Comparison

my visual schedule lite vs Goally

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

Head to head
About

my visual schedule lite

This app helps children with special needs by providing auditory and visual support for their daily schedules and routines. It allows for the creation of personalized schedules with photos, symbols, and spoken prompts for multiple users.

Highlights
  • Auditory and visual support
  • Daily schedule creation
  • Photo and symbol integration
  • Auditory output for schedule items
  • Multi-user support
Features
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important ------- To enter the application settings, press and hold the Settings button The application "my schedule" was developed to meet the needs of different children with special needs for auditory and visual support to their daily schedule and routine. The current application is for both educational frameworks which hold the iPad as a tool for everyday use, and for children using personal iPad for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. The application allows creating daily scheduales for several users, by adding photos or symbols and by adding an auditory output for each of them.

About

Goally

This app allows parents and caregivers to manage a child's tablet experience. Create custom routines, set reminders, and build checklists to help children develop life skills and reduce nagging during daily activities.

Highlights
  • Create routines
  • Set reminders
  • Build checklists
  • Customize tablet settings
  • Manage daily activities
Features
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This is the app to manage your Goally kids Tablet. This app for is for parents and the rest of the kids team to make create routines, reminders, and checklists. Customize everything on a Goally kids tablet via this app. Goally help kids build life skills and help parents stop nagging their kids through daily activities. To purchase a Goally tablet go to getgoally.com.

Screenshots

my visual schedule lite4 screens
Goally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Goally at 52% against my visual schedule lite's 0%. Goally also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). my visual schedule lite's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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. my visual schedule lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Goally asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Goally holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Goally has 261 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of my visual schedule lite's written reviews are positive against 52% of Goally's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

my visual schedule lite ships an update every 8 months, Goally every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
my visual schedule lite versus Goally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermy visual schedule liteGoally
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (8 ratings)4.2 (261 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews51.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8261 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerrana nirGoally, Inc.

Customer experience

my visual schedule lite

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Goally

All ratings244 ratings
Positive77.0%
Neutral7.4%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive51.7%
Neutral13.8%
Negative34.5%

Bugs and requests

my visual schedule lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Goally

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Tablet doesn't automatically turn on when charging
  • Missed launches due to charging issue
  • Cannot launch after another launch starts
  • Screen broken on arrival
  • Cannot sign in
Show 12 more
  • Setup screen freezes
  • App crashes when editing routines
  • Uploads pictures with 'file not found' error
  • Loads to a blank screen
  • App crashes repeatedly
  • Setup prompt appears every time
  • Routines disappear from parent app but stay on tablet
  • Goally care team app doesn't work
  • Web portal being shut down
  • Notifications open app without direct link
  • Cannot see child's activities without manual check
  • Device is sluggish and slow to respond

Requested features

9 requests
  • Make app more seamless
  • Improve routine creation ease
  • Fix app crashes
  • Ensure routines sync correctly between parent and child devices
  • Improve device durability
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  • Clarify app usage and setup instructions
  • Make app more intuitive for new users
  • Provide more specific notification details
  • Keep web portal active

In-app purchases

1 purchases

my visual schedule lite

One-time1
  • full version$4.99
None

Goally

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is my visual schedule lite free?
my visual schedule lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Goally free?
Goally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, my visual schedule lite or Goally?
Goally is rated higher. my visual schedule lite averages 1.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Goally averages 4.2 from 261 ratings.
Do my visual schedule lite or Goally have ads?
Neither my visual schedule lite nor Goally shows ads.
Which is updated more often, my visual schedule lite or Goally?
my visual schedule lite ships an update every 8 months, and Goally every 11 days. Most recently, my visual schedule lite was updated on October 9, 2026 and Goally on October 14, 2026.

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