Visual Attention Therapy vs Vision Compensatory Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual Attention Therapy
This app retrains the brain to scan from left to right, improving reading, concentration, and memory. It features two modes to help individuals with left neglect and professionals assess and treat visual attention deficits.
- Left-to-right scanning training
- Visual attention deficit assessment
- Target finding exercises
- Immediate feedback with cues
- Automated scoring and reports
- Adjustable difficulty and layouts
- Printable exercise options
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RETRAIN THE BRAIN to move the eyes correctly by scanning from left to right across the screen. Strengthening this essential skill can improve reading, concentration, memory, attention to detail, and speed of processing. TWO POWERFUL MODES help brain injury and stroke survivors with left neglect improve at home while also helping occupational therapy (OT) and speech therapy (SLP) professionals to efficiently assess for right or left neglect and provide more effective treatment. * Use the Test mode to determine if and where a visual attention deficit exists. * Use the Practice mode to train scanning by finding targets in order. ++ SEE HOW IT CAN HELP – Download Visual Attention Therapy Lite for FREE! ++ ----------- CANCELLATION TASKS JUST GOT BETTER. This professional cognitive training app takes a familiar format for treating left neglect and transforms it into a dynamic, interactive tool for all ages. Visual Attention Therapy offers benefits that can only be achieved through technology: * Targets must be tapped from left to right, top to bottom in Practice mode, which trains users to slow down and scan the entire screen before they move on. * Immediate feedback with visual and auditory cues keeps users engaged. * Timed exercises increase motivation to work quickly and accurately. * Stop wasting time counting errors! Automated scoring includes data for accuracy by quadrant, time for completion, and mistakes in professional e-mailed reports. * Adjustable layouts and 10 levels of difficulty allow you to customize the experience to meet changing needs or multiple users. * Sidebar signal can flash in a variety of colors to draw attention to the left or right. * An endless variety of combinations eliminates the need to photocopy exercises, with the option to print screenshots when you need a traditional exercise. * Use only one target to focus on scanning, or use two targets at once to challenge users with working memory and alternating attention deficits. ----------- RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK to improve scores while improving cognitive and reading skills. Levels featuring letters can support literacy goals, while symbol-based levels challenge visual memory skills. It’s an occupational therapy dream come true! Visual Attention Therapy was developed by a certified Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and is used worldwide in speech and occupational therapy (OT) to help adults with left neglect after stroke and brain injury. It is also used with children with dyslexia and attentional deficits by reading specialists and neuropsychologists. DON’T JUST TELL YOUR PATIENTS TO LOOK TO THE LEFT – TRAIN THEM. Modernize your occupational therapy or speech therapy exercises with a left neglect training tool that improves stroke and brain injury rehab. DOWNLOAD IT NOW! ----------- Looking for something different in a stroke therapy app? Tactus Therapy offers a wide range to choose from. Find the right one for you at https://tactustherapy.com/find
Vision Compensatory Training
This app helps individuals with visual field loss, often due to stroke, by training the brain to look towards the affected side. It features a maze game and a reading aid to improve visual overview and adaptation to vision loss.
- Maze game for visual field loss training
- StreamLights reading aid
- Improves visual overview
- Adaptation to vision loss
- Designed for stroke rehabilitation
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A stroke can result in double-sided loss of visual field.Vision Compensatory Training (VCT) trains the brain to look in the direction of field loss using the Maze game and the StreamLights reading aid. VCT aims to help patients suffering from homonymous hemianopia, e.g., following a stroke, to improve their visual overview. It includes two functions: The Maze – a labyrinth-like game that trains the patient to look in the direction of their vision loss. StreamLights – a reading aid . For best effect, VCT should be run on an iPad, but an iPhone may also be used. Please note that VCT can never cure homonymous hemianopia but can help you adapt to your vision loss.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vision Compensatory Training at $4.99 against Visual Attention Therapy's $19.99. Visual Attention Therapy's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (92% vs 50%). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Visual Attention Therapy costs $19.99 and Vision Compensatory Training $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Visual Attention Therapy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Attention Therapy has 486 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Visual Attention Therapy's written reviews are positive against 50% of Vision Compensatory Training's.
| Parameter | Visual Attention Therapy | Vision Compensatory Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (486 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 486 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd. | Visumetrics AB |
Customer experience
Visual Attention Therapy
Vision Compensatory Training
In-app purchases
Visual Attention Therapy
No in-app purchases
Vision Compensatory Training
No in-app purchases
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