Cantab Insight vs TabCAT
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.
TabCAT
This medical tool offers a suite of cognitive tests for assessing executive function, memory, language, motor skills, and visuospatial abilities. It also includes multidimensional questionnaires for subjects, informants, and examiners, designed for standardized measurement in clinical and research settings.
- Cognitive tests
- Executive function assessment
- Memory assessment
- Language assessment
- Motor skills assessment
- Visuospatial skills assessment
- Multidimensional questionnaires
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The Tablet-based Cognitive Assessment Tool (TabCAT) is an application developed at University of California San Francisco for the administration of clinical and research tools. The variety of tools available on TabCAT includes cognitive tests of executive function, memory, language, motor skills, and visuospatial skills. It also includes a set of multidimensional questionnaires that are subject-facing, informant-facing, or examiner-facing. TabCAT tools are designed for use in diverse settings, and automated administration and scoring ensure high precision and standardization of measurement. The tests can be used for assessment and longitudinal monitoring of cognitive and behavioral abilities in adults.
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TabCAT at every 4 months against Cantab Insight's every 24 months. Cantab Insight's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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
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, TabCAT every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on May 17, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cantab Insight | TabCAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cambridge Cognition Limited | University of California at San Francisco |
In-app purchases
Cantab Insight
No in-app purchases
TabCAT
No in-app purchases
