Comparison

EYT Mr Ant vs Low Vision Simulator

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

Head to head
About

EYT Mr Ant

This iPad game assesses children's working memory by having them recall sticker placements on a cartoon character. It offers a quick, engaging assessment suitable for early childhood development research and education.

Highlights
  • Working memory assessment
  • Visual information recall
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Research data export
  • Multilingual support
  • Early childhood development focus
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Early Years Toolbox (EYT) Mr. Ant is an iPad-based assessment of children's working memory (i.e., the amount of visual information that they can concurrently coordinate in mind). In this game, children encounter a cartoon character – Mr. Ant – who has placed a number of coloured stickers on different parts of his body. After a short time Mr. Ant disappears and, once he reappears without any stickers, the child is asked to recall the locations of the stickers by tapping where the stickers used to be. Trials are presented in order of difficulty, with a stop rule after a prescribed number of incorrect responses to prevent frustration associated with overly difficult items. This game takes approximately 5-8 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, Arabic, Afrikaans, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Mandinka, Mongolian, 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

Low Vision Simulator

Experience simulated visual impairments like blur, glare, and tunnel vision. This tool helps users understand and share low vision conditions, even capturing photos and videos during simulations. It offers remote control for adjusting effects while previewing.

Highlights
  • Simulates blur, glare, tunnel vision, central scotoma, nystagmus
  • Reproduces complex visual situations
  • Shareable low-vision settings
  • Capture photos and videos during simulation
  • Remote device connection for effect adjustment
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
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This application simulates symptoms of low vision vision. It can reproduce blur, glare, tunnel vision, central scotoma and nystagmus. It can also simulate complex situations such as glare and tunnel vision at the same time. It allows users to share their low-vision settings and take photos and videos during the simulation. Additionally, it can connect remotely to another device to adjust the effects while previewing the simulation.

Screenshots

Low Vision Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: EYT Mr Ant at 100% against Low Vision Simulator's 50%. EYT Mr Ant also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Low Vision Simulator's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On 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

Low Vision Simulator is free to download; EYT Mr Ant costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EYT Mr Ant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of EYT Mr Ant's written reviews are positive against 50% of Low Vision Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EYT Mr Ant ships an update every 3 months, Low Vision Simulator monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
EYT Mr Ant versus Low Vision Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEYT Mr AntLow Vision Simulator
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversity of WollongongYasushi Nakano

Customer experience

EYT Mr Ant

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

Low Vision Simulator

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

EYT Mr Ant

No in-app purchases

None

Low Vision Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EYT Mr Ant free?
EYT Mr Ant costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Low Vision Simulator free?
Low Vision Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EYT Mr Ant or Low Vision Simulator?
EYT Mr Ant is rated higher. EYT Mr Ant averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Low Vision Simulator averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do EYT Mr Ant or Low Vision Simulator have ads?
Neither EYT Mr Ant nor Low Vision Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EYT Mr Ant or Low Vision Simulator?
EYT Mr Ant ships an update every 3 months, and Low Vision Simulator monthly. Most recently, EYT Mr Ant was updated on October 29, 2026 and Low Vision Simulator on October 24, 2026.

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