Comparison

Discrete Trial vs Progress Grove

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

Head to head
About

Discrete Trial

Features
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Discrete Trial is a target library for ABA-based assessment and instruction. It includes a variety receptive and expressive language skills such as: Following Directions, Motor Imitation, Object Imitation, Imitation of Fine Motor Skills, Echoics of Sounds and Words, Tacting Objects, Tacting Actions, Object Identification, Action Identification, Intraverbals, WH-Questions, Function, Feature, Class. Each folder has per-target data collection, performance summaries, and exportable session data. Reduce the amount of material preparation you need to do. Now your materials are organized, compact, and portable with the Discrete Trial app.

About

Progress Grove

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Progress Grove helps K–5 counselors, teachers and behavior specialists record behavior episodes as they happen and turn them into clear, dated observations for intervention reviews and MTSS meetings. MADE FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE MOMENT • Tap Start event when a student is dysregulated, then Escalating, Calming and Regulated as things change. The clock keeps time on its own. • Handing off to the counselor, the office or another teacher? Record who took over in one tap. • A safety event is one more tap, and it doesn't end the session. • Switch to another student and the open session keeps running. • Undo the last tap, or correct a time later. A timer left running is flagged so it can't skew the averages. ADD CONTEXT AFTERWARD • Tap what happened before, what the student did and what helped. • Add a short note by typing or dictating. Dictation is transcribed on the device, and the audio isn't saved. • Sessions waiting for details collect in one list, so nothing is forgotten. SEE WHAT'S WORKING • Each student's history shows how long episodes last, how much of that time was escalating, and which supports were used. • Filter to favorites or to students with sessions that still need notes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no server, no analytics and no ads. • Students are a number and a color badge, never a name. The app warns you if a note looks like it contains a name. • Records stay in the app's private storage on your device until you choose to export them. • Everything works offline. YOUR SCHOOL KEEPS THE RECORDS • Export a CSV report or a full backup and choose where it goes, such as your school's Google Drive. • Schools can install the free Progress Grove Google Sheet in their own Google Workspace to build MTSS overviews and meeting reports from those exports. • Optional Face ID or passcode lock, and a backup reminder so a lost phone doesn't mean lost records. Progress Grove is made by QuickerNotes, LLC. Questions: support@progressgrove.com

Screenshots

Discrete Trial4 screens
Progress Grove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Progress Grove at Free against Discrete Trial's $14.99. Progress Grove also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Progress Grove is free to download; Discrete Trial costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Discrete Trial ships an update every 5 days, Progress Grove every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Discrete Trial versus Progress Grove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiscrete TrialProgress Grove
Price$14.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size245 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamantha CooperEverfresh Auto Detailing

In-app purchases

None

Discrete Trial

No in-app purchases

None

Progress Grove

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Discrete Trial free?
Discrete Trial costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Progress Grove free?
Progress Grove is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Discrete Trial or Progress Grove have ads?
Neither Discrete Trial nor Progress Grove shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Discrete Trial or Progress Grove?
Discrete Trial ships an update every 5 days, and Progress Grove every 2 days. Most recently, Discrete Trial was updated on October 2, 2026 and Progress Grove on October 5, 2026.

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