FirstWork vs Theo's Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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/
Theo's Timer
This app offers a visual roadmap to help children learn patience, manage transitions, and develop time management skills. It's ideal for parents and therapists supporting children with autism, ADHD, or those needing extra visual aids.
- Customizable timer display
- Add custom images
- Adjustable time and display
- Additional cues and feedback
- Data collection
- Record notes
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What it does: Provides a customizable roadmap for teaching children how to wait, anticipate transitions, learn time management, and tolerance. Who It's For: Perfect for parents managing daily routines and therapists working with children who benefit from visual supports. Ideal for children with autism, ADHD, or anyone who needs additional support. Key Features: - Customizable timer display - Option to add custom images from your photo library for personalization - Adjustable time and display - Options for additional cues and feedback - Data collection - Option for recording notes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FirstWork at Free against Theo's Timer's $2.99. FirstWork also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Theo's Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On 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
FirstWork is free to download; Theo's Timer costs $2.99 up front. FirstWork sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. Theo's Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Theo's Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FirstWork has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | FirstWork | Theo's Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FirstWork LLC | Isaac Smith |
Customer experience
FirstWork
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In-app purchases
FirstWork
- Base$12.991 Month
Theo's Timer
No in-app purchases
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