Comparison

Autism iHelp vs HB Auditory Memory

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

Head to head
About

Autism iHelp

This educational app helps children with Autism Spectrum Disorder build fundamental vocabulary skills. It uses real-life photos and interactive games to teach concepts like matching and identifying differences. Progress reports track learning gains.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary building with real-life photos
  • Matching and discrimination skills
  • Identifying differences
  • Progress tracking reports
  • Three interactive games
Features
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Autism iHelp is a vocabulary teaching aid developed by parents of a child with Autism and a speech-language pathologist. Autism iHelp was inspired by the need for specific language intervention tools for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder focusing on their unique strengths and difficulty with expressive vocabulary. Autism iHelp SAME and DIFFERENT targets fundamental vocabulary building concepts in a variety of formats. While utilizing real-life photographs, this app requires the learner to demonstrate discrimination skills in addition to direct and indirect matching. These skills are crucial for receptive and expressive language as it relates to comparing and contrasting concepts, as well as aiding in just noticing environmental changes. The three games that are included in this app are: finding a matching picture, finding a shadow that matches the picture, and finding the one that is different in a field of 4. Additionally, you are able to track your child's gains through progress reports that average the last 3 performances of each learning enhancement activity. “with Autism iHelp…..it gets better.”

About

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.

Highlights
  • Auditory memory training
  • Auditory closure exercises
  • Comprehension skill development
  • Memory for Numbers
  • Memory for Words
  • Memory for Details
  • Auditory Closure
  • Memory for WH Information
Features
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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

Screenshots

Autism iHelp4 screens
HB Auditory Memory4 screens

Verdict

The call

Autism iHelp and HB Auditory Memory both sit at 3.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of HB Auditory Memory's written reviews are positive against 0% of Autism iHelp's. HB Auditory Memory also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Autism iHelp's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.2 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Autism iHelp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HB Auditory Memory asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for Autism iHelp against 3.6 for HB Auditory Memory. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 35 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Autism iHelp's written reviews are positive against 64% of HB Auditory Memory's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Autism iHelp ships an update every 3 weeks, HB Auditory Memory every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Autism iHelp versus HB Auditory Memory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAutism iHelpHB Auditory Memory
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (15 ratings)3.6 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews63.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1535 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB242 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn TalaveraSuper Duper Publications

Customer experience

Autism iHelp

All ratings15 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

HB Auditory Memory

All ratings35 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral11.4%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Autism iHelp

One-time1
  • ALL SAME and DIFFERENT SETS$4.99
None

HB Auditory Memory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Autism iHelp free?
Autism iHelp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HB Auditory Memory free?
HB Auditory Memory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Autism iHelp or HB Auditory Memory?
HB Auditory Memory is rated higher. Autism iHelp averages 3.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while HB Auditory Memory averages 3.6 from 35 ratings.
Do Autism iHelp or HB Auditory Memory have ads?
Neither Autism iHelp nor HB Auditory Memory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Autism iHelp or HB Auditory Memory?
Autism iHelp ships an update every 3 weeks, and HB Auditory Memory every 3 months. Most recently, Autism iHelp was updated on November 2, 2026 and HB Auditory Memory on November 2, 2026.

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