Comparison

Token Board vs First

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

Head to head
About

Token Board

This app helps parents, teachers, and therapists encourage positive behavior in children. It uses visual tokens, fun icons, and animations to make goals easy to understand and rewarding to reach, supporting learning, routines, and therapy.

Highlights
  • Personalized token boards
  • Visual reward system
  • Progress tracking
  • Kid-friendly icons
  • Customizable board settings
  • Celebratory animations
Features
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This is a simple token board that can be used on by parents and on the ABA therapy. Struggling with motivating your kid to stay on track? Are you dealing with constant resistance during therapy, classroom tasks, or daily routines? Finding it hard to reinforce positive behavior without lengthy explanations? Token Board helps parents, teachers, and therapists encourage positive behavior using visual tokens, fun icons, and celebratory animations — making goals easy to understand and rewarding to reach. THIS APP WILL HELP YOU: ● Encourage positive behavior with a fun visual reward system ● Keep kids motivated to reach their goals — even during tough tasks ● Support learning, routines, and therapy with clear progress tracking ● Reduce the need for verbal reminders by letting the board do the work FEATURES: ● Create personalized token boards for different kids or activities ● Tap to add or remove tokens with fun animations ● Choose from over 40 kid-friendly token icons ● Pick from a wide selection of visual rewards kids love ● Customize board color, title, and number of tokens needed ● Set background colors, photos, or themes for each board ● Celebrate achievements with confetti animations when goals are met — — — How does a token board help with behavior? Kids earn tokens for positive actions. Seeing tokens fill up gives them a clear visual of their progress, making goals feel achievable and motivating. Is this useful for ABA therapy? Yes. Token boards are a widely used tool in Applied Behavior Analysis. The app makes it easy to set up, customize, and track token goals during therapy sessions. Can I personalize it for different kids or activities? Yes. You can create multiple boards, each with its own title, token icon, reward, color scheme, and goal — perfect for managing different children or tasks. Does it use pictures and icons instead of text? Yes. Tokens and rewards are represented with fun, kid-friendly icons, minimizing the need for reading and keeping the focus visual. How does the celebration feature motivate kids? When all tokens are earned, the app displays a colorful confetti animation and the chosen reward, giving kids an exciting sense of accomplishment. Is Token Board free? The app is free to download and use, with optional premium features available through in-app purchases. — — — If you enjoy the app, please leave a review on the App Store. Your feedback really helps. Questions or suggestions? We'd love to hear from you. Support Email: AppsForParents@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/site/appsforparentsprivacy/

About

First

Features
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First-Then is a clean, distraction-free visual schedule for parents, caregivers, and educators. Build a two-step plan in seconds: tap an activity card to place it in the **FIRST** slot, tap another to place it in the **THEN** slot, and show your child what comes next. Visual schedules reduce anxiety around transitions. Instead of explaining "after breakfast, you'll brush your teeth" in the middle of a meltdown, you can show it — two clear pictures, in order, on a single screen. **Designed for real family life** • Tap-to-place — no dragging, no learning curve • Gentle animations that guide the eye from choice to plan • Works in portrait or landscape on iPhone and iPad • One-tap CLEAR to reset between routines • Large, friendly illustrations toddlers recognize instantly **Included activities** Breakfast, Brush Hair, Brush Teeth, Get Changed, Shoes, Go to Toilet, TV, Wash Hands. **Built with privacy in mind** First-Then works fully offline. There are no accounts, no sign-ups, no ads, no analytics, no trackers, and no data collection of any kind. Nothing leaves your device. **Who it's for** • Parents of toddlers and preschoolers • Caregivers supporting children with autism, ADHD, or communication differences who benefit from visual supports • Early childhood educators and speech or occupational therapists who use first/then boards in sessions

Screenshots

Token Board4 screens
First4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: First at none against Token Board's 8. First also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. Token Board sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. First asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Token Board versus First: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToken BoardFirst
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNatalia Jakubczyk-GajewskaGraham McLellan

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Token Board

Subscriptions7
  • 1 Week Token Board Plus3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • 1 Week Token Board Plus3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • 1 Month Token Board Plus$9.991 Month
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  • 3 Months Token Board Plus1 Month trial$19.993 Months
  • 6 Months Token Board Plus3 Days trial$29.996 Months
  • 1 Year Token Board Plus3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • 1 Year Token Board Plus$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Token Board Plus$39.99
None

First

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Token Board free?
Token Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is First free?
First is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Token Board or First have ads?
Neither Token Board nor First shows ads.

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