F&P BAS Reading Record Apps vs Inference Ace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
F&P BAS Reading Record Apps
This application allows educators to electronically code, score, and analyze reading records. It supports various Benchmark Assessment Systems and offers features like PDF saving, automatic timing, and wireless syncing to an online data management system. It is designed for professional reading educators or those learning assessment techniques.
- Electronic coding and scoring of reading records
- Analysis of oral reading accuracy, self-correction, fluency, and comprehension
- Saves reading records as PDFs for emailing and filing
- Automatically times conferences and calculates rates/ratios
- Wireless syncing to Fountas & Pinnell Online Data Management System (ODMS)
- Import and upload student records to ODMS
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BEFORE PURCHASING 1. The Benchmark Assessment Reading Record Applications (BAS1, BAS1 3rd Ed, BAS2, BAS2 3rd Ed, and SEL) are configured to sync their reading record data to the Fountas and Pinnell Online Data Management System (ODMS). Users of the Benchmark Assessment Reading Record Applications (BAS1, BAS1 3rd Ed, BAS2, BAS2 3rd Ed, and SEL) MUST also use the Fountas and Pinnell Online Data Management System. More information about the ODMS is available at the Heinemann website using keyword search term ‘BAS ODMS’ 2. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that potential purchasers view an in-depth video of how the application works at https://youtu.be/X6fUwQwU-Sc READING RECORD APPS The Reading Record Apps are for use by professional reading educators or individuals willing to learn how to take reading record assessments. Use the new Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Reading Record Apps to electronically code, score, analyze, and manage reading records. Download this free app and then make individual in-app purchases to gain access to the specific content you need. In-app purchase options include: •Benchmark Assessment System 1 (BAS1) - includes all texts from original Benchmark books •Benchmark Assessment System 1 3rd Edition (BAS1 3rd Ed) - includes all texts from the new 3rd Edition Benchmark books •Benchmark Assessment System 2 (BAS2) - includes all texts from original Benchmark books •Benchmark Assessment System 2 3rd Edition (BAS2 3rd Ed) - includes all texts from the new 3rd Edition Benchmark books •Sistema de Evaluaciόn de la Lectura (SEL) - includes all texts from original Benchmark SEL books •Universal - non Fountas & Pinnell books (U) - Includes all functionality without specific texts The Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Reading Record Apps record: •Oral Reading Accuracy •Self-Correction •Fluency •Comprehension Additional functionalities to enhance your one-on-one assessment conference: •Saves the reading record as a PDF which you can email and/or file •Automatically times conferences and calculates rates and ratios •Records assessment conferences Makes data collection and management easier with wireless syncing to the Fountas & Pinnell Online Data Management System (ODMS) •Import existing ODMS groups and data to the iPad Apps •Upload new student records to the ODMS for long-term, secure centralized data management Heinemann Web SiteFountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Reading Record Apps Support
Inference Ace
This app helps children in grades 2-5 improve their reading comprehension by teaching inference skills step-by-step. It uses a game-like environment with over 450 examples and a reward center to keep kids engaged. Detailed reporting is available for up to 10 students.
- Step-by-step inference skill building
- Game-like environment with reward center
- Over 450 examples designed by teachers
- Detailed reporting for multiple students
- Incremental learning with unlocked levels
- Guided learning for reduced frustration
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** Winner of prestigious Mom's Choice Award! Featured on Appolicious.com, iHeartThisApp.com ** Inference Ace helps kids who have trouble with reading comprehension. The app builds inference skills step-by-step until mastery in a fun, game-like environment. ***** 5 Stars - Nice app for practicing inference. Tons of examples. ***** 5 Stars - My son struggles with comprehension and doesn't like reading long passages. This app teaches a high level of skill in a format he enjoys. Thanks! Inference Ace is targeted to children in Grades 2-5 who can read the words (decode), but don't understand what they read. With over 450 examples, a fun and engaging reward center to increase motivation, and content designed by professional teachers and researchers, this app is bound to capture the attention of your kids. Best of all, there is detailed reporting for up to 10 students to meet the needs of teachers, therapists and parents. Key Features: - Incremental learning. New levels are unlocked only when your child is ready. - Guided learning for less frustration. Your child will always be guided to the correct answer. - Fun and engaging Reward Center to increase motivation. - Contains over 450 examples, with content designed by professional teachers and researchers. - Inferences are taught from multiple perspectives: what inferences are possible, which are not possible, multiple inferences per sentence, etc. - Our own Smart Sentence technology is used to infinitely vary the examples to prevent learning by rote. - Advanced levels include timers to ensure fluency. Research shows fluency in the foundation skills is critical to reading comprehension. Our apps are designed for and tested by typical and special needs children. Testers include children with Autism and other special needs. Our apps work for them! The free version of this app has 4 free levels for a single player. Remaining levels are unlocked by a single in-app purchase. Additional players can be purchased separately through an in-app purchase. Check out 'Inference Ace School Edition' if you prefer no in-app purchases. We are a member of the Moms with Apps program. We collect NO private information in our app, and our apps do not allow unrestricted web access. Inferencing is a key component of reading comprehension. If you can't infer fluently, you can't understand the story. Help your child now by getting started with our Inference Ace app. While you're at it, check out our other apps that target WH questions, identifying inference clues and identifying the main idea of a sentence or paragraph. We take customer service very seriously! If you ever have a problem or find that we've missed something, contact us at our website and we will do our best to fix the problem. ** Note: Inference Ace and Inference Clues intentionally use similar data sets. However, different skills are targeted. Also, when working through this app, you will encounter different variants of the same examples many times as we teach our players to derive multiple inferences from a single sentence -- just like expert readers do. This is an intentional feature, not a bug :-)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Inference Ace at 89% against F&P BAS Reading Record Apps's 10%. Inference Ace also leads on rating (3.6 vs 1.9) and device support (3 vs 1). F&P BAS Reading Record Apps's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. F&P BAS Reading Record Apps sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Inference Ace sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Inference Ace holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of F&P BAS Reading Record Apps's written reviews are positive against 89% of Inference Ace's.
F&P BAS Reading Record Apps ships an update every 2 months, Inference Ace every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | F&P BAS Reading Record Apps | Inference Ace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (7 ratings) | 3.6 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.5% of reviews | 88.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heinemann | Janine Toole |
Customer experience
F&P BAS Reading Record Apps
Inference Ace
In-app purchases
F&P BAS Reading Record Apps
- Benchmark Assessment System 1 (BAS 1)$14.99
- Benchmark Assessment System 2 (BAS 2)$14.99
- Sistema de Evaluacion de la Lectura (SEL)$14.99
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- Universal Assessment System$14.99
- Benchmark Assessment System 1 3rd Edition (BAS1 3rd Ed)$14.99
- Benchmark Assessment System 2 3rd Edition (BAS2 3rd Ed)$14.99
Inference Ace
- Upgrade to 2 Players$1.99
- Inference Ace: Buy All Levels$2.99
- Upgrade to 10 Players$2.99
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