Comparison

TD Snap® vs Wedge

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TD Snap®

This communication software assists individuals with speech and language disabilities by offering symbol-supported and text-based communication options. It features customizable page sets and editing tools, accessible via touch, eye gaze, and switch access. A subscription is required after a trial period.

Highlights
  • Symbol-supported and text-based page sets
  • Customizable editing tools
  • Touch, eye gaze, and switch access
  • Picture Communication Symbols library
  • Visual schedules and timers
  • Cloud-based content syncing
Features
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TD Snap® is a flexible, robust communication software for people with speech and language disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy and aphasia. Created by Tobii Dynavox, a leader in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), TD Snap provides a choice of evidence-based, professionally developed page sets designed to meet different communication needs and preferences, with both symbol-supported and text-based options. TD Snap includes easy-to-use editing tools to create a personalized experience, and is accessible via touch, eye gaze and switch access methods. A monthly subscription is required to enable speech following a 1-month trial period. Tobii Dynavox offers complementary resources to help communicators, caregivers, and professionals succeed with TD Snap. These resources can be found by visiting myTobiiDynavox.com or tobiidynavox.com. Have you purchased a Tobii Dynavox device and looking to use your companion TD Snap license on an iOS device? Download this app and log into myTobiiDynavox in the start-up wizard. Customizable TD Snap Page Sets: • Core First: A symbol-supported page set enabling a path to literacy at any stage of language development, now also available in High contrast • Motor Plan: A symbol-supported page set enabling efficient language acquisition at any age, custom designed for both touch and eye gaze • Express: A symbol-supported page set to help people express themselves using theme-based phrases and words, now also available in bilingual Spanish/English • Text: A page set for those who are literate or transitioning from symbol supports to literacy • Scanning: A page set for those who use scanning as their primary access method, • Aphasia: A page set to help adults with aphasia communicate while also supporting language recovery , now also available in bilingual Spanish/English • PODD*: A page set based on the Pragmatic Organization Dynamic Display vocabulary strategy, developed by AAC expert Gayle Porter • Gateway*: A page set based on the Gateway vocabulary strategy, developed by Joan Bruno *Denotes in-app purchase of an additional monthly subscription per page or symbol set. Developed by a third party. Powerful Set of Integrated TD Snap Tools: • Editing: An intuitive editing tool to help customize buttons to meet a communicator’s unique needs • Diversity: A variety of diversity settings that let you customize skin tone, hair shades, and more • PCS: A built-in library of over 75,000 Picture Communication Symbols translated into over 25 languages • Search: A search bar to locate words and symbols with an easy and accessible path to find them • Visual Supports: A set of supports like visual schedules, timers, and scripts • Google Assistant: An integrated tool enabling symbol-supported access to Google Assistant • QuickFires: A set of commonly used pre-programmed phrases to make communication smoother • myTobiiDynavox: A cloud-based resource for backing up, sharing, and syncing customized content. How Subscriptions Work Following the 1-month free trial, your Apple ID payment method on file will automatically be charged monthly unless you cancel 24 hours before the trial ends. Subsequent monthly payments will be charged to your Apple ID payment method 24 hours before the end of each period. Your subscriptions are managed in account settings on the App Store. TD Snap® is a trademark and registered trademark of Tobii Dynavox AB. Tobii Dynavox cannot guarantee compatibility of TD Snap with any non-Tobii Dynavox brand of hardware and will not offer technical support for compatibility issues. All downloads are governed by TD Snap License Agreement for Download.

About

Wedge

This app provides a visual countdown timer that shrinks like a colored wedge, making time remaining clear at a glance. It features a hidden picture that is revealed as time elapses, perfect for engaging children and adults alike. Designed for focus and time management, it's ad-free and privacy-focused.

Highlights
  • Visual wedge countdown
  • Hidden picture reveal
  • Customizable presets
  • Gentle alarm sounds
  • Kid-lock feature
  • Live Activity integration
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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A visual countdown timer you can read from across the room. A coloured wedge shrinks as the time runs out, so anyone can see how much is left at a glance. No reading a clock. No arithmetic. That one idea is why visual timers are standard equipment in classrooms and therapy rooms: for children who cannot tell the time yet, for anyone with ADHD and time blindness, and in occupational therapy and special education, where "five more minutes" means nothing but "when the red is gone" means everything. HIDE A PICTURE UNDERNEATH Turn on a hidden picture and the disc starts fully covered. As the wedge retreats, the picture underneath is uncovered a slice at a time, finishing exactly when the timer does. A child who will not watch a countdown will watch a dinosaur arrive. Thirty pictures and thirty backgrounds, and they are not all for small children. The set runs from cartoon dinosaurs and rockets through to a mandala, a koi pond and a nebula, so the same reveal works for a teenager or for an adult holding their own focus. All of it is off by default, because a classroom wants the plain disc and that room comes first. NO ADS. NOT NOW, NOT LATER. This app is built to be handed to a seven-year-old. No adverts. No pop-ups. No tracking. No account to create. Nothing is ever sent to a server, because there is no server. Your presets and settings stay on your device. WHAT'S INSIDE • A large, calm dial that reads clearly from the back of a classroom • Drag the disc to set any time up to an hour, or tap a saved preset • Presets with their own names and colours, so "Reading 20" is one tap • Ten alarm sounds, six of them deliberately gentle, because one harsh beep is wrong for a sensory-sensitive room • Kid-lock freezes the screen mid-session so nobody can stop the timer • A Live Activity keeps the countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Siri and Shortcuts • Keep the screen awake while a timer runs • Seven disc colours • Keeps perfect time while backgrounded, locked, or fully closed • iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape BUILT FOR REAL ROOMS Teachers use it for transitions, centres and independent work. Occupational therapists use it for sessions, turn-taking and regulation. Parents use it for screen time, tooth brushing, homework and getting out of the door. Adults use it for focus blocks, study sprints and breaking long tasks down. ACCESSIBILITY IS NOT AN AFTERTHOUGHT Full VoiceOver labels on the dial and every control. Dynamic Type throughout. Reduced Motion honoured. State is never shown by colour alone, so the timer still reads for colour-blind users and for a child who is not tracking the colour at all. HONEST PRICING Five complete timers free, with every feature turned on. Not a crippled trial. Then one quiet one-time purchase and it is yours, including every future update. No subscription. No renewals. No upsells. No "premium" tier that switches off something you already paid for. Family Sharing included.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wedge at 5.0 against TD Snap®'s 4.1. Wedge also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). TD Snap®'s advantage is ratings volume (873 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TD Snap® sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Wedge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wedge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TD Snap® has 873 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TD Snap® ships an update every 2 months, Wedge every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TD Snap® versus Wedge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTD Snap®Wedge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (873 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings873 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3.4 GB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobii Dynavox LLCChad Berry

Customer experience

TD Snap®

All ratings856 ratings
Positive77.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative16.6%
Written reviews179 reviews
Positive30.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative63.7%

Wedge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

TD Snap®

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Voice disappearing after updates
  • Crashes on launch
  • Incompatibility with iPad Pro
  • Inability to restore purchased content

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to change undo symbol
  • Link to ACCIL image database
  • Ability to set user age for appropriate vocabulary
  • More robust core vocabulary
  • Easier grammar modeling

Wedge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TD Snap®

Subscriptions4
  • Gateway Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • PODD Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Metacom Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
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  • Speaking Upgrade Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
1 purchases

Wedge

One-time1
  • Wedge Unlocked$5.99

Questions

Is TD Snap® free?
TD Snap® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wedge free?
Wedge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TD Snap® or Wedge?
Wedge is rated higher. TD Snap® averages 4.1 out of 5 from 873 ratings, while Wedge averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do TD Snap® or Wedge have ads?
Neither TD Snap® nor Wedge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TD Snap® or Wedge?
TD Snap® ships an update every 2 months, and Wedge every 2 days. Most recently, TD Snap® was updated on November 2, 2026 and Wedge on October 24, 2026.

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