First Then Visual Schedule Reviews

Great visual schedule app

SpeechPath

This app has been really great for use with children with ASD. It is a simple to use app...it takes about 15 minutes to set up a new schedule! I like having the option to change the view (so I could see either one, two or all the steps at once). It's also nice to be able to record sound to go with the steps! Additionally, the developer is wonderful to work with and very open to feedback! Finally, I've had no trouble using the app on my iPad by just hitting the 2X button at the bottom of the screen.

Excellent

Jen- ABA Grad student

The only thing missing for me are the ability to uncheck but I can easily go back and fix that and shuffling a previously created schedule. Kid I am using this with is well on his way to independence in getting ready for school and bed time.

Fantastic

Carrie Tomlin

I can't believe there are no reviews on here. This app and all of Good Karma apps are wonderful. This, My Choice Board, and especially Scene Speak are amazing. Awesome customer support as well. All definitely worth the buy. All my therapists love them, too.

Great Idea but needs a few changes!!!

Jim Diamond

I have been using this app in my SPED classroom. My students don't have enough control to move the picture/schedule tasks one at a time - it rolls through the whole schedule. If they would change it so the picture would only one at a time with a swipe it would be fantastic and be a great assets to students with special needs.

More editing abilities needed

AutismOT

I like that you can use images from my personal computer as well as from the Internet, so there are many options for personalizing schedules. However, I am not able to rearrange the order of steps/activities once the schedule is created. I am a therapist and have a schedule for a few of my kiddos consisting of typical toys, activities, and equipment that we use in their sessions. I like to have flexibility as to in what order those activities occur in our sessions and give them say at the beginning of the session as to in what order we will do what. A quicker way to rearrange steps would make this app golden!

Wonderful app

UnoMasMama

We have gone from all no to "what's next?". My 7 year old son (with down syndrome) knows what is expected without my constant prompts. He is obviously feeling more independent using this app and as a result our lives are going much more smoothly. My typical 9 year old daughter thinks this is much better than a nagging mom too. Soooo recommend

Skip It for Your iPad

c. h.

While this app is compatible with an iPad, it is certainly NOT worth a $9.99 price point for your iPad. Visually, it's anticlimactic and difficult to use as a motivator when compared to other iPad apps. Enlarging the screen to more easily view the photos, etc. only makes them blurry and more difficult to recognize. If you're strictly working with a smaller iPhone or iTouch, you'll be more happy visually, but I'd still question the price point. The same review applies to the "My Choice Board" app. I think the concepts are outstanding and potentially great educational tools, but until they're designed to work at their full potential on an iPad, I'd spend my $10 elsewhere.

SLP

Jcoz11

I like this app, but wish I could change the schedule order.

Upgrades are great!

jameskade

I love this program for my son with autism. I create routine schedules which he follows through out his day. For example his morning routine has getting dressed, brushing teeth etc. I can add audio clips from some of his faviorite cartoons that relate to what he is doing, so he is motivated to do the schedule. This has increased my son's independence and involvement considerably. I am looking foward to future programs. I highly recommend this program for children on the specturm that are motivated by electronics, like my son. Thank you so much!!!!!

Perfect for kids with special needs

WuzieB

We just started using this app with our daughter (12) who has down syndrome, and it's been a huge hit already! We made schedules for the morning and night, and are planning to make schedules for her scholastic work too. She loves being in charge of her to do list, and the List Mode is the perfect combo of textual instructions she can read with pictures for visual cues. We use it with the check list so she can tick off what she's done. Previous reviews mentioned that you cannot change the order of the list items. This must have changed, because you can now change the order. When in Edit Mode, click the minus sign at the top, then move the bars on the right of each list item to sort. On the downside, the app crashes (though info is still saved) when you try to load pictures more than once or twice. And when you use the checklists, touching the picture removes the check, which makes it nearly impossible to use when in the Full Mode. But both of these are minor issues. It's a great app and we already realize this is going to be one of our most used applications!

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