Comparison

TASUC Steps vs Character Search

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

Head to head
About

TASUC Steps

Create visual procedure manuals with picture-based cards. This tool aids children and adults, especially those with verbal disabilities like autism, in understanding daily tasks and sequences through an intuitive, stress-free interface. Record your own voice for each card.

Highlights
  • Picture-based card creation
  • Customizable voice recording
  • Drag-and-drop editing
  • Photo and video support for cards
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Step-by-step procedure building
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"TASUC Steps" is a procedure manual maker with picture-based cards for verbally disabled children and people with developmental disabilities such as autism. "TASUC Steps" is a procedure manual maker with picture-based cards. Simple, intuitive, stressless user interface of "TASUC Steps" supply easy understanding "What to do next?" for verbally disabled children and people with developmental disabilities such as autism, and of course for ordinary children and adults as well. Usage shown on http://apps.tasuc.com/ 'Usage'. You can watch manual movies on YouTube. The initial cards don't include voices. Please enter 'Your' voice. ------------Functions----------- - Toolbar - You can jump to 'Top', 'Talk', 'Gallery', 'Create a card', 'Settings' views. - Views - 1. Top  You can jump to 'Steps', 'Gallery', 'Help(Web)' views. 2. Steps (Make, check a "STEPS")  You can make manual of a procedure with picture-card. 2-1. Display Mode 2-1-1. A card is focsued by tapping. The voice is played. 2-1-2. A card is closed up by long press. If the card's visual is movie, it plays. 2-1-3. One 'step' is done by swiping a card. The next card will be focused. 2-2. Edit Mode 2-2-1. To enter Edit Mode by tapping the icon in upper right of the view. 2-2-2. Drag and drop a card from card-list to the step canvas. 2-2-3. You can re-order cards in step canvas by dragging, and delete a card by swiping to the left. 2-3. Save Mode 2-3-1. Appear Save View by tapping the bottom of the view. 2-3-2. You can select 'STEPS' (saves). 2-3-3. Swipe a 'STEPS' enter the edit mode(re-name, delete) 3. Gallery  You can show card list and some edits 3-1. Play voice by tapping a card 3-2. Jump to 'Card Edit' by double tapping a card 3-3. Reorder in a page, move and copy a card to another page, delete a card from a page by draging. 3-4. You can also edit page data at this view. 4. Card Edit, Create A Card  You can edit a selected card or make a new card 4-1. Edit card name, select pages, record voice and make card visual 4-2. Card visual is created by album in device, using a camera or text 4-3. Both photo and movie are available for card visual. 5. Settings  You can change settings 5-1. You can change settings are 'Sound', 'Text position of card name', 'Language of cards', 'Card edit Lock', 'Cards in a row'. 5-2. Rename page name, reorder, add or delete it. 5-3. You can lock editting steps. 5-4. Rename 'step' name, reorder, add or delete it. 5-5. Database initizalization is inizialize card data to first run condition. 5-6. Lock of 'Settings'. Passcode is required for unlock.

About

Character Search

Engage in cognitive training by locating characters displayed randomly on screen in a specific sequence. This app offers adjustable difficulty, multi-language support, and detailed result tracking for multiple users. It's designed for improving concentration and brain activation, supervised by rehabilitation specialists.

Highlights
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • Multi-language support
  • Result tracking
  • Multiple user profiles
  • Character type variety
  • Rehabilitation specialist supervised
Features
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Character Search is a brain training app where you find characters displayed randomly on the screen in a specified order. 【Features】 • Adjustable difficulty: Customize character count and size • Multi-language support: 8 languages including Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese, Russian • Result tracking: Save game history and track your progress • Person management: Manage results for multiple users • Tag feature: Organize results by categories 【Available Character Types】 • Numbers (0-9) • Hiragana • Katakana • Kanji • Hangul • Cyrillic • Alphabet (uppercase/lowercase) 【Recommended For】 • Those who want cognitive function training • Elderly rehabilitation • Those who want to improve concentration • Those who want to activate their brain Supervised by rehabilitation specialists for safe and effective training.

Screenshots

TASUC Steps3 screens
Character Search4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Character Search at Free against TASUC Steps's $8.99. Character Search also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 47 months). TASUC Steps's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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

Character Search is free to download; TASUC Steps costs $8.99 up front. Character Search sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TASUC Steps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TASUC Steps ships an update every 47 months, Character Search every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
TASUC Steps versus Character Search: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTASUC StepsCharacter Search
Price$8.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 47 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInfo Lounge Corporationryo muranaka

Customer experience

TASUC Steps

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Character Search

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TASUC Steps

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Character Search

One-time1
  • Premium Features Available$12.99

Questions

Is TASUC Steps free?
TASUC Steps costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Character Search free?
Character Search is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TASUC Steps or Character Search have ads?
Character Search shows ads; TASUC Steps does not.
Which is updated more often, TASUC Steps or Character Search?
TASUC Steps ships an update every 47 months, and Character Search every 3 weeks. Most recently, TASUC Steps was updated on October 7, 2026 and Character Search on October 30, 2026.

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