MyVisualRoutine vs Nello
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyVisualRoutine
This app helps families create visual schedules, choice boards, and First/Then boards to support individuals with autism, ADHD, and communication challenges. It offers a child-friendly interface, offline functionality, and privacy-first data storage. Personalize routines with custom photos and voice recordings for enhanced structure and predictability.
- Visual Schedules
- Choice Boards
- First/Then Boards
- Custom Photos
- Voice Recording
- Offline Functionality
- Multiple Profiles
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MyVisualRoutine helps families create visual schedules, choice boards, and First/Then boards for individuals with autism, ADHD, and communication challenges. DESIGNED FOR REAL FAMILIES Built with parents, caregivers, and therapists, MyVisualRoutine makes visual supports simple and accessible. No account needed, no complicated setup - open the app and start creating routines that work. KIDS MODE - NEW! A child-friendly interface designed for independent use. Hand-drawn visual style, friendly mascot, large touch targets, and PIN protection so children can use it safely on their own. CORE FEATURES - Visual Schedules: Step-by-step routines for morning, bedtime, school, and any daily activity - Choice Boards: 2-4 option boards for meals, activities, and daily decisions - First/Then Boards: Motivate with simple task-reward displays that help with transitions - Day Plans: Full-day visual planning for structure and predictability - 50+ Preloaded Activities: Hygiene, meals, getting ready, school, play, and chores - ready to use immediately - Custom Photos: Add your own images for deeply personalized visual supports - Voice Recording: Record personalized audio instructions for each step - Multiple Profiles: Separate routines and boards for each family member - PDF Export: Print or share routines with teachers and therapists - Progress Tracking: Celebrate successes and monitor progress over time WHY MYVISUALROUTINE? - Works offline - No internet required, ever - Privacy-first - All data stays on your device, never shared - No account needed - Start using immediately - Research-backed - Based on ABA, TEACCH, and AAC principles - Accessible - VoiceOver support, high contrast, large touch targets - Any age - For children and adults alike SYMBOLS INCLUDED OpenMoji and Mulberry symbol sets give you hundreds of expressive, recognizable icons for routines and activities. PERFECT FOR - Parents of children with autism or ADHD - Caregivers and special education teachers - Speech therapists, occupational therapists, and ABA practitioners - Families supporting individuals with developmental disabilities - Anyone who benefits from visual structure and predictability PREMIUM Upgrade to unlock unlimited routines, profiles, custom photos, voice recording, full progress history, and PDF export. Free trial included on the annual plan. Download MyVisualRoutine and bring calm, structure, and confidence to every day. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://myvisualroutine.com/legal/privacy-policy
Nello
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Nello is a calm, strengths-based autism behavior tracker for parents of autistic kids — and for autistic teens and adults tracking themselves. Log meltdowns as ABC data (antecedent, behavior, consequence), sensory moments, sleep, food and wins in a tap or two, see the patterns behind the hard days, and hand the BCBA or IEP team an FBA-ready ABC data report instead of a notebook. The family keeps one record; the teacher adds the school day from a link, no app or account. Works offline. Decode the hard days, celebrate the good ones — without the deficit framing. WHY FAMILIES CHOOSE NELLO • Honest billing — the free tier is useful forever, no card needed to explore, and Nello+ cancels anytime in the App Store. • Works offline, opens instantly — local-first, no account, no forced logins. • A self-tracking mode for autistic teens and adults, not just a parent tool. • Neurodiversity-affirming — rainbow-infinity, never a puzzle piece. Stimming is regulation. FREE FOREVER • Today: quick-log sleep, food, toileting, a meltdown, a sensory moment or a win, and how the day felt • ABC behavior tracker: Antecedent → Behavior → Consequence, setting, intensity, how long it lasted and when, in under a minute • Sensory moments: seeking or avoiding, which sense, and a short note • History: every day in one place, 90 days free. Tap any entry to fix it, swipe to delete • Win jar: catch the small victories that protect your morale • Calm kit: what actually calms your child, one tap away in a crisis • Add, rename or remove the people you track • Log with Siri: "Log a meltdown in Nello" — wins and sensory moments too • Share with family: scan the other phone or send a code; everyone who supports your child keeps the same record • School-day log link: the teacher or aide logs a meltdown as ABC, or a win, into the shared record from a small web form. No app, no account; they see only the form and a first name • CSV export of everything you log, plus the ABC data CSV in the column order ABC data sheets use • Free printable ABC data sheet and online ABC log at adelyons.com/apps/nello/abc-data-sheet NELLO+ (OPTIONAL, 100% ON-DEVICE) • Pattern insights: how many meltdowns follow a transition, average intensity and your top triggers in a chart, with a calm-kit suggestion • Weekly recap: what made the week hard or good, with trends against last week and the last 3 and 6 months — worked out from your own logs on your phone • ABC data report (PDF + CSV), FBA-ready: frequency per day, duration, a time-of-day heatmap by weekday, and the antecedent, behavior, consequence and setting tables a BCBA, school psychologist or IEP team reads — home and school entries together • Advocate report (PDF): the patterns plus the calm kit on one page for the pediatrician, specialist, IEP team, sitter or teacher • Unlimited people and unlimited history Invite a friend from the app and you both get 30 days of Nello+. Built to be your autism behavior tracker, ABC data collection app, meltdown tracker, autism journal, sensory diary and home–school communication log — all in one calm place, in nine languages. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER Nello is not medical advice. It does not diagnose autism or any other condition, it does not treat anything, and it is not therapy. Always talk to a qualified healthcare professional about health, development or treatment decisions. Privacy Policy: https://adelyons.com/apps/nello/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://adelyons.com/apps/nello/terms.html
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Verdict
MyVisualRoutine and Nello are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. MyVisualRoutine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Nello sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MyVisualRoutine ships an update every 4 days, Nello weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyVisualRoutine | Nello |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Torstein Skulbru | Adelyons Software LLC |
In-app purchases
MyVisualRoutine
- Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Nello
- Nello+ Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- Nello+ Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Nello+ Lifetime$39.99







