Let's Go Places vs SkillSteps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
SkillSteps
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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.
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Verdict
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.
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Both are free to download. SkillSteps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Let's Go Places asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Let's Go Places | SkillSteps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Don Hanson | Aaron Ball |
In-app purchases
Let's Go Places
No in-app purchases
SkillSteps
- SkillSteps Full Access$4.99
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