Comparison

GDE vs My CODI

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

Head to head
About

GDE

Features
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Grace à l'application GDE, élaborée par la Clinique Belmont, vous pouvez comprendre et faire évoluer vos émotions. Vous serez accompagné durant tout le processus et vous pourrez reprendre cela avec votre thérapeute si vous le désirez.. Ne vous sentez plus dépourvu face à vos vagues émotionnelles.

About

My CODI

Features
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My CODI: The essential tool for autonomy and learning Discover My CODI, the revolutionary app that transforms communication and learning for non-verbal individuals or people with communication impairments. Developed with speech therapist of the French health group “Pitié Salpêtrière Charles Foix”, My Dico is your daily ally to break the communication’s barrier. Main functions: - Pictures to Express the Wills: Use a library of customizable pictures to make will and daily needs’ expression easier, like choosing your favourite activities or food preferences. - Routines and Sequencing: Simplify your daily life with visual routines, helping you to structure your day in an intuitive way and predictable for the other users. - Relaxing activities: Access to activities made to relax and to control your emotions, adapted to every age, from children to adults. - Offline access: My CODI works without Internet so you can use it whenever and wherever you want. - Free trial of 7 days: Start your My CODI’s experience without engagement and discover its immediate positive effects. - Customize your content: You can add personal pictures in every category to help as good as possible your loved ones/patients. - Differences according to the age: The content available on the app will be different depending on the age of the user’s profile: for example, the activities will not be the same for a child and for a senior. Why chose My CODI? - Adaptability: Customize the pictures depending on your environment and the user’s taste, with the possibility to show or hide some words to avoid frustration. - Variety of the topics: From places to daily life’s objects, My Dico gathers a large panel of topics, permanently updated to attend to your needs. - Better Communication: Reduces frustration and augments communication’s efficacity. Allows every user to let express their needs precisely. Features only for professionals: My CODI is also an inestimable resource for health and education professionals. With the possibility of creating unlimited profiles for their patients, the therapists, educators, and care providers can manage them efficiently. They can also import and share customized sheets for all their patients by including specific pictures to every care giver of their workplace, which guarantees them a precise communication, adapted to every context. The customization feature allows to save a lot of time. Instead of customizing every app individually, you can quickly update the lists of words and distribute relevant content to a large group of beneficiaries in a few clicks. It not only makes easier the daily management but also improves the efficiency of the interactions, allowing a better understanding and a bigger users’ autonomy. Download My CODI now on the App Store from your tablet or smartphone! Improve the communication, the autonomy, and the quality of life of the people that you care about.

Screenshots

GDE4 screens
My CODI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GDE at none against My CODI's 2. My CODI's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. My CODI sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. GDE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GDE ships an update every 13 months, My CODI every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
GDE versus My CODI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGDEMy CODI
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB122 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperClinique BelmontDynseo

In-app purchases

None

GDE

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

My CODI

One-time2
  • My Codi - licence individual$44.99
  • My Codi - Professional$149.99

Questions

Is GDE free?
GDE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My CODI free?
My CODI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GDE or My CODI have ads?
Neither GDE nor My CODI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GDE or My CODI?
GDE ships an update every 13 months, and My CODI every 3 months. Most recently, GDE was updated on November 7, 2026 and My CODI on October 29, 2026.

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