Autism Emotion vs HB Auditory Memory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Autism Emotion
This educational app uses music and a photo slideshow to teach children and teenagers with Autism and Asperger Syndrome about various emotions. It features audio narration, descriptive text, and songs to aid in social skills training.
- Emotion learning via music and photos
- Audio narration in English
- Descriptive text for each photo
- Songs by Music Therapist Rachel Rambach
- Easy slideshow and navigation controls
- Based on Model Me Kids® social skills training
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Autism Emotion uses music and a photo slideshow to help teach about different emotions. EMOTIONS: - Happy - Sad - Proud - Calm EASY TO USE: Touch the forward and back buttons to move through the photos one by one. Or simply press the slide show button to advance photos automatically. A home button brings you back to the navigation menu where you may choose your next emotion. ABOUT: This app is based on the Model Me Faces & Emotions™ DVD, part of the Model Me Kids® social skills training series for children and teenagers with Autism and Asperger Syndrome. FEATURES: The app includes audio narration (English), descriptive text of each photo, and songs by Music Therapist Rachel Rambach. To learn more, visit www.modelmekids.com Follow us on Twitter @modelmekids
HB Auditory Memory
This educational app helps students improve auditory memory, closure, and comprehension skills through engaging, multi-level missions. Players assist characters in saving MemoryTown from a forgetful villain by completing various listening activities.
- Auditory memory training
- Auditory closure exercises
- Comprehension skill development
- Memory for Numbers
- Memory for Words
- Memory for Details
- Auditory Closure
- Memory for WH Information
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HearBuilder is available for all users—families, educators, therapists, schools, and districts. Anyone witha HearBuilder subscription can access the full program. Join Recall Agents Kim and Joey as they race to save MemoryTown from the mischievous Dr. Forgetsit. Students strengthen auditory memory, closure, and comprehension skills through engaging missions that make learning feel like an adventure. Each multi‑level task in HearBuilder Auditory Memory sends students on a new challenge to outsmart Dr. Forgetsit. The humorous storylines and interactive activities keep learners motivated while they build essential skills for recalling verbal information. Program Features HearBuilder Auditory Memory teaches key strategies for remembering important information and includes five essential listening activities: • Memory for Numbers (3–7 digits) • Memory for Words (3–5 words organized by syllable) • Memory for Details (1–4 details) • Auditory Closure (Sentence Completion) • Memory for WH Information (2–3 sentences / 2–4 questions) HearBuilder Online (my.hearbuilder.com) • Access all four HearBuilder programs: Following Directions, Phonological Awareness, Auditory Memory, and Sequencing • Monitor progress and track student performance • Individualize each student’s settings and difficulty levels • Add adjustable background noise to increase challenge • Customize and print detailed reports
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Verdict
Autism Emotion and HB Auditory Memory both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of HB Auditory Memory's written reviews are positive against 33% of Autism Emotion's. HB Auditory Memory also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 32 months). Autism Emotion's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Autism Emotion against 3.6 for HB Auditory Memory. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 35 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Autism Emotion's written reviews are positive against 64% of HB Auditory Memory's.
Autism Emotion ships an update every 32 months, HB Auditory Memory every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Autism Emotion | HB Auditory Memory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (36 ratings) — better | 3.6 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 242 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Model Me Kids, LLC | Super Duper Publications |
Customer experience
Autism Emotion
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In-app purchases
Autism Emotion
No in-app purchases
HB Auditory Memory
No in-app purchases
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