Comparison

Let's Go Places vs SkillSteps

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

Head to head
About

Let's Go Places

This app helps children prepare for common outings like visiting the grocery store, park, or doctor's office. It uses friendly pictures and spoken captions to guide them through each experience. Designed to reduce anxiety and build confidence for children, especially those with autism.

Highlights
  • Social modeling for common trips
  • Visual aids with friendly pictures
  • Spoken captions for learning
  • Preparation for doctor and dentist visits
  • Guidance for park and restaurant outings
  • Supports bus rides and haircuts
Features
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Let's Go Places is an intuitive social modeling app for all children learning what to expect for common trips around the neighborhood. Trips include: - Grocery store - Park - Restaurant - Haircut - Dentist - Doctor - Bus ride - Speech Therapist Friendly pictures invite exploration by little ones. Each trip is a series of photos with short captions; displayed as text and spoken by the children. Our son is autistic. His first successful doctor visit, including a shot, was holding a social modeling app. This is my way of giving back to the community.

About

SkillSteps

Features
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Every child deserves tools that speak their language. SkillSteps brings together everything your child needs — social stories, communication support, mood tracking, and calming sensory tools — in one beautifully simple app. No more juggling five different apps. No more losing progress between tools. Just one place where your child can learn, express, and feel safe. SOCIAL STORIES — BUILT IN MINUTES Create personalised social stories for any situation — visiting the dentist, starting a new school, handling a meltdown. Use your own photos or our icon library. Based on Carol Gray's evidence-based Social Stories™ framework, trusted by thousands of therapists and parents worldwide. COMMUNICATION BUILDER Build visual communication boards tailored to your child's vocabulary and needs. Tap pictures to speak, construct sentences, and express needs confidently. Designed for children at every communication level — from first words to full sentences. MOOD TRACKER — UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY FEEL Help your child name and track their emotions each day with simple visual check-ins. Parents get a private dashboard showing patterns over time — invaluable for therapy appointments and spotting triggers before they become crises. SENSORY & STIM TOOLS — CALM IN THEIR POCKET When the world gets too loud, SkillSteps is ready. Pop bubbles, draw freely, or focus on your breathing. These sensory tools give children a safe, acceptable way to self-regulate — anywhere, any time. BUILT FOR CHILDREN. DESIGNED FOR PARENTS. Children enjoy the simple, colourful experience. Parents and caregivers get full control behind the scenes — create content, review mood history, share stories with therapists, and track progress over time. ALSO INCLUDES • Visual daily schedule builder • Emotion recognition activities• Custom reward system • Calming breathing exercises • Offline mode — works without internet • No ads. Ever. Your child's world makes more sense with SkillSteps. Free to try — because every family deserves access.

Screenshots

Let's Go Places4 screens
SkillSteps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Let's Go Places at none against SkillSteps's 1. SkillSteps's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 18 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. SkillSteps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Let's Go Places asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Let's Go Places ships an update every 18 months, SkillSteps daily. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Let's Go Places versus SkillSteps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLet's Go PlacesSkillSteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDon HansonAaron Ball

In-app purchases

None

Let's Go Places

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SkillSteps

One-time1
  • SkillSteps Full Access$4.99

Questions

Is Let's Go Places free?
Let's Go Places is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SkillSteps free?
SkillSteps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Let's Go Places or SkillSteps have ads?
Neither Let's Go Places nor SkillSteps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Let's Go Places or SkillSteps?
Let's Go Places ships an update every 18 months, and SkillSteps daily. Most recently, Let's Go Places was updated on October 20, 2026 and SkillSteps on October 25, 2026.

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