# CommBoards: AAC Speech Talker — user reviews > 12 indexed App Store user reviews of CommBoards by Dana Fridman, rated 4.30/5 from 89 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/commboards-aac-speech-talker/id1522541894/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/commboards-aac-speech-talker/id1522541894.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 62 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 10 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Unacceptable *2026-03-25* Not user-friendly to use honestly I don’t understand how this passes as an AAC device **Developer response:** Hi Ethan, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're sorry to hear the app felt difficult to use — that's the last thing we want for anyone relying on CommBoards for communication. If you'd like a personal walkthrough, please reach us at shmoontz@gmail.com and we'll help you get set up. Your feedback helps us improve, and we hope you'll give us another try. ### 1/5 — DO NOT GET THIS APP *2026-02-04* I PURCHASED THIS APP TO USE THE 7 DAY TRIAL AND IT FROZE. IT WONT LET ME CANCEL OR MOVE TO THE SCREEN TO USE IT. IT WILL ONLY GO TO SCREEN TO PURCHASE. BEWARE!!! **Developer response:** Hi MME757, we're very sorry — what you described is a bug we shipped, and it's exactly the kind of thing that should never happen. This was a known issue with the trial onboarding flow that has been fixed in the latest version. Could you please update CommBoards to the newest version and email us at shmoontz@gmail.com if you're still blocked? We'll process a refund immediately if the fix doesn't work. Thank you for flagging this — it helped us catch and fix it. ### 1/5 — Not working *2025-06-11* No volume, settings doesn’t open **Developer response:** Hi — we're really sorry for the trouble. "No volume" and "settings won't open" are both issues we want to fix. Please email us at shmoontz@gmail.com with your iOS version and device model, and we'll help you get back up and running. — CommBoards team ### 1/5 — Not good :( *2025-05-23* I don’t understand how to get into the parental controls and I don’t understand how to make it speak. I’m a teenager with asd and this is hard for me to use. It’s relatively easy to put things on the speaker, but the speaker doesn’t work. If it doesn’t work for a teen, it probably won’t work for a small child. **Developer response:** Hi Maxie, thank you for taking the time to write this. It means a lot that you told us what's not working — that's how we improve. Could you email us at shmoontz@gmail.com? We'll personally walk you through the parental controls and troubleshoot the speaker issue. We built this app for people like you, and we want to make it work for you. — CommBoards team ### 1/5 — Subscription based only *2024-11-12* Why isn’t there something up front that says this is subscription based? I shouldn’t have to download it just to find out that I have to pay every month to use the app. I don’t want to support this kind of model. **Developer response:** Hi, thanks for the honest feedback. We hear you — being surprised by a subscription is never a good experience, and we're working on making pricing clearer in the app store listing. CommBoards also offers a one-time $99.99 lifetime option, so you can pay once and never worry about renewals if that works better for your family. We really appreciate you giving it a try. — CommBoards team ### 1/5 — Edits disappeared *2024-03-30* Initially, I loved the commboard. We uploaded pictures to customize it for our child . It was a little difficult to link new sections on the homepage to additional options. Unfortunately, all the uploads I had have disappeared and the edits are gone. It no longer works. ### 3/5 — No sound *2024-11-24* Had high hopes for this app because it’s similar to what my daughter uses at school but more than half the time, the sound does not play. Can’t use it if it doesn’t say anything **Developer response:** Hi — "no sound" is the worst possible bug for an AAC app, full stop. We want to understand why this happens for some users. Could you email us at shmoontz@gmail.com with your iOS version? We have a few known scenarios (Bluetooth output, mute switch, do-not-disturb) and we'll help you find which one it is. Thank you for sticking with us. — CommBoards team ### 3/5 — Opening the setting *2024-08-15* It keeps prompting me to enter a code to open the setting, but it keeps returning back-and-forth. It won’t open. What do I need to do? **Developer response:** Hi — sorry for the frustration with the parent code loop. This usually happens if the code is being set up the first time but the confirmation step is being skipped. Please email us at shmoontz@gmail.com and we'll send you a 1-minute video showing how to set it up. — CommBoards team ### 4/5 — Its ok *2023-11-25* The volume is very low! No way to change it. Crashed often when adding a new cell. Hopefully updates are on the way. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback! Both issues you mentioned — low volume and crashes on adding cells — were real bugs. The crash on adding cells is fixed in recent versions; please update to the latest. For volume, try the in-app "Boost voice" toggle in settings. Email us at shmoontz@gmail.com if it still happens. — CommBoards team ### 5/5 — Costumer service excellence *2026-01-07* I purchased this due to its ability to only use a small amount of pictures for beginners. I wasn’t able enough o make the microphone work! Contacted them and had a continuous conversation until my issue was resolved. **Developer response:** Thanks so much for the kind words — happy we got the microphone working for you. Beginner-friendly boards with a small picture set were exactly what we wanted to ship. Email us anytime at shmoontz@gmail.com. — CommBoards team ## Most praised reviews (2 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Yeah *2025-05-03* Love it **Developer response:** Thank you! Glad CommBoards is working for you. If you ever want to share more or run into anything, email us at shmoontz@gmail.com. — CommBoards team ### 5/5 — Would recommend *2024-04-17* My birds use the full version of this app to communicate their needs, thoughts, and preferences. It can be customized to be just what you need and has a new save feature that I am excited to try. I have also had the chance to email with the developers and the responses were quick and helpful. Would recommend. **Developer response:** Thank you! Glad the customization works for your flock, and we hope the new save feature is helpful. If you'd like to share how your birds are using it, we'd love to hear from you at shmoontz@gmail.com. — CommBoards team --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-20.*