CommBoards vs Verbal AUTISM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CommBoards
This communication app helps individuals with speech challenges express themselves using personalized boards. Users can upload personal images and record messages in familiar voices, creating an unlimited number of customizable communication boards. It's designed for individuals, therapists, and educators.
- Personalized image uploads
- Record messages in familiar voices
- Create unlimited communication boards
- Customizable button sizes, layouts, and colors
- User-friendly interface
- Suitable for individuals, therapists, and educators
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Give your nonverbal child a voice. CommBoards turns taps on pictures into spoken sentences: "I want an apple," "my stomach hurts," "I love you, mom." No more guessing what they need. READY IN MINUTES • Ready-made boards for food, drinks, feelings, body, people, places and more • Tap pictures to build a full sentence, then hear it spoken out loud • Simple enough for a first-time AAC user MADE FOR YOUR CHILD • Record mom's, dad's or a sibling's voice on any button • Add your own photos of favorite foods, toys and family • Change any word, picture or color • Grows with your child, from 2 to 11 buttons per row BUILT FOR EVERYDAY LIFE • Works offline, at home, at school and on the go • 15+ languages • Save favorite sentences as quick phrases • iPhone and iPad WHO IT'S FOR Children and adults with autism (ASD), apraxia of speech, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, speech delay, aphasia and stroke recovery. Used by parents, teachers and speech-language pathologists. Helping families communicate for over 10 years. Start your free trial today. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Verbal AUTISM
This application is designed to help nonverbal children on the Autism Spectrum communicate with others. It provides a platform for them to connect with friends, family, and educators.
- Communication tool for nonverbal children
- Supports interaction with family and educators
- Designed for children on the Autism Spectrum
- Facilitates connection with friends
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Verbal A.U.T.I.S.M. is the first app that is specifically designed for nonverbal children on the Autism Spectrum. Give your child the chance to communicate with friends, family, and educators like never before. Terms of use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Verbal AUTISM at 100% against CommBoards's 33%. Verbal AUTISM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). CommBoards's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (96 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. CommBoards sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Verbal AUTISM sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Verbal AUTISM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CommBoards has 96 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of CommBoards's written reviews are positive against 100% of Verbal AUTISM's.
CommBoards ships an update every 4 days, Verbal AUTISM every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CommBoards | Verbal AUTISM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (96 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dana Fridman | Global Education Development LLC |
Customer experience
CommBoards
Verbal AUTISM
In-app purchases
CommBoards
- Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Lifetime access$99.99
Verbal AUTISM
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
Questions
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