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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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 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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | ASHA Schools Connect | Visual Choices AAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (69 ratings) — better | 4.8 (169 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 97.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 69 | 169 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 161 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Speech-Language-Hearing Association | Su-Kam Intelligent Education Systems Inc |
Customer experience
ASHA Schools Connect
Visual Choices AAC
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
ASHA Schools Connect
No in-app purchases
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
Is ASHA Schools Connect free?
Is Visual Choices AAC free?
Which has better reviews, ASHA Schools Connect or Visual Choices AAC?
Do ASHA Schools Connect or Visual Choices AAC have ads?
Which is updated more often, ASHA Schools Connect or Visual Choices AAC?
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