Comparison

FirstWork vs Theo's Timer

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

Head to head
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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer display
  • Add custom images
  • Adjustable time and display
  • Additional cues and feedback
  • Data collection
  • Record notes
Features
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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

Screenshots

FirstWork4 screens
Theo's Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FirstWork versus Theo's Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirstWorkTheo's Timer
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirstWork LLCIsaac Smith

Customer experience

FirstWork

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

Theo's Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FirstWork

Subscriptions1
  • Base$12.991 Month
None

Theo's Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FirstWork free?
FirstWork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Theo's Timer free?
Theo's Timer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FirstWork or Theo's Timer?
Theo's Timer is rated higher. FirstWork averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Theo's Timer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FirstWork or Theo's Timer have ads?
Neither FirstWork nor Theo's Timer shows ads.

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