Comparison

EYT Card Sorting vs MetaWear

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

Head to head
About

EYT Card Sorting

This iPad-based game assesses children's cognitive flexibility by having them sort objects based on changing rules. It's designed for quick, engaging evaluations of executive functioning in young children. Data can be emailed for research purposes.

Highlights
  • Cognitive flexibility assessment
  • Rule-based object sorting
  • Executive functioning evaluation
  • Data export via email
  • Multilingual support
  • Research-based design
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Early Years Toolbox (EYT) Card Sorting is an iPad-based assessment of children's cognitive flexibility (i.e., ability to disengage from one task/rule and re-engage in another). In this game, children are presented with rabbits and boats that vary along two dimensions (i.e., shape and colour). Children and are asked to sort each the rabbits and boats first by one dimension (e.g., colour) and then, after a number of trials, by another dimension (e.g., shape). This game takes approximately 5 minutes to complete. Scores are presented on the final assessment screen. For more precise research applications, there are options to have the item by item data sent to a user-specified e-mail address or database. For more information, training videos and analysis resources, please visit http://www.eytoolbox.com.au Languages embedded: English, Afrikaans, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, French, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Mandinka, Norwegian, Portuguese, Shangaan, Sotho, Spanish, Swedish, Xhosa, Zulu, and more in progress About the Early Years Toolbox: The 'Early Years Toolbox' (EYT, for short) is comprised of brief, engaging game-like assessments of children’s self-regulation, executive functioning and vocabulary. These assessments are based on well-established and widely used measures, yet have been adapted and optimised on the basis of 20+ years of research experience working with young children. NOTE FOR RESEARCHERS: If using this app for research and/or publication purposes, please cite the following as the original source article: Howard, S. J., & Melhuish, E. (2017). An Early Years Toolbox (EYT) for assessing early executive function, language, self-regulation, and social development: Validity, reliability and preliminary norms. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 35(3), 255-275.

About

MetaWear

Stream sensor data from MetaWear BLE sensor boards. This platform provides a comprehensive solution for building wearable devices and collecting sensor information.

Highlights
  • Stream sensor data
  • MetaWear BLE sensor board compatibility
  • Build wearable devices
  • Gather sensor data
  • Complete platform solution
Features
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The MetaWear App lets you quickly and simply stream sensor data from any wireless MMS or MMRL sensor board.

Screenshots

MetaWear4 screens

Verdict

The call

EYT Card Sorting and MetaWear both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of EYT Card Sorting's written reviews are positive against 50% of MetaWear's. EYT Card Sorting also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). MetaWear's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

MetaWear is free to download; EYT Card Sorting costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for EYT Card Sorting against 5.0 for MetaWear. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of EYT Card Sorting's written reviews are positive against 50% of MetaWear's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EYT Card Sorting ships an update every 3 months, MetaWear every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EYT Card Sorting versus MetaWear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEYT Card SortingMetaWear
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversity of WollongongMBIENTLAB INC

Customer experience

EYT Card Sorting

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MetaWear

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

EYT Card Sorting

No in-app purchases

None

MetaWear

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EYT Card Sorting free?
EYT Card Sorting costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MetaWear free?
MetaWear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EYT Card Sorting or MetaWear?
EYT Card Sorting and MetaWear are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do EYT Card Sorting or MetaWear have ads?
Neither EYT Card Sorting nor MetaWear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EYT Card Sorting or MetaWear?
EYT Card Sorting ships an update every 3 months, and MetaWear every 6 weeks. Most recently, EYT Card Sorting was updated on October 3, 2026 and MetaWear on October 7, 2026.

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