Comparison

ABA at Home vs ABA Tools

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

Head to head
About

ABA at Home

This app provides parents and caregivers with structured daily learning activities, communication tools, and resources to support children with autism and other developmental needs. It offers guided routines, progress tracking, and AI-powered recommendations to foster independence and learning in everyday life.

Highlights
  • Daily learning activities
  • Communication tools and visual supports
  • Calm-down tools and emotional regulation
  • Guided routines and visual schedules
  • Progress tracking and insights
  • AI-powered activity recommendations
  • Caregiver collaboration tools
Features
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EVERYDAY SUPPORT — ALL IN ONE PLACE Supporting your child at home doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. ABA at Home gives parents and caregivers practical tools for everyday life — from communication and routines to learning, safety, independence, caregiver coordination, and more. Personalized support helps you focus on your child’s individual needs, while practical tools make it easier to support everyday moments at home and beyond. SUPPORT FOR EVERYDAY LIFE PERSONALIZED DAILY LESSONS Get practical learning activities based on your child’s goals, skills, communication needs, and current areas of support. MULTI-CAREGIVER SYNC & CARE TEAM CHAT Invite therapists, caregivers, and other authorized members of your child’s care team to stay connected around one shared child profile. Care Team Chat makes it easier for authorized team members to communicate in one place. SAFETY HUB Keep important safety information organized with tools for emergency information, safety planning, safe places, wandering support, and caregiver coordination. PRINTABLE PRACTICE WORKSHEETS Reinforce communication, routines, daily living skills, emotions, independence, and other important skills with printable activities. COMMUNICATION TOOLS Use PECS-style visual supports to help your child communicate wants, needs, choices, and everyday messages. DAILY ADVENTURES Discover fun activities you can do together at home or in the community. ROUTINES & LIFE SKILLS Use visual routines and everyday supports for moments such as getting dressed, hygiene, transitions, household tasks, and greater independence. TOILET TRAINING SUPPORT Access step-by-step caregiver tools designed to support toilet-training routines at home. PROGRESS TRACKING Keep track of learning and celebrate progress along the way. PARENT SUPPORT Access caregiver-focused tools for encouragement, reflection, emotional resets, and those harder parenting days. MULTI-CHILD SUPPORT Create individual profiles and personalized learning experiences for more than one child. PERSONALIZED FOR YOUR CHILD Every child learns differently. ABA at Home uses information you provide about your child’s communication, routines, learning needs, interests, independence, and current priorities to help personalize their experience. Recommendations help families find relevant skills and resources without expecting every child to learn in the same way or at the same pace. ABA AT HOME PRO ABA at Home is free to download, with optional Pro features. Eligible new subscribers may receive a 14-day free trial of ABA at Home Pro. Pro includes expanded access to Daily Lessons, printable worksheets, Daily Adventures, personalized recommendations, caregiver tools, and other premium features. After any applicable free trial, the selected subscription automatically renews unless canceled according to App Store subscription terms. Subscriptions can be managed or canceled through your Apple Account. WHO IS ABA AT HOME FOR? ABA at Home is designed for parents and caregivers supporting children with different communication, learning, developmental, and daily-living needs. Families supporting autistic children, children with ADHD, communication differences, developmental differences, and other learning needs may find the tools helpful. IMPORTANT ABA at Home is an educational and caregiver-support app. It is not a substitute for professional medical, behavioral, educational, or therapeutic services and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Families should consult appropriate qualified professionals regarding their child’s individual needs.

About

ABA Tools

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ABA Tools - Visual Timer" is a professional visual timer meticulously designed for parents, ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) therapists, and interventionists. Understanding the unique needs of special education, we've created an incredibly clean and intuitive interface, making it especially suitable for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). More than just a timekeeping tool, it serves as a powerful visual prompt. It creates immediate focused momentum under moderate time pressure, ensuring children stay on track with their learning. With versatile and professional timer settings, therapists and parents can easily tailor the most appropriate teaching plans based on the child's goals, effectively boosting their attention span and learning motivation. Core Features: • Hidden Timer (Variable Interval): Breaking the norm, wait times are unpredictable. This unpredictability encourages children to "consistently" display target behaviors since they cannot anticipate exactly when the reward will occur. • Dual-Direction Timer Modes: Positive Mode: Encourages the child to continuously maintain a good target behavior for a set period. Negative Mode: Requires the child to complete a task within a time limit. Failing to meet the goal triggers a corresponding negative visual cue, helping children develop a clear sense of time and responsibility. • "Fast-then-Slow" Rhythm: Unlike traditional steady countdowns, this offers a more flexible perception of time passing to suit various training scenarios. • Custom Color Labels: Supports using different colors to represent various items or states (e.g., red for "alert," yellow for "happy"), making visual prompts more intuitive and easier to understand.

Screenshots

ABA at Home4 screens
ABA Tools3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ABA at Home at 15.1 against ABA Tools's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. ABA at Home sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and ABA Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ABA at Home versus ABA Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABA at HomeABA Tools
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJAYNAE MONET LLCChun Fu Cheung

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ABA at Home

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro14 Days trial$59.991 Year
1 purchases

ABA Tools

One-time1
  • unlocklifetime$1.99

Questions

Is ABA at Home free?
ABA at Home is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ABA Tools free?
ABA Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ABA at Home or ABA Tools have ads?
Neither ABA at Home nor ABA Tools shows ads.

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