Comparison

Card Talk vs Weave Chat AAC

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

Head to head
About

Card Talk

This app uses visual cards with voice support to aid children with verbal communication difficulties. It helps users express emotions and intentions while learning vocabulary and grammar. Users can also create custom cards with their own images and recordings.

Highlights
  • 200 everyday use cards with voice
  • Multi-language support
  • Create custom cards with images and recordings
  • Limited card choices for initial learning
  • No advertisements
Features
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Card Talk supports communication with cards for children who have difficulties in verbal communication. You can indicate your emotion/intention, and learn vocabularies and grammar at the same time. This app was developed from the actual cards used in LITALICO classrooms. Now everybody can use these special cards to learn communication anywhere, at anytime. The app has been improved over and over based on the feedbacks from classrooms. *LITALICO classrooms are run by teachers and professors who specialize in kids development and education. Characteristics of this app: • All 200 cards for everyday use include voice sound. • The app supports multiple languages so you can switch to whichever language you want to learn. • You can make your original card with original picture and recording. • Choices of cards may be limited so it also fits in initial learning. • NO Advertisements are displayed so there is no visual destruction and kids can use it safely. Please feel free to notify us! app-support@litalico.co.jp Hope you enjoy our app. Thank you!

About

Weave Chat AAC

This app provides a customizable Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) system. It features a wide range of vocabulary with color-coded categories and allows users to add their own images, phrases, and voices. Users can also modify board layouts and lock customization settings.

Highlights
  • Customizable AAC boards
  • Extensive vocabulary with weekly updates
  • Add custom images and categories
  • Create and save custom phrases
  • Select synthetic voice
  • Modify board layouts
  • Passcode lock for customization
Features
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Weave Chat AAC is a free, dynamic, and completely customizable AAC app that is available to a variety of devices. There are over 3,500 pre-configured words with a symbol library including more than 65,000 symbols that you can choose from. Weave Chat AAC offers a large variety of verbs (green), pronouns (yellow), questions (purple), nouns (tan/orange), adjectives (blue), and conversational words (pink). All color choices were made based on the Fitzgerald Key and new vocabulary is added weekly. Users can add their own custom images and categories in Settings —> Manage Custom Images. In addition, users can add their own custom phrases that can easily be accessed from their board; to add phrases, go to Settings —> Manage Phrases. Users can select a synthetic voice (dependent on their device settings) from Settings —> Change Voice Settings - here you can select your voice, vocal pitch, and rate of speech. Image and text size can be personalized from Settings —> Change Image & Text Size (select from default - small, medium, and large). Settings —> Configure Image Keyboard allows the user to turn on/off features that allow for the category text to be read aloud (synthetic voice for categories), to keep the user in the category after a image has been selected (stay on category after image selection), and disable the speech output for individual words so that it only reads aloud when the white text screen is touched (synthetic voice disabled for individual words). The AAC board can be modified in Settings —> Manage Board Builder. Here, the user can select from the default board (you must make a copy to edit it - to do this select “Add new keyboard” and then select “Hide Images” for Type of Keyboard); grid position boards (ranging in size from 1x2 - 7x15 rows/columns); and Board Builder (gives you the option to build a board from scratch). All boards are completely editable and all custom images and categories can be used from all boards. Lastly, Manage Pin Configuration allows the user to set a pin over all (or just some) aspects of customization to lock down features as needed. Feature List: - Dynamic, customizable, AAC boards - Large variety of verbs, nouns, and adjectives with additional vocabulary added weekly - Add custom images and custom categories - Create and save phrases - Select a synthetic voice (as available per your device settings) - Copy & Paste AAC picture icon messages via “share” - Create and/or modify AAC boards via 3 options: grid position boards (ranging from 1x2 - 7x15), hide images, and/or create a new board from scratch - “Text” others who have the app using AAC picture icons - Set a passcode to lock down features as needed - Weave Chat AAC currently only has English buttons/images

Screenshots

Card Talk4 screens
Weave Chat AAC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weave Chat AAC at none against Card Talk's 1. Weave Chat AAC also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 68%). Card Talk's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Card Talk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Weave Chat AAC asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weave Chat AAC holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 268 and 543 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Card Talk's written reviews are positive against 80% of Weave Chat AAC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Talk ships an update every 2 weeks, Weave Chat AAC weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Card Talk versus Weave Chat AAC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard TalkWeave Chat AAC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (268 ratings)4.7 (543 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews79.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings268543 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLITALICO Inc.Weave Chat, LLC

Customer experience

Card Talk

All ratings269 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral15.8%
Negative15.8%

Weave Chat AAC

All ratings541 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive79.8%
Neutral9.0%
Negative11.2%

User reviews

Card Talk

From 268 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 💡 Customizable cards with personal photos and voice recordings
  • 🆓 Free app with no required payments
  • 🎯 Effective communication tool for non-verbal autistic children
  • 🌍 Multiple language support

Room to improve

  • 🔊 Sound/audio functionality frequently not working
  • 📱 Screen layout issues on certain iPhone models
  • 🖼️ Card images too small to see clearly
  • 📊 Limited deck size (only 3-8 cards displayed)
  • 🔄 No data synchronization across devices

Weave Chat AAC

From 543 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Customizable and easy to use
  • 👍 Robust communication features
  • 💡 Completely free app
  • 🚀 Responsive and helpful support team
  • 👍 Wide range of vocabulary and language options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional sync and loading issues
  • 👎 Limited custom button capacity
  • 👎 Lack of pre-made vocabulary for certain topics
  • 👎 Inconsistent voice quality and volume
  • 👎 Confusing button editing process

Bugs and requests

Card Talk

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Sound does not play on any cards (most critical issue)
  • App screen does not fit properly on iPhone X and newer models
  • Bottom navigation bar overlaps with card selection area
  • App crashes when scrolling through categories
  • Cards not clickable in certain screen areas
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  • Audio works on iPhone but not on iPad
  • Custom voice recordings not playing back
  • App requires earphones to produce sound
  • Frequent audio dropout issues
  • App not compatible with iOS versions from past 5+ years
  • Screen rotation not properly disabled despite settings
  • Family sharing does not sync custom cards between devices

Requested features

20 requests
  • Fix audio/sound playback issues
  • Increase maximum deck size beyond 8 cards
  • Add data synchronization and cloud backup across devices
  • Enable card categorization and folder organization
  • Allow editing and re-recording of existing cards
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  • Increase number of custom cards allowed
  • Add ability to disable or hide preset cards
  • Implement full-screen card enlargement option
  • Add text-to-speech functionality for custom cards
  • Provide adjustable speech speed and voice options
  • Add more language options (Cantonese, Thai, etc.)
  • Improve screen optimization for all iPhone models
  • Add phrase/sentence saving functionality
  • Enable family sharing and multi-device syncing
  • Add video card support in addition to pictures
  • Implement card history/logging feature
  • Add password protection for card editing
  • Increase grid display options beyond 3 columns
  • Add more diverse preset card categories
  • Implement tutorial/help documentation

Weave Chat AAC

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Syncing issues causing long loading times
  • Inability to receive verification token during signup
  • Freezing when trying to share between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Easier custom button editing from main board
  • More age-appropriate voice options
  • Increased custom button capacity
  • Pre-made vocabulary for sensitive topics
  • Improved volume and audio quality control

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Card Talk

One-time1
  • All Functions$2.99
None

Weave Chat AAC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Card Talk free?
Card Talk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weave Chat AAC free?
Weave Chat AAC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Card Talk or Weave Chat AAC?
Weave Chat AAC is rated higher. Card Talk averages 4.5 out of 5 from 268 ratings, while Weave Chat AAC averages 4.7 from 543 ratings.
Do Card Talk or Weave Chat AAC have ads?
Neither Card Talk nor Weave Chat AAC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Card Talk or Weave Chat AAC?
Card Talk ships an update every 2 weeks, and Weave Chat AAC weekly. Most recently, Card Talk was updated on October 24, 2026 and Weave Chat AAC on October 27, 2026.

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