Comparison

Portia Pro V5 vs FirstWork

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

Head to head
About

Portia Pro V5

This comprehensive software streamlines ABA clinic operations, offering data collection, practice management, and insurance billing. It helps therapists track client progress, manage curriculums, and generate reports, improving therapy outcomes and freeing up valuable clinician time.

Highlights
  • ABA data collection
  • Practice management
  • Insurance billing
  • Real-time session data
  • Curriculum management
  • Automatic report generation
  • Cloud storage
Features
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Your all-in-one Solution for ABA Data Collection, Practice Management, and Insurance Billing. Portia is therapy-first ABA software for your ABA clinic that combines practice management, electronic medical records, insurance billing, curriculum, and data collection. Dramatically improve the therapy results for your clients for a small monthly fee. Accurately, consistently, and correctly capturing all session data in real-time, from each session, anywhere in the world. Track mand frequency, skill acquisition, task analysis, implement behavior reduction plans, manage multiple curriculums, and add programs seamlessly. USA Clinics can add the Insurance Billing Module and easily have their insurance billing taken care of by our USA-based billing team. Finally, you can track the life cycle of each and every target...from baseline, to acquisition, to generalization and maintenance, without a massive and error-prone paper trail! As the data is captured, PortiaPro’s analytical engine analyzes it, applies rules, and presents the results immediately for use by Behavior Analysts and seamlessly readies the next session for the Learner. * No more guesswork on paper notes. * No more manual graphing. * GPS location. * Automatic report generation. * All stored securely in the cloud. * Accessible anywhere. Revising therapies and programs with greater frequency and accuracy increases the rate at which students progress toward behavior goals. Free up your valuable therapist time by removing the mountainous burden of manual, paper-driven data tracking and reporting. Portia allows users to enter their own curriculum, utilize Portia’s curriculum out of the box, including over 480 tasks (with full teaching procedures) and 2,000 targets currently in practice at the world-leading centers) OR customize the Portia curriculum to craft individual learner’s programs on an as-needed basis. Portia's curriculum is available in English, French, and Spanish. * Subscription to Portia is required

About

FirstWork

This platform offers digital Discrete Trial Instruction (DTI/DTT) with thousands of ABA and SPED learning goals. It provides innovative rewards and deep customization for personalized learning programs, trusted by professionals.

Highlights
  • Thousands of ABA and SPED learning goals
  • Matching, Receptive Identification, FFC
  • Expressive Language and Phonics activities
  • Customizable spelling and counting exercises
  • Progress monitoring and export features
  • Focus Mode to limit distractions
  • Digital reward system with app access
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FirstWork is the most popular digital Discrete Trial Instruction(DTI/DTT) platform featuring the most common ABA and SPED learning goals, thousands of targets, innovative rewards, and deep customization options. FirstWork is trusted by thousands of ABA and SPED professionals for their personalized learning programs. Our Learning Categories - featuring thousands of targets for: Matching: Boost cognitive skills by pairing related items. Receptive Identification: Enhance understanding through auditory and visual prompts. Feature, Function, and Class (FFC): Develop categorization and critical thinking skills by identifying objects based on their attributes, roles, and classifications. Expressive Language: Practice vocal responses with instructor-scored expressive language lessons. Letter Sound Matching: Strengthen phonics with interactive letter-sound activities. Spelling: Improve spelling with dynamic and customizable exercises. Counting: Build foundational math skills through counting tasks. Arithmetic: Advance numeracy with a variety of arithmetic challenges. Key Features: Progress Monitoring: Easily graph and monitor learning progress with our intuitive view and export features, helping you stay informed of your learner’s development. Customizable Lessons: Adapt the app to suit your learner’s specific needs with various lesson modifications. Lesson Sharing: Send a copy of your lesson to other FirstWork users, such as colleagues. Focus Mode: During lessons, you can limit access to distracting apps on your device making it an environment more suitable for learning. Reward System: You can grant time on your learner’s favorite apps as a reward, after their time is up, they’ll be brought back to FirstWork for another lesson. It’s ideal for remote learning, learning at home, or learners who enjoy digital rewards. Whether you're a parent, teacher, or ABA professional, FirstWork makes learning easy and enjoyable. Terms of Use: https://firstworkapp.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://firstworkapp.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Portia Pro V54 screens
FirstWork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FirstWork at 100% against Portia Pro V5's 50%. FirstWork also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). Portia Pro V5's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. FirstWork sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. Portia Pro V5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FirstWork holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Portia Pro V5's written reviews are positive against 100% of FirstWork's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Portia Pro V5 ships an update monthly, FirstWork every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Portia Pro V5 versus FirstWork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortia Pro V5FirstWork
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (11 ratings)4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1114 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPortiaPro Inc.FirstWork LLC

Customer experience

Portia Pro V5

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

FirstWork

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Portia Pro V5

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

FirstWork

Subscriptions1
  • Base$12.991 Month

Questions

Is Portia Pro V5 free?
Portia Pro V5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FirstWork free?
FirstWork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Portia Pro V5 or FirstWork?
FirstWork is rated higher. Portia Pro V5 averages 2.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while FirstWork averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do Portia Pro V5 or FirstWork have ads?
Neither Portia Pro V5 nor FirstWork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Portia Pro V5 or FirstWork?
Portia Pro V5 ships an update monthly, and FirstWork every 8 days. Most recently, Portia Pro V5 was updated on October 24, 2026 and FirstWork on October 23, 2026.

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