Comparison

ABA Mastery vs BCBA Exam Field Guide ABA

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

Head to head
About

ABA Mastery

Prepare for the BCBA exam with an AI-powered study app. It analyzes your performance to focus on weak areas, offers practice questions with detailed rationales, and provides lessons and mnemonic songs for concept mastery. Track your progress and readiness with built-in analytics.

Highlights
  • AI-powered adaptive learning
  • Scenario-based practice questions
  • Full-length mock exams
  • AI Study Coach and Partner
  • Clear, jargon-free lessons
  • Mnemonic songs for concepts
  • Progress tracking and readiness score
Features
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Pass the BCBA exam with a study app that actually adapts to you. ABA Mastery reads your answer history, finds the concepts costing you points, and tutors you through them. Built by a fellow BCBA candidate, aligned to all 9 domains of the BACB 6th Edition Test Content Outline. PRACTICE THAT TEACHES - Thousands of scenario-based practice questions, each with a detailed rationale for every answer, right and wrong. - Full-length mock exams and per-unit practice, from a quick 10-question quiz to a complete run. - Weak Areas mode puts your missed questions first, weighted by how much each domain is worth on the exam. AN AI COACH IN YOUR CORNER - AI Study Coach reads your real performance daily and tells you exactly what to fix before test day. - AI Study Partner answers any BCBA question: concepts, scenarios, ethics. - AI Tailored drills target the misconceptions you keep repeating. LESSONS, FREE FOREVER - Clear, plain-English lessons for every topic, with a Simple reading mode when you want the concept without the jargon. - Turn any sentence into a flashcard, or run SAFMEDS-style fluency sprints. STUDY WITHOUT STUDYING - ABA Radio turns BCBA concepts into mnemonic songs you can play on a walk, a drive, or at the gym. TRACK WHAT MATTERS - A readiness score, accuracy trends, and a domain-mastery view so you always know where you stand. - A built-in fieldwork tracker for your supervised hours. Start free. Lessons are free forever, and new users get 14 days of Pro AI on sign-up. No card required. ABA Mastery is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). BCBA, BCaBA, and RBT are registered trademarks of the BACB. Terms of Use: https://abamastery.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://abamastery.app/privacy

About

BCBA Exam Field Guide ABA

This app provides a structured study plan for behavior analysis certification exams. It offers focused lessons, practice questions, and an AI tutor to help users master key concepts and track their progress effectively.

Highlights
  • Daily structured study plan
  • Task-aligned lessons
  • AI-powered tutor for concept clarification
  • Practice question sets with immediate feedback
  • Progress tracking by domain
  • Bookmark and resume study sessions
Features
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Ten focused minutes a day beats three hours of panic the week before. ABA Exam Prep gives you a plan instead of a pile of flashcards. Open the app and it tells you exactly what to do next: a short warm-up, one focused lesson, and a quick check to prove you actually learned it. TODAY — YOUR NEXT BEST STEP No deciding where to start. Every session opens with a three-part plan sized to the time you actually have. Pick up exactly where you left off. GUIDE — TASK-ALIGNED LESSONS Lessons organized by content domain, from behaviorism and philosophical foundations through ethical and professional issues. Search any lesson or term instantly. Bookmark what you want to come back to. PRACTICE — TURN RECOGNITION INTO RECALL Short question sets keep feedback immediate. Choose your question count and domain, or let the app pick. Every answer and flag is saved as you go, so you can stop mid-set and resume later. Missed questions collect automatically into a review queue. TUTOR — ASK ANYTHING Stuck on motivating operations? Can't keep negative reinforcement and punishment straight? Ask in plain language and get a plain-language answer. Request an example, compare two concepts side by side, or have it quiz you on the spot. PROGRESS — EVIDENCE, NOT VIBES A mastery snapshot per domain built from your actual answers, not from how many minutes you logged. See which domains are carrying you and which one is going to cost you points. BUILT FOR HOW YOU ACTUALLY STUDY - Works on iPhone and iPad - Practice sets sized for a commute, a lunch break, or a full session - Your progress and flags save automatically WHO IT'S FOR Candidates preparing for board certification in behavior analysis, students finishing coursework, and technicians studying toward the next credential. --- ABA Exam Prep is an independent study aid. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). BCBA® and BCaBA® are registered trademarks of the BACB. All practice questions, explanations, and lesson content are original and written by us; no exam questions are reproduced. Content is intended as a supplement to, not a replacement for, your approved coursework and supervised fieldwork.

Screenshots

ABA Mastery4 screens
BCBA Exam Field Guide ABA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BCBA Exam Field Guide ABA at none against ABA Mastery's 4. ABA Mastery's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating and ads 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 Mastery sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. BCBA Exam Field Guide ABA 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 ABA Mastery against 5.0 for BCBA Exam Field Guide ABA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
ABA Mastery versus BCBA Exam Field Guide ABA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABA MasteryBCBA Exam Field Guide ABA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDavid DoAccretive Systems LLC

Customer experience

ABA Mastery

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BCBA Exam Field Guide ABA

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ABA Mastery

Subscriptions3
  • AI Tutor Add-on$9.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$149.001 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$199.00
None

BCBA Exam Field Guide ABA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ABA Mastery free?
ABA Mastery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BCBA Exam Field Guide ABA free?
BCBA Exam Field Guide ABA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ABA Mastery or BCBA Exam Field Guide ABA?
ABA Mastery and BCBA Exam Field Guide ABA are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ABA Mastery or BCBA Exam Field Guide ABA have ads?
Neither ABA Mastery nor BCBA Exam Field Guide ABA shows ads.

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