IDDSI vs ableCARE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IDDSI
Access the IDDSI framework for food texture and drink thickness testing. This tool provides easy lookup of descriptors and tests, suitable for all ages and care settings to assist individuals with dysphagia.
- IDDSI framework access
- Food texture descriptors
- Drink thickness tests
- Easy lookup
- Applicable to all ages
- Supports all care settings
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Have the IDDSI framework at your fingertips - get access to the descriptors and look up the different IDDSI food texture and drink thickness tests easily either in the lab, office or at home. The IDDSI Framework is culturally sensitive, measurable and applicable to individuals of all age groups in all care settings, designed in an effort to help those with dysphagia.
ableCARE
Access support for assistive technology and speech devices. Connect with a product success team and explore a knowledge base with helpful videos and resources.
- Assistive technology support
- Speech device support
- Product Success team access
- Knowledge base
- Video resources
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The ableCARE program provides support for AbleNet assistive technology and the QuickTalker Freestyle speech device. The ableCARE app provides access to the ableCARE Product Success team and knowledge base filled with videos and other resources.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ableCARE at 5.0 against IDDSI's 1.6. ableCARE also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 21 months). IDDSI's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ableCARE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IDDSI has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
IDDSI ships an update every 21 months, ableCARE every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IDDSI | ableCARE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative Iddsi | AbleNet |
Customer experience
IDDSI
ableCARE
In-app purchases
IDDSI
No in-app purchases
ableCARE
No in-app purchases
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