Talk Again vs CommBoards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Talk Again
This app assists individuals with aphasia, dementia, or post-stroke recovery in finding and vocalizing basic words. It features a large library of categorized images and videos with spoken labels, and allows for user customization of items.
- Picture and video library
- Spoken word labels
- Customizable item categories
- User-friendly interface
- Support for aphasia and dementia
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-Talk Again is an easy to use companion for people experiencing Aphasia, dementia or surviving a stroke - helping them find and voice basic words -Talk Again contains hundreds of pictures and video clips with a legend and voice titles, divided into simple item categories - Item categories include: feelings, people, food, objects & more -Talk Again enables the addition and customization of items such as relatives to fit the world of the specific user. -Talk Again is designed for ease-of-use and beautiful pictures.
CommBoards
This communication app helps individuals with speech challenges express themselves using personalized boards. Users can upload personal images and record messages in familiar voices, creating an unlimited number of customizable communication boards. It's designed for individuals, therapists, and educators.
- Personalized image uploads
- Record messages in familiar voices
- Create unlimited communication boards
- Customizable button sizes, layouts, and colors
- User-friendly interface
- Suitable for individuals, therapists, and educators
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Give your nonverbal child a voice. CommBoards turns taps on pictures into spoken sentences: "I want an apple," "my stomach hurts," "I love you, mom." No more guessing what they need. READY IN MINUTES • Ready-made boards for food, drinks, feelings, body, people, places and more • Tap pictures to build a full sentence, then hear it spoken out loud • Simple enough for a first-time AAC user MADE FOR YOUR CHILD • Record mom's, dad's or a sibling's voice on any button • Add your own photos of favorite foods, toys and family • Change any word, picture or color • Grows with your child, from 2 to 11 buttons per row BUILT FOR EVERYDAY LIFE • Works offline, at home, at school and on the go • 15+ languages • Save favorite sentences as quick phrases • iPhone and iPad WHO IT'S FOR Children and adults with autism (ASD), apraxia of speech, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, speech delay, aphasia and stroke recovery. Used by parents, teachers and speech-language pathologists. Helping families communicate for over 10 years. Start your free trial today. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
Talk Again and CommBoards both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Talk Again's written reviews are positive against 33% of CommBoards's. Talk Again also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). CommBoards's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). On rating, 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
CommBoards is free to download; Talk Again costs $4.99 up front. CommBoards sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Talk Again asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Talk Again against 4.3 for CommBoards. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CommBoards has 96 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Talk Again's written reviews are positive against 33% of CommBoards's.
Talk Again ships an update weekly, CommBoards every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Talk Again | CommBoards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) — better | 4.3 (96 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 96 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yael Dollberg | Dana Fridman |
Customer experience
Talk Again
CommBoards
In-app purchases
Talk Again
No in-app purchases
CommBoards
- Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Lifetime access$99.99
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