CommBoards vs Fast AAC
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
Fast AAC
This app provides a voice for individuals with speech challenges, offering a customizable platform for communication. It features a large library of image tiles, flexible layouts, and predictive text to facilitate ease of expression. The app supports multiple languages and works offline, making communication accessible anywhere.
- 4000+ image tiles
- Customizable grid layouts
- Multilingual support
- Time-saving predictions
- Offline functionality
- Light and dark modes
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Fast AAC gives a voice to nonverbal individuals, helping them communicate with ease, independence, and confidence. Whether for Autism, Cerebral Palsy, stroke recovery, or other speech challenges, this customizable app makes communication accessible for everyone. Why Choose Fast AAC? * Build Your Vocabulary – Access 4000+ high-quality image tiles or add custom images. * Tailored Layouts – Choose from 1x2 up to 12x7 grids, setup frequently used phrases, and organize with folders. * User-Friendly Interface – Light and dark modes, customizable spacing, and flexible layouts. * Multilingual Support – Prebuilt tiles in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Filipino. * Time-Saving Predictions – Smart suggestions speed up conversations, predicting your next words based on your unique entries. * Always Secure – Backup and restore settings easily. * Works Offline – Communicate anywhere, no internet required. Download Fast AAC today and unlock the power of communication.
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Verdict
CommBoards and Fast AAC both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Fast AAC's written reviews are positive against 33% of CommBoards's. Fast AAC also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). CommBoards's advantage is ratings volume (96 vs 8) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Fast AAC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for CommBoards against 4.4 for Fast AAC. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CommBoards has 96 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of CommBoards's written reviews are positive against 80% of Fast AAC's.
CommBoards ships an update every 4 days, Fast AAC every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CommBoards | Fast AAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (96 ratings) | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 406 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dana Fridman | Martin Saetre |
Customer experience
CommBoards
Fast AAC
In-app purchases
CommBoards
- Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Lifetime access$99.99
Fast AAC
- Fast AAC Premium$12.99
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