Comparison

ASHA Schools Connect vs Visual Choices AAC

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

Head to head
About

ASHA Schools Connect

This app provides conference attendees with access to schedules, speaker and exhibitor details, and poster abstracts. Users can take notes directly on presentation slides and engage in in-app messaging with colleagues.

Highlights
  • View conference schedule
  • Access speaker and exhibitor details
  • Browse poster abstracts
  • Take notes on presentation slides
  • In-app messaging with attendees
  • Share information via tweet and email
Features
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*** FOR ATTENDEES ONLY *** The ASHA Connect mobile application allows you to view the schedule, poster abstracts, exhibitors and speaker details from the conference. Users can take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the Exhibitors module. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with in app messaging, tweeting and emailing.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

ASHA Schools Connect4 screens
Visual Choices AAC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ASHA Schools Connect at none against Visual Choices AAC's 6. ASHA Schools Connect also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Visual Choices AAC's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 31 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Visual Choices AAC sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. ASHA Schools Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ASHA Schools Connect against 4.8 for Visual Choices AAC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 169 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of ASHA Schools Connect's written reviews are positive against 98% of Visual Choices AAC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ASHA Schools Connect ships an update every 31 months, Visual Choices AAC fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ASHA Schools Connect versus Visual Choices AAC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterASHA Schools ConnectVisual Choices AAC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (69 ratings) — better4.8 (169 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better97.8% of reviews
Number of ratings69169 — better
Update frequencyEvery 31 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB161 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationSu-Kam Intelligent Education Systems Inc

Customer experience

ASHA Schools Connect

All ratings69 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Visual Choices AAC

All ratings162 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive97.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ASHA Schools Connect

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

None

ASHA Schools Connect

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Visual Choices AAC

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial2 variants$6.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription1 Month trial$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1 Coaching Credit$25.99
  • 3 Coaching Credits$60.99
  • Lifetime Access$179.99

Questions

Is ASHA Schools Connect free?
ASHA Schools Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual Choices AAC free?
Visual Choices AAC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ASHA Schools Connect or Visual Choices AAC?
ASHA Schools Connect is rated higher. ASHA Schools Connect averages 4.8 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Visual Choices AAC averages 4.8 from 169 ratings.
Do ASHA Schools Connect or Visual Choices AAC have ads?
Neither ASHA Schools Connect nor Visual Choices AAC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ASHA Schools Connect or Visual Choices AAC?
ASHA Schools Connect ships an update every 31 months, and Visual Choices AAC fortnightly. Most recently, ASHA Schools Connect was updated on November 2, 2026 and Visual Choices AAC on November 12, 2026.

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