiple custom features. Overview of Features: --EVENTS CAN BE VIEWED DAILY, WEEKLY OR MONTHLY --CUSTOM IMAGES “Events” of the day and “Activity Schedules” can be customized with images from the photo album on the iPad, by one of the apps 1500+ icons, images taken from the built in camera (iPad2 only) or from the apps internet image search. --CUSTOM SOUND ”Events” also allow an audio clip to be added to the images by voice recording or Text-to-speech.*Using Flite Open Ears. --VIDEO MODELING and ACTIVITY SCHEDULES Events in a schedule can also be linked to a VIDEO CLIP or an ACTIVITY SCHEDULE to help model an “EVENT. For example, the event @12pm ”LUNCH” can be linked to an ACTIVITY SCHEDULE that shows a task analysis on “How to make a sandwich” or could be linked to a VIDEO CLIP of a person modeling “How to make a sandwich”. --CHECKLIST and TIMER feature for Activity schedules. Activity schedules have the option of having a “checklist feature” and/or a visual “timer” to help keep the individual on task. Both these features can be turned on or off via the settings menu. --NOTES App allows user or a professional to take notes about the individual’s day. These notes can then be emailed as a PDF for future reference. --QUICK ACCESS to Activity Schedules and Video Clips User can access previously saved video clips and activity schedules at a moment’s notice via the icons on the home page. These can also be “hidden” to prevent unwanted access. --PASSWORD PROTECTED SETTINGS MENU Allows user to: -Hide “QUICK” activity schedules , video clip and notes access icons. -Hide Editing features -Hide image libraries -Hide Clock -Hide Checklist -Hide access to video clip libraries -Hide access to Quick Activity Schedules

About

Social Success Lite

This app offers interactive tutorials to help adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities learn social skills. The free version focuses on dining etiquette with five engaging activities, allowing for independent or group learning.

Highlights
  • Interactive social skill tutorial
  • Focus on dining etiquette
  • Five engaging activities
  • Independent or group learning
  • Suitable for adolescents and adults
  • Supports developmental disabilities
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Social Success Free is an interactive social skill tutorial for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities, including autism. This free version demonstrates eating in a restaurant in an easy-to-navigate interface, so students can work independently or in self-directed groups. This skill contains five activities: Intro, Steps, Self-Talk, Movie, and Problem Solving. Upgrade to the fully featured Social Success via in-app purchase and gain access to fifty skills across 5 categories: At School, With Friends, Important Skills, Using Technology, and At Work. Each skill is presented with 5 activities for students to explore.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Social Success Lite at Free against Visual Schedule Planner's $14.99. Social Success Lite also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.3). Visual Schedule Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). On update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

Social Success Lite is free to download; Visual Schedule Planner costs $14.99 up front. Social Success Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Visual Schedule Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Social Success Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Schedule Planner has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Schedule Planner ships an update every 4 months, Social Success Lite every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Visual Schedule Planner versus Social Success Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual Schedule PlannerSocial Success Lite
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (13 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB444 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGood Karma Applications, IncAttainment Company

Customer experience

Visual Schedule Planner

All ratings13 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral23.1%
Negative53.8%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative46.8%

Social Success Lite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Visual Schedule Planner

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Social Success Lite

One-time1
  • Full Version$39.99

Questions

Is Visual Schedule Planner free?
Visual Schedule Planner costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Social Success Lite free?
Social Success Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Visual Schedule Planner or Social Success Lite?
Social Success Lite is rated higher. Visual Schedule Planner averages 2.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Social Success Lite averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Visual Schedule Planner or Social Success Lite have ads?
Neither Visual Schedule Planner nor Social Success Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Schedule Planner or Social Success Lite?
Visual Schedule Planner ships an update every 4 months, and Social Success Lite every 3 months. Most recently, Visual Schedule Planner was updated on October 21, 2026 and Social Success Lite on October 1, 2026.

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