Math Skills Builder Lite vs Visual Choices AAC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Math Skills Builder Lite
This app helps students apply early numeracy skills to solve real-world math problems. It uses math stories and concrete strategies to teach when to add or subtract. Research indicates the program is highly effective for developing problem-solving abilities.
- Real-world math problem scenarios
- Early numeracy skill application
- Concrete addition/subtraction strategies
- Multiple learning modes
- Research-backed effectiveness
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(Note: This free version limits program to only the first unit and no assessment. Available through in app purchase.) Teaches students how to apply their early numeracy skills to solve problems. Using math stories with real-world scenarios, students learn concrete strategies (using multiple modes of learning) for knowing when to add or subtract to solve the math story. Research found the program extremely effective in teaching students to be successful problem solvers.
Visual Choices AAC
This app provides a communication tool for early communicators, aiding in language and speech development. It offers customizable choice boards, integrated AAC, and speech promotion features, designed with early intervention experts.
- Present choices using photos
- Build language with AAC and signing videos
- Promote speech with lip animations
- Convert voice to instant choices
- Printable choice boards
- Multilingual support
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Visual Choices provides an easy way to communicate, and develops natural speech. It is made for early communicators with autism. Developed with early intervention experts and trusted by speech therapists, special education teachers, clinical directors, parents, and grandparents. The app: • Helps you discover what your child wants by making it easy to present choices; • Uses photos your child will respond to; • Promotes speech with lip animations and visual phonics; • Builds language with integrated AAC and signing videos; • Provides access to over 50,000 SymbolStix pictures; • Lets you type and dictate into the AAC sentence bar; • Enables easy modeling with voice-to-highlight; • Lets you convert your voice to instant choices for on-the-fly use; • Lets you print out boards as a no-tech option; • Lets you make choices with eye gaze for hands-free use; • Can be used offline; • Supports English, Spanish, and Russian; • Works on its own or alongside an existing AAC system. Terms of use: https://skieslearn.com/visualchoices_terms_of_service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Visual Choices AAC at fortnightly against Math Skills Builder Lite's every 19 months. Visual Choices AAC also leads on ratings volume (162 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Math Skills Builder Lite's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Math Skills Builder Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Visual Choices AAC sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Math Skills Builder Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Choices AAC has 162 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Math Skills Builder Lite ships an update every 19 months, Visual Choices AAC fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Math Skills Builder Lite | Visual Choices AAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (162 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 97.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 162 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 161 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Attainment Company | Su-Kam Intelligent Education Systems Inc |
Customer experience
Math Skills Builder Lite
Visual Choices AAC
Bugs and requests
Math Skills Builder Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Visual Choices AAC
Reported bugs
1 issue- Eye gaze not tracking accurately for some users
Requested features
5 requests- Lifetime purchase option
- Locking section for child use
- Ability to type choices directly for visual boards
- Option to change font
- Make instructional videos/tips paid, core features free
In-app purchases
Math Skills Builder Lite
- Full Version$59.99
Visual Choices AAC
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial2 variants$6.991 Month
- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$59.991 Year
- 1 Coaching Credit$25.99
- 3 Coaching Credits$60.99
- Lifetime Access$179.99
Questions
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