EyeText vs SimpleSpeak AAC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EyeText
This app enables communication for individuals with severe motor impairments using eye and blink gestures. It recognizes faces and eyes to control a simple text board, allowing users to select characters and form messages.
- Gaze and blink control
- Face and eye recognition
- Simple text board interface
- Assists with communication loss
- Blue frame cursor movement
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Gaze(blink) control simple text board to help communicating with people who lost body movement and voice because of ALS,Stroke,etc. Put the device in front of a face so that a face is recognized by a red square and eyes by a green circle. Blue frame around a button is moving and blinking (close both eyes slightly longer) works as pushing that button.
SimpleSpeak AAC
This app provides an intuitive way to communicate when speaking is difficult. Users can quickly create and organize custom phrases into categories, or use pre-set options. Expressing thoughts is as simple as a tap, with features like customizable voices and eye-tracking control.
- Customizable phrase creation
- Categorization of phrases
- Choice of speech voices
- Eye tracking control (iOS 18+)
- iCloud sync across devices
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SimpleSpeak helps you communicate when speaking isn’t possible, in a simple and intuitive way. Quickly create and organize your own phrases into categories that fit your needs, or choose from default categories to help you get started right away. Then, express your thoughts with just a tap. SimpleSpeak gives you everything you need to communicate, whether at home, on calls, or on the go: - Choose your speech voice, including Personal Voice - Customize phrases with color accents, labels, and more - Use eye tracking for hands-free control (iOS and iPadOS 18+) - Sync across devices with iCloud for seamless access
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimpleSpeak AAC at 100% against EyeText's 0%. SimpleSpeak AAC also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.0). EyeText's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.5). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
SimpleSpeak AAC is free to download; EyeText costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SimpleSpeak AAC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of EyeText's written reviews are positive against 100% of SimpleSpeak AAC's.
EyeText ships an update every 22 months, SimpleSpeak AAC every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EyeText | SimpleSpeak AAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takuya Kawakami | Justin Risner |
Customer experience
EyeText
SimpleSpeak AAC
In-app purchases
EyeText
No in-app purchases
SimpleSpeak AAC
No in-app purchases
