CoughDrop vs CoughDrop Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CoughDrop
This app provides a modern communication and support tool for individuals with complex communication needs. It offers customizable boards with symbols, images, and audio, along with reporting features for support teams.
- Customizable communication boards
- Rich symbol set and image personalization
- User-recorded audio and speech synthesis
- Cross-device synchronization
- Support team access and collaboration
- Built-in reporting and messaging
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CoughDrop is a simple, modern AAC communication and support tool that empowers individuals and the teams around them. It is a full-featured communication app built for individuals with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Rett syndrome, or other complex communication needs. CoughDrop is flexible and configurable enough to accommodate the access and comprehension needs of many communicators. CoughDrop users can install this app to access CoughDrop's communication and reporting features on their mobile device. The app includes starter boards for different levels of communication, and boards with large or small buttons can be personalized using the rich symbol set, user-provided images or camera photos, user-recorded audio, speech synthesis, etc. CoughDrop runs on multiple devices, so you can log in on your tablet, phone and computer and have access to the same communication tools and interface. In addition, users can be linked so parents, therapists and supervisors can access a communicator's boards from their own devices to better facilitate modeling, and to make it easier to modify boards without taking away the communicator's device. The built-in reporting and messaging tools also help the support team have a consistent strategy and know what's working across locations and times.
CoughDrop Pro
This communication tool supports individuals with complex communication needs, offering customizable boards with symbols, images, and audio. It allows for personalized communication strategies and provides reporting features for support teams across multiple devices.
- Customizable communication boards
- Rich symbol set and image support
- Speech synthesis
- Cross-device synchronization
- Team collaboration and modeling
- Built-in reporting and messaging
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CoughDrop is a simple, modern AAC communication and support tool that empowers individuals and the teams around them. It is a full-featured communication app built for individuals with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Rett syndrome, or other complex communication needs. CoughDrop is flexible and configurable enough to accommodate the access and comprehension needs of many communicators. CoughDrop users can install this app to access CoughDrop's communication and reporting features on their mobile device. The app includes starter boards for different levels of communication, and boards with large or small buttons can be personalized using the rich symbol set, user-provided images or camera photos, user-recorded audio, speech synthesis, etc. CoughDrop runs on multiple devices, so you can log in on your tablet, phone and computer and have access to the same communication tools and interface. In addition, users can be linked so parents, therapists and supervisors can access a communicator's boards from their own devices to better facilitate modeling, and to make it easier to modify boards without taking away the communicator's device. The built-in reporting and messaging tools also help the support team have a consistent strategy and know what's working across locations and times.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: CoughDrop at 57 against CoughDrop Pro's 3. CoughDrop Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. CoughDrop sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and CoughDrop Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for CoughDrop against 3.7 for CoughDrop Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CoughDrop has 57 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CoughDrop ships an update monthly, CoughDrop Pro every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CoughDrop | CoughDrop Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (57 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CoughDrop, Inc. | MAVWARE, LLC |
Customer experience
CoughDrop
CoughDrop Pro
In-app purchases
CoughDrop
- Evaluator Access$29.99
- Supporter Access$44.99
- Communicator Access$294.99
CoughDrop Pro
- Supporter Access$29.99
- Evaluator Access$29.99
- Communicator Access$294.99
