A picture-routine app by Tendercraft

Visual Schedule Board: a picture routine app for kids on Fire tablets

Visual Schedule Board is an offline picture-routine app for Amazon Fire tablets. Parents and teachers build step-by-step visual schedules, such as a morning or bedtime routine, from 74 built-in pictures or their own photos, and children follow them one step at a time.

Free to start. One-time unlock, no subscription. No ads, no accounts.

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Home screen greeting a child with three routines: Morning, School and Bedtime, each showing its picture steps and a Start button

What is a visual schedule?

A visual schedule shows the steps of a routine as pictures in order, so a child can see what happens now and what comes next instead of hearing a list of instructions. Families and classrooms use them for mornings, school days, bedtime and transitions. Visual Schedule Board puts that on a tablet.

What you can do with it

Build routines from pictures

Choose from 74 built-in pictures or take a photo. Name each step and put the steps in order.

One calm step at a time

A large card shows the current step. First / Then view shows just what to do now and what comes next. Tap a finished step to mark it done, tap again to undo.

Optional timers and read-aloud

Add a quiet countdown with no alarm sound to any step. Read-aloud uses a voice already installed on the tablet.

A profile per child

Each child gets their own routines. Routines reset every morning.

Adult-only editing

A short multiplication question protects the parent area.

Backup and restore

Export all routines and photos to one file and import it again later.

At home

Build a Morning routine with Brush teeth, Get dressed, Eat breakfast and Pack bag. Start it at the same time each day and let the child tap each step as it is finished.

In the classroom

Create a School routine for arrival, put on shoes and bus ride, or show First / Then for a single transition. Make one profile per child on a shared tablet.

Paper chart or tablet

Comparison of a paper picture chart and Visual Schedule Board
Task	Paper chart	Visual Schedule Board
Change a step	Reprint or redraw	Edit in seconds
Use real photos	Print and cut out	Take or pick a photo
Mark a step done	Velcro or stickers	One tap, one tap to undo
Timer	Separate device	Built-in quiet countdown
Several children	A chart each	A profile each
Needs internet	No	No

See the actual app

These are real screens from the app, with a fictional child named Maya. Open any image to see it full size.

Morning routine with the current step, Brush teeth, highlighted with a large picture and a Tap when done button, and the next steps beside it — One step is highlighted. The next steps wait beside it.

First / Then view showing Brush teeth as the first step and Get dressed as the step that comes then — First / Then view: what to do now and what comes next.

Morning routine with two steps marked done and a progress bar, the third step Eat breakfast now highlighted — Finished steps fade and show a Tap to undo hint.

All done screen with a star and the finished Morning steps, with buttons to go back or undo the last step — A calm All done screen when the routine is finished.

Parent gate asking a multiplication question with an on-screen keypad before the parent area opens — A parent gate keeps editing away from little fingers.

Routine editor listing four steps with a picture, a timer or done label, move up, move down, edit and delete buttons — Parents and teachers order, edit and add steps.

Step editor with a picture grid, a quiet timer set to 2 minutes and an option to use a real photo — Choose a picture or use a real photo, and add an optional quiet timer.

Private by design

No ads, no accounts and no analytics. Names, routines and photos stay on the tablet. Read the full privacy policy.

Questions and answers

What is Visual Schedule Board?

Does it work without internet?

Yes. Routines, pictures and photos are stored on the tablet and the app works fully offline.

Does it need an account, or show ads?

No. There are no accounts, no ads and no analytics.

Is there a subscription?

No. The app is free to start with 1 child profile and 2 routines. A one-time unlock through Amazon adds more children and routines.

Which devices does it run on?

Compatible Amazon Fire tablets. It is not available for Kindle e-readers or for phones.

Can I use my own photos?

Yes. Any step can use a photo from the tablet camera or gallery instead of a built-in picture.

Can children change the routines?

Editing is behind a parent gate, a short multiplication question, so routines are changed by an adult.

Is it a medical or therapy app?

No. It is a routine and organization tool that shows steps as pictures.

Get in touch

Free printable routine charts How to use a First / Then board Email product support App privacy policy

Built and supported by Tendercraft. Pictures are Twemoji (CC BY 4.0).