Emergency Chat vs Simple AAC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emergency Chat
Facilitates communication when speech is not possible. Features a customizable splash screen explaining your inability to speak and a simple chat interface for direct messaging.
- Speech-free communication
- Customizable splash screen
- Pre-written explanation for non-verbal users
- Simple chat interface
- Adjustable title and text
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Emergency chat can be used in any situation where speech is impossible but communication is still necessary. The splash screen has a base text that explains to the person you gave your phone to that you can't use speech and want to use this app to communicate. The default text is aimed at people experiencing an autistic meltdown, where their speech centres stay non-functional for a while even after they've recovered. Both the title and text can be adjusted in the settings screen to be whatever you want the person you give your phone to know. You can then continue to the next screen which has a simple chat client.
Simple AAC
This app converts typed text into spoken words using your device's built-in voices. It supports multiple languages and offers a straightforward interface for communication.
- Text-to-speech conversion
- Uses built-in iOS voices
- Supports multiple languages
- Simple keyboard input
- Works on iPhone and iPad
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Simple AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) is an extremely simple text-to-speech app that uses iOS's built-in voices. Text input is done with the regular keyboard; and the app even works for other languages that aren't English, if you have their voices installed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Emergency Chat at 87 against Simple AAC's 2. Emergency Chat also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Emergency Chat against 5.0 for Simple AAC. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emergency Chat has 87 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Emergency Chat | Simple AAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (87 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 98.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leonard Elezi | Amit Ron |
Customer experience
Emergency Chat
Simple AAC
Bugs and requests
Emergency Chat
Reported bugs
2 issues- App colors changed to bright green on white
- Starting message too big with large text setting
Requested features
8 requests- Speech option / text-to-speech
- Different chat bubble colors (like iMessage)
- Voice box or sound board with common phrases
- Option to text/alert certain individuals
- Save chats option
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- More pastel color options for chat
- Fix large text display issue with starting message
- Change speech bubble colors
Simple AAC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Emergency Chat
No in-app purchases
Simple AAC
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Emergency Chat free?
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Which has better reviews, Emergency Chat or Simple AAC?
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