Communication Buttons Expanded vs Visual Speech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Communication Buttons Expanded
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Communication Buttons is THE app for simple augmentative communication. Choose sets of 9, 16, 25 and 36 to use for touch communication. Each button can be customized with a picture and will accommodate voice recording – and you’re spontaneously communicating and demonstrating cause and effect. State “yes,” or “no,” sing a song or tell a story. Keep a lookout for additional versions with special options.
Visual Speech
This app helps children learn to talk by adding animated lips to images of objects. It addresses challenges children face when they look away from faces, making it difficult to mimic speech movements. The visual aid supports early speech development.
- Animated lips on object images
- Supports speech mimicry
- Aids jaw and lip motion learning
- Visual learning tool for children
- Designed for early speech development
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Does your child look away from your face? This makes it hard for them to mimic the jaw and lip motions needed for speech. This app adds moving lips to pictures of favorite objects to help your child learn to talk.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Visual Speech at Free against Communication Buttons Expanded's $6.99. Visual Speech also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 27 months). Communication Buttons Expanded's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On ads 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
Visual Speech is free to download; Communication Buttons Expanded costs $6.99 up front. Visual Speech sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Communication Buttons Expanded asks for nothing beyond the download.
Communication Buttons Expanded ships an update every 27 months, Visual Speech weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Communication Buttons Expanded | Visual Speech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Preferred Mobile Applications, LLC | Su-Kam Intelligent Education Systems Inc |
In-app purchases
Communication Buttons Expanded
No in-app purchases
Visual Speech
- Electricity Board$1.99
- Car logos Board$1.99
- Audio Board$1.99
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- Cars Board$1.99
- Planes Board$1.99
- Vaccums Board$1.99
- Cars Plus Bundle$2.99
- Fans Plus Bundle$2.99
- Audios Plus Bundle$2.99
- Vehicles Bundle$5.99
Questions
Is Communication Buttons Expanded free?
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Do Communication Buttons Expanded or Visual Speech have ads?
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