Comparison

Talk Suite Pro 2.0 vs simPODD

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

Head to head
About

Talk Suite Pro 2.0

This powerful app supports literacy and social communication for individuals needing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). It offers multiple communication modes, customizable features, and tools to build sentences, relationships, and inclusion.

Highlights
  • Ten powerful communication modes
  • Core organization for intuitive sentence building
  • Photo Albums, Step-by-Step stories, Joke mode
  • Customizable for early to advanced communicators
  • Symbol and voice options for age, gender, race
  • Built-in scanning features
  • Support for families, teachers, and SLPs
Features
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An incredibly powerful AAC app that balances literacy and social communication! Talk Suite Pro was created working with many of the field's top SLPs and offers core and more! Compare our many features and supports and see the power of our multi-modal communication approach! TEN powerful communication modes so you can access the most effective language for any situation. Core organization that lets you build sentences intuitively and easily. And multiple modes so people can learn to be truly engaging and build not only sentences - but relationships! Our app includes Photo Albums, Step-by-Step stories, Joke mode and so much more! Talk Suite Pro meets the needs of early communicators to advanced communicators. And to be easily customizable. And it's the only app that offers symbols and voices to highlight an individual's age, gender, race, and so much more! *********** Talk Suite Pro was created working with many of the top SLPs and educators in our field. Learn about our comprehensive approach to communication which blends precise generative language and social learning. Discover how quick, easy, and intuitive editing can be! And our built-in scanning features are created to support those with even the most complete motor challenges. Even at its best, being a person who needs Alternative Communication and Speech Apps is tough. Talk Suite Pro is designed to make it all a bit easier. *********** TSP also offers a complete communication environment to support not only the person who uses the app, but also the families, teachers, SLPs and others who are part of that individuals world. Our approach features multiple communication modes, bi-weekly activities, and online resources. So you can do more on your own. And that's especially important during these times. Talk Suite Pro is designed to be easily customizable for beginning communicators, and advanced communicators. *********** Talk Suite helps build more than great sentences. It helps build connection, engagement, and inclusion. Our communication structure was developed with the input of some of our field’s most important leaders: Pati-King DeBaun, Caroline Musselwhite, Deanna Wagner, Mo Buti, Gretchen Hanser, and Megan Fucci-Wenzel. With their input, you can feel assured Talk Suite's approach – incorporating principles of Multi-Modal Communication while balancing the need for precise speech with those for faster communication – can give you powerful tools possible to reach your potential! *********** Families and Parents: You’ll love the phrases included to help get conversations going - and communication growing. And you'll love our activities. Teachers and SLPs: You’ll love how we’ve made it easier to incorporate Talk Suite into your classes! And all our academic vocabulary. *********** Talk Suite provides non-verbal individuals with thousands of words, smartly organized, to create new sentences word-by-word. As you grow, you'll love our state-of-the-art editing interface. Programming is actually enjoyable! Talk Suite also comes with hundreds of pre-programmed things to say - organized in a variety of ways, so one can get to them quickly. *********** Talk Suite’s website also offers all sorts of free resources for learning and support – including dozens of quick “How To Videos” to save you from plodding through manuals. *********** To see more, visit our site at bit.ly/TS-TSPro Talk Suite! It has Core.... and MORE!

About

simPODD

This app simplifies augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for individuals who cannot speak. It integrates digital PODD page sets with a printing interface, offering streamlined editing and access to various vocabulary options. Designed in collaboration with the PODD system's creator, it aims to make communication more accessible and efficient.

Highlights
  • Digital PODD page sets
  • Integrated printing interface
  • Streamlined editing
  • SymbolStix integration
  • Multiple text-to-speech voices
  • Regionally specific vocabulary
Features
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simPODD is an app for the popular PODD system that makes communication more simple for those who can’t speak. Built in collaboration with Gayle Porter, it’s the only PODD app for iPad to bring digital page sets and a printing interface into one app. From the makers of Proloquo2Go, this augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app is sure to become a favorite among PODD users, because it's the only PODD app built specifically for their needs. “simPODD’s integration of PODD communication books and electronic page sets in a single product supports people to "say what I want to say, to whoever, whenever and however I choose to say it.” - Gayle Porter, creator of the PODD system Highlights • Access to all PODD digital page sets: 15 Preschool, 15+ Preschool, 15 School, 15+ School, 60 Complex Syntax, 60 Expanded Key Word • Fully integrated printing interface in the app to print direct access individual and group PODD books (with yearly subscription) • Streamlined and simplified editing process • Uses SymbolStix • Regionally specific vocabulary and American, British and Australian voices • 38 natural-sounding text-to-speech voices including genuine children’s voices • Free 1-month trial How it works simPODD makes using PODD much simpler. First, it brings the digital page sets and printing experience into one app. No need to manage different payments and subscriptions, or learn how to use multiple programs. It’s all rolled into one. It’s easy to use, no matter who you are: parent, teacher, speech therapist or PODD user. Customizing and editing digital page sets is also very straightforward with simPODD. Quickly edit the vocabulary, create new buttons and link folders without following a lot of complicated steps. Since we worked closely with PODD users while building the app, we took all of the hassle and frustration out of these processes. The easiest PODD book printing experience The printing function for PODD books is right inside the app. Just select a book and customize. Print the book all at once, instead of page by page. It only takes a few minutes! You can create as many books as you need, and print them for all of the people in a PODD communicator’s life. What is PODD? PODD (Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display) is a popular AAC system created and owned by Gayle Porter. PODD organizes vocabulary around communication function and predicted likely usage to make it more efficient to get something across. PODD's range of books and page sets support language development from first words to complex syntax. The books and page sets for early communicators also include strategies like pragmatic branch starters. This supports more intelligible and varied communication. Comprehensive support We’re there for you every step of the way. Help articles on the website are there to guide you through set up. New to AAC? Our website has background resources in the Learn AAC section. You can also connect directly with our community on our Facebook groups. Questions? Our support team is available 7 days a week. Choose the subscription that’s right for you: Yearly Digital + Print or Monthly Digital. Yearly Digital + Print • Print direct access PODD books right from the app • Full access to all of the digital page sets • Regular updates • Save money - 2 months free compared to the monthly subscription Monthly Digital • Full access to all of the digital page sets • Regular updates • Cancel month to month, so you only pay for what you use • An inexpensive way to try PODD Try the app out with our 1-month free trial! How payment works • Payments will be charged to your Apple ID (after your free trial ends) • Subscriptions renew automatically. Payment is charged 24 hours before the current subscription period ends • Don’t want to renew? Cancel more than 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period • Want to cancel or change your subscription? Manage it in your account settings on the App Store

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: simPODD at Free against Talk Suite Pro 2.0's $44.99. simPODD also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 67%). Talk Suite Pro 2.0's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

simPODD is free to download; Talk Suite Pro 2.0 costs $44.99 up front. Talk Suite Pro 2.0 sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and simPODD sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Talk Suite Pro 2.0 against 4.5 for simPODD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Talk Suite Pro 2.0's written reviews are positive against 78% of simPODD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talk Suite Pro 2.0 ships an update every 5 weeks, simPODD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Talk Suite Pro 2.0 versus simPODD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalk Suite Pro 2.0simPODD
Price$44.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (14 ratings) — better4.5 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1421 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB539 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEllenson Integration Enterprises, Inc.AssistiveWare

Customer experience

Talk Suite Pro 2.0

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

simPODD

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Talk Suite Pro 2.0

One-time7
  • Character - Zac Child$7.99
  • Character - Zoe Child$7.99
  • Voice - Ella$11.99
Show 4 more
  • Voice - Josh$11.99
  • Voice - Emilio (English)$11.99
  • Voice - Valeria(English)$11.99
  • Voice - Scott$11.99
4 purchases

simPODD

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Digital1 Month trial$13.991 Month
  • Yearly Digital + Print$139.991 Year
  • Yearly Digital + Print*1 Month trial$139.991 Year
One-time1
  • One Year Digital$139.99

Questions

Is Talk Suite Pro 2.0 free?
Talk Suite Pro 2.0 costs $44.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is simPODD free?
simPODD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Talk Suite Pro 2.0 or simPODD?
Talk Suite Pro 2.0 is rated higher. Talk Suite Pro 2.0 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while simPODD averages 4.5 from 21 ratings.
Do Talk Suite Pro 2.0 or simPODD have ads?
Neither Talk Suite Pro 2.0 nor simPODD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talk Suite Pro 2.0 or simPODD?
Talk Suite Pro 2.0 ships an update every 5 weeks, and simPODD every 2 months. Most recently, Talk Suite Pro 2.0 was updated on September 11, 2026 and simPODD on September 3, 2026.

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