Comparison

Blume Method vs IEP Progress Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Blume Method

This app provides training and tools to help school districts write IEPs that are consistent, objective, and legally sound. It aims to standardize the IEP writing process for educators.

Highlights
  • IEP writing training
  • Objective IEP development
  • Defensible IEP documentation
  • District-wide consistency
  • IEP tools
Features
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The Blume Method mobile app helps make your district's IEP writing consistent, objective and defensible with The Blume Method training & tools.

About

IEP Progress Tracker

This app assists special education professionals in managing student IEP goals, tracking progress with visual charts, and storing essential documents. It offers features like work sample capture, compliance reminders, and secure data protection.

Highlights
  • Student management
  • IEP goal tracking
  • Progress monitoring with charts
  • Work sample capture
  • Document storage
  • Compliance reminders
  • Excel export
Features
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IEP Tracker helps special education teachers and case managers manage students, IEP goals, progress monitoring, work samples, compliance dates, and supporting documentation in one secure application. Key Features - Student management - IEP goal tracking - Progress monitoring with charts - Work sample capture and scanning - IEP & ETR document storage - Compliance reminders - Excel export - Face ID protection - iCloud synchronization

Screenshots

Blume Method4 screens
IEP Progress Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Blume Method at Free against IEP Progress Tracker's $0.99. IEP Progress Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Blume Method is free to download; IEP Progress Tracker costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blume Method against 5.0 for IEP Progress Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blume Method ships an update every 2 months, IEP Progress Tracker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Blume Method versus IEP Progress Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlume MethodIEP Progress Tracker
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlumeIEP LLCMicheal Long

Customer experience

Blume Method

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

IEP Progress Tracker

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

In-app purchases

None

Blume Method

No in-app purchases

None

IEP Progress Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blume Method free?
Blume Method is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IEP Progress Tracker free?
IEP Progress Tracker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blume Method or IEP Progress Tracker?
Blume Method and IEP Progress Tracker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Blume Method or IEP Progress Tracker have ads?
Neither Blume Method nor IEP Progress Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blume Method or IEP Progress Tracker?
Blume Method ships an update every 2 months, and IEP Progress Tracker every 4 days. Most recently, Blume Method was updated on September 21, 2026 and IEP Progress Tracker on September 28, 2026.

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