Communication Buttons vs Niki Buttons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Communication Buttons
This app offers a simple way to practice augmentative communication. Customize buttons with pictures and voice recordings to express words, phrases, or even songs. It's designed to demonstrate cause and effect and facilitate spontaneous communication.
- Customizable buttons
- Picture customization
- Voice recording
- Multiple button layouts (1, 2, 4, 6)
- Cause and effect demonstration
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Communication Buttons is THE app for simple augmentative communication. Choose 1 button, or sets of 2, 4 and 6 to use for touch communication. Each button can be customized with a picture and will accommodate voice recording. “Hello!” – and you’re spontaneously communicating, demonstrating cause and effect. State “yes,” or “no,” sing a song or tell a story. Keep a lookout for additional versions with special options.
Niki Buttons
This app provides a simple way for individuals with communication impairments to express themselves. Users can record voice messages and assign them to large, easy-to-press buttons, optionally adding images for visual cues. It's designed for making requests, participating in activities, or expressing choices.
- Record custom voice messages
- Assign messages to large buttons
- Option to add images to buttons
- Adjust button and record button visibility
- Supports dark appearance
- Simple interface for single message communication
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Niki Buttons is a simple AAC app designed for people with autism or any disability that impairs the ability to communicate. The easiest and most effective way to introduce single message communication to a user. Useful for those who have physical problems with pressing small buttons. Niki Buttons is perfect for making a request, participating in an activity, or making a choice. How it works: - Four buttons available: blue, green, red and yellow. - You can record your voice, and play it back by touching a button. - To record a message, tap the "Record" button. When you are done, simply tap the "Stop" button. You can record over as many times as you need. - Optionally you can choose an image from your device's camera roll and place it over a button. - From Settings, you can choose to show image and record buttons on the top, on the bottom or even hidden. - Dark appearance supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Niki Buttons at 4.8 against Communication Buttons's 2.5. Communication Buttons's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Communication Buttons costs $2.99 and Niki Buttons $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Niki Buttons holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Communication Buttons ships an update every 37 months, Niki Buttons every 21 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Communication Buttons | Niki Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 21 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Preferred Mobile Applications, LLC | Alessandro La Rocca |
Customer experience
Communication Buttons
Niki Buttons
In-app purchases
Communication Buttons
No in-app purchases
Niki Buttons
No in-app purchases
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