Comparison · checked October 11, 2026
Best ABA data collection apps for iPhone (2026): compared
Agencies already on a practice-management platform are usually best served by its own app: CentralReach, Ensora or Motivity. For a solo practitioner, TallyFlex adds ABC data, task analysis and prompt levels; Behavior Observer suits school observations; SpeechTally tallies group speech sessions. ABA Data Collection fits one RBT or SLPA who needs offline, encrypted, per-client data.
Neobile makes ABA Data Collection: RBT & SLP. This comparison is ours; every fact about another app comes from its App Store page on October 11, 2026. Tell us if something is out of date: [email protected].
Data apps record the observations you enter. Your supervising BCBA or SLP chooses the methods and interprets the data, and your employer decides which apps may hold client information. ABA Data Collection: RBT & SLP does not diagnose, interpret, recommend, or establish mastery.
Enterprise platform or lightweight app?
ABA data apps fall into two groups. Enterprise platforms are run by the agency: the BCBA builds programs, the organization holds the records, and the phone app is one window into that system, often tied to scheduling, billing and session notes. Lightweight apps are downloaded and set up by one person, with no agency system behind them. If your employer already uses a platform, its app is almost always the right choice, because that is where your supervisor will look. The lightweight apps matter when there is no platform, when you need a backup way to count, or when you only collect a few simple measures.
Which app fits which job?
Best for agencies that bill and document in CentralReach: CR Mobile App
Its listing describes session tracking, data capture and documentation in real time, powered by CR Care360, with full offline functionality, AI note assistance, configurable service codes and required note elements, and EVV compliance.
Best for clinics that design whole skill-acquisition programs: Ensora Data Collection
The listing centers on program design: targets that move from baseline to acquisition to maintenance automatically, cold probes, custom prompt levels, discrete trials and task analysis, plus online graphing, progress notes and insurance reports.
Best for staff whose organization uses Motivity: Motivity
Its listing says the app gives authorized Motivity users access to the platform, and that the organization must have an active Motivity subscription to use it.
Best for a solo practitioner who needs ABC data, task analysis or prompt levels: TallyFlex
It lists frequency, duration, latency, percent correct, interval recording and momentary time sampling, plus ABC data, task-analysis steps and prompt levels, progress graphs with annotations and PDF reports. Its listing says the free plan covers core data collection, session notes and basic CSV and Excel export, while programs, task analysis, prompt levels and PDF reports need a paid plan.
Best for school observations with peer comparison: Behavior Observer
Designed by a practicing school psychologist, according to the listing, with frequency, duration, latency, ABC, and time sampling including BOSS on-task scoring with peer comparison. It lists watch support for interval alerts and tallies, printable PDF reports, data kept on the device, and a free tier for one student with a 5-minute session limit.
Best for tallying accuracy in group speech sessions: SpeechTally
A paid download with no in-app purchases listed: green and red buttons for correct and incorrect responses for up to four clients at once, with accuracy as a percentage and a fraction, offline, with data on the device.
Best for one RBT or SLPA with no practice-management system: ABA Data Collection: RBT & SLP
It counts, times and scores in seven ways, three of them interval methods sharing one cadence, with up to 24 targets in one session, large buttons with undo, and summaries that always show the numerator and denominator. Records are encrypted on the device with no account or internet; a per-client progress chart and report are an in-app purchase. It records no ABC data, task analysis or prompt levels.
What does each ABA app list on the App Store?
One row per app and identical columns, taken from the listings as they read on October 11, 2026. Where a cell says “not stated” or “not itemized”, the listing is silent on that point.
| App | Developer | Price model | Methods listed | Reports and graphs | Where data lives | Minimum iOS | Privacy label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABA Data Collection: RBT & SLP | Neobile LLC | Free download with in-app purchases | Frequency, duration, latency, percent correct, whole and partial interval, momentary time sampling | Session summary; per-client progress chart and PDF/CSV report | Encrypted on the device; no account, no internet | 17.0 | Data Not Collected |
| CR Mobile App | CentralReach LLC | Free download; no in-app purchases listed | Session data capture and documentation (methods not itemized) | Time-stamped session notes, service codes, AI note assistance, EVV | Powered by CR Care360; full offline functionality | 15.0 | Data Linked to You; Data Not Linked to You |
| Ensora Data Collection | DataFinch Technologies, Inc. | Free download; no in-app purchases listed | Discrete trials, task analysis, frequency counter, skill acquisition with custom prompt levels | Online graphing; progress notes and insurance reports | Not stated | 16.0 | Data Not Linked to You |
| Motivity - ABA Data Collection | Experiad LLC | Free download; your organization needs an active Motivity subscription | Not itemized | Not itemized | For authorized users of an organization | 12.2 | Data Not Linked to You |
| TallyFlex: ABA data collection | TallyFlex LLC | Free plan; in-app purchases (Solo subscription) | Frequency, duration, latency, percent correct, interval, momentary time sampling, ABC, task analysis, prompt levels | Progress graphs with annotations; PDF reports (paid); CSV and Excel export | Not stated | 15.0 | Data Linked to You; Data Not Linked to You |
| Behavior Observer | Daniel Zaccaro | Free to try with limits; in-app purchases (yearly or lifetime) | Frequency, duration, momentary, partial and whole interval, BOSS with peer comparison, ABC, latency | Charts and printable PDF reports; Excel export | On the device | 17.6 | Data Not Collected |
| SpeechTally | Specialty Benchmarks | Paid download; no in-app purchases listed | Correct and incorrect tallies for up to 4 clients at once | Accuracy as percentage and fraction | On the device; works offline | 16.0 | Data Not Collected |
Every app in the table supports both iPhone and iPad. The privacy column repeats what each developer declared in the “App Privacy” part of its store page. App Store ids: CR Mobile App 1512795774, Ensora Data Collection 1628316557, Motivity 1627697640, TallyFlex 1531412972, Behavior Observer 6789358581, SpeechTally 6752221114, ABA Data Collection 6797687150.
What should you check before you choose?
- Your employer’s rules. Ask which systems and devices may hold session data before you install anything.
- The methods in your plan. If your programs use ABC data, task analysis or prompt levels, choose an app that lists them.
- How the data reaches your supervisor. A platform app syncs into the agency’s system; a lightweight app exports a PDF or CSV you hand over.
- Where the records are kept. Read each listing and its privacy label, and keep client identifiers to a code or initials.
Neobile makes ABA Data Collection: RBT & SLP, and it appears above only for the one case it fits. Listings change; if one of these facts is out of date, write to us and the table will be corrected.
Sources
- CR Mobile App on the App Store (checked October 11, 2026)
- Ensora Data Collection on the App Store (checked October 11, 2026)
- Motivity - ABA Data Collection on the App Store (checked October 11, 2026)
- TallyFlex: ABA data collection on the App Store (checked October 11, 2026)
- Behavior Observer on the App Store (checked October 11, 2026)
- SpeechTally on the App Store (checked October 11, 2026)
Questions people ask
What is the best ABA data collection app for an RBT?
If your agency runs CentralReach, Ensora or Motivity, use its app; that is where your data belongs. If you work alone or your employer allows a separate tool, compare TallyFlex for ABC data and task analysis, Behavior Observer for school observations, and ABA Data Collection for offline, encrypted per-client data with no account.
Which ABA data apps work offline?
Among these listings, ABA Data Collection, SpeechTally and Behavior Observer describe data kept on the device, and CentralReach’s CR Mobile App lists full offline functionality. The other listings do not say.
Which apps record ABC data or task analysis?
TallyFlex lists ABC data, task analysis and prompt levels; Behavior Observer lists ABC; Ensora Data Collection lists task analysis and custom prompt levels. ABA Data Collection: RBT & SLP records none of these.
Do I need my employer’s permission to use one of these apps?
Usually, yes. Many agencies and schools require session data to go into their own system and limit client information on personal devices. Ask before you record, and use a client code instead of a name.
How did you pick these apps?
The candidates came from App Store searches in the US storefront, run on October 11, 2026, for “ABA data collection”, “ABA data”, “RBT data”, “behavior data collection” and “SLP data”. From those results we chose three enterprise platforms with App Store apps and three lightweight apps that each fit a different need.