Comparison

TD Talk vs Sensory AlphaDrop

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

Head to head
About

TD Talk

This app enables communication for individuals unable to use their voice or hands. It offers text-to-speech functionality through eye-tracking or touch input, supporting a wide range of languages and voices for natural conversation.

Highlights
  • Eye-tracking communication
  • Touch input for typing
  • Customized predictive sentence construction
  • In-sentence editing
  • 35+ languages and voices
  • Face-to-face conversation mode
  • QuickMessages for common phrases
Features
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TD Talk is a text to speech app that empowers people to talk using just their eyes or fingers. It’s designed for literate adults who cannot use their voice, their hands or both, including people with disabilities such as ALS/MND, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy and locked-in syndrome. When used with TD Pilot, an iPad-based, eye tracking-enabled speech generating device by Tobii Dynavox, it unlocks the ability to: • talk using just your eyes via the world’s leading eye tracking technology • talk using just your fingers, by typing the words you want to speak • join any conversation with fast, customized, predictive sentence construction • correct typos with in-sentence editing using just your eyes • express yourself in 35+ languages and voices • have face-to-face conversations via the Partner Window on a TD Pilot device Join the conversation TD Talk empowers people to communicate who they are and what they want to say, in the most fluid way possible: Converse naturally • participate naturally in dialogue by displaying your typed text to your conversation partner in the rear-facing Partner Window on a TD Pilot device • select your language of choice and switch to it seamlessly Express yourself quickly • remain an active part of any conversation with the ability to use predicted text and to edit errors directly within a sentence • maintain a more natural speaking pace with QuickMessages, pre-programmed common and custom phrases such as ‘I need help’ and ‘wait please, I’m typing’ Sound like yourself • express yourself more fluidly thanks to phrase prediction, which learns and adapts to your personal communication style • choose from a selection of voices to find one you most identify with • Import a custom synthetic voice that mimics your natural one with voice banking from one of the following vendors: Acapela (my-own-voice), Model Talker, The Voice Keeper, ElevenLabs Using TD Talk without TD Pilot Some people may want to try TD Talk on an iPad without using TD Pilot, such as: • those with progressive degenerative conditions transitioning from touch to eye gaze access • clinicians who want to try TD Talk on behalf of their clients • hospitals and other institutions PLEASE NOTE, using TD Talk on an iPad without the TD Pilot device will mean: • touch access only (no eye tracking access) • a smaller selection of languages and voices For more information Visit: us.tobiidynavox.com/products/td-talk Customer support: us.tobiidynavox.com/pages/contact-us

About

Sensory AlphaDrop

Features
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AlphaDrop is a fun activity for early learners and others who may struggle with more complex games. Drop letter blocks from the sky (A-E), maybe shout out the name of the letter when it lands! AlphaDrop is a full switch accessible resource, and you try to stack as many letter and number blocks, as high as you can, within the time limit. AlphaDrop remembers your last score. There is a practice mode and then 3 timed modes, with upper case letter and also numbers with a smaller and shrinking stacking platform for each mode. You can use a wide range of access switches and also the Microsoft Adaptive Controller/XBox controller. AlphaDrop also responds to screen tap, mouse pointer device as well as external keyboard control (space, enter, 1, 2) Sensory AlphaDrop contains no adverts, does not require a subscription and does not collect data.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Sensory AlphaDrop at 3 against TD Talk's 1. Sensory AlphaDrop also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TD Talk versus Sensory AlphaDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTD TalkSensory AlphaDrop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.211.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size305 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobii Dynavox LLCSensory App House Ltd

In-app purchases

None

TD Talk

No in-app purchases

None

Sensory AlphaDrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TD Talk free?
TD Talk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sensory AlphaDrop free?
Sensory AlphaDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TD Talk or Sensory AlphaDrop have ads?
Neither TD Talk nor Sensory AlphaDrop shows ads.

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