Comparison

Behavior Support Tools vs First Then Board

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

Head to head
About

Behavior Support Tools

This application offers a suite of visual support tools designed to help children, with or without disabilities, build routines and manage transitions. It incorporates features such as timers, visual schedules, and social stories to foster understanding and reduce anxiety in various settings.

Highlights
  • Timer
  • First-Then boards
  • Visual schedules
  • Social stories
  • Spinner tool
  • Supports ABA and PBS practices
Features
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This app is a behavior support tool created for children with or without disabilities. It includes features like a timer, First-Then, visual schedule, social stories, and a spinner. These tools are especially useful in home, school, or therapy settings and can support evidence-based practices like Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Positive Behavior Support (PBS). Help children build routines, understand expectations, and reduce anxiety during transitions.

About

First Then Board

This visual scheduling tool helps children and individuals who benefit from structure understand sequences of activities. It uses custom photos to create clear, calming visual schedules for daily routines and transitions. Progress can be logged and exported for care teams or educational updates.

Highlights
  • Customizable photo panels for routines
  • Multi-step routine creation
  • Photo import from camera or library
  • Progress logging and export
  • Ad-free premium experience
  • Unsplash photo integration
  • Scheduled boards
Features
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First Then Board is a visual schedule tool that helps children, and anyone who benefits from structure, understand what comes now and what comes next using their own photos or visual supports. Whether you're a parent, teacher, therapist, or caregiver, First Then Board provides a clear, calming way to communicate daily activities, transitions, and expectations without relying on words. With Premium, log each completed routine or note when more time was needed, then export a progress report to share with your care team. This began as a personal project to help my daughter with autism navigate daily routines, and it has grown into a tool designed to support other families facing the same challenges. FREE FEATURES • Free version supported by ads • Simple First and Then photo board • Add up to 5 middle steps for multi-step routines • Use photos from your camera or photo library • Add text labels under each image • Pinch to zoom and reposition photos • Drag to swap panels • Switch between vertical and side-by-side layouts • Reset boards quickly • English and Spanish • Step-by-step tutorial • Contact support from the menu PREMIUM FEATURES • Ad-free experience • Unsplash photo search • Activity timer with automatic celebration • Screen lock • Dark and light mode • Task completion overlays • Custom panel titles and header colors • Quick Boards to save and reuse routines • Scheduled routine reminders • Child profiles with separate photos, saved boards and history • Optional per-child PIN protection • Record completed activities and activities that needed more time • Reload boards from history • Export history to CSV • 90-day completion history • Saved photo library, favorites and search Premium is available through a yearly subscription or a lifetime purchase. Prices and any eligible offers are shown before purchase. Redeem App Store offer codes from the menu. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Behavior Support Tools4 screens
First Then Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Behavior Support Tools at none against First Then Board's 2. Behavior Support Tools also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). First Then Board's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. First Then Board sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Behavior Support Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Behavior Support Tools against 5.0 for First Then Board. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Behavior Support Tools ships an update every 3 weeks, First Then Board every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Behavior Support Tools versus First Then Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBehavior Support ToolsFirst Then Board
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJIN KI JUNGAngelo Cipollaro

Customer experience

Behavior Support Tools

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

First Then Board

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Behavior Support Tools

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

First Then Board

Subscriptions1
  • First Then Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • First Then Premium Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is Behavior Support Tools free?
Behavior Support Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is First Then Board free?
First Then Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Behavior Support Tools or First Then Board?
Behavior Support Tools and First Then Board are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Behavior Support Tools or First Then Board have ads?
First Then Board shows ads; Behavior Support Tools does not.
Which is updated more often, Behavior Support Tools or First Then Board?
Behavior Support Tools ships an update every 3 weeks, and First Then Board every 5 weeks. Most recently, Behavior Support Tools was updated on October 2, 2026 and First Then Board on October 18, 2026.

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