Cantab Insight vs IDDSI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cantab Insight
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Cantab Insight is an analytical assessment tool to enable quick and accurate measurement of brain function and cognitive impairment across multiple domains, producing a report to assist in clinical decision making. Available only to healthcare professionals with active Cantab Insight administrator credentials: you will need to provide a valid administrator ID and password in order to administer tests and view results.
IDDSI
Access the IDDSI framework for food texture and drink thickness testing. This tool provides easy lookup of descriptors and tests, suitable for all ages and care settings to assist individuals with dysphagia.
- IDDSI framework access
- Food texture descriptors
- Drink thickness tests
- Easy lookup
- Applicable to all ages
- Supports all care settings
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Have the IDDSI framework at your fingertips - get access to the descriptors and look up the different IDDSI food texture and drink thickness tests easily either in the lab, office or at home. The IDDSI Framework is culturally sensitive, measurable and applicable to individuals of all age groups in all care settings, designed in an effort to help those with dysphagia.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: IDDSI at 3 against Cantab Insight's 1. Cantab Insight's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cantab Insight ships an update every 24 months, IDDSI every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on May 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cantab Insight | IDDSI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.6 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 21 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cambridge Cognition Limited | International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative Iddsi |
In-app purchases
Cantab Insight
No in-app purchases
IDDSI
No in-app purchases
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