Comparison

Proloquo2Go AAC vs Visuals2Go Expert

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

Head to head
About

Proloquo2Go AAC

This app is a powerful communication tool for individuals who have difficulty speaking. It allows users to tap symbols or type words to express themselves, offering natural-sounding voices and extensive customization to support language development.

Highlights
  • Symbol-based communication
  • Text-to-speech with natural voices
  • Customizable vocabulary and symbols
  • Core word vocabulary with progressive language
  • Grid and QWERTY keyboard options
  • Bilingual language support
  • Accessibility features for motor and visual impairments
Features
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Tap images. Type words. Speak. Proloquo2Go is an easy to use communication app for people who cannot speak or need help being understood. Featuring natural sounding voices, including real children’s voices, Proloquo2Go is a simple yet powerful AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) tool. The app is fully customizable and can be utilized to build language skills and grow with a person’s communication, supporting both beginning and advanced communicators. Parents, therapists, teachers and users around the world recognize Proloquo2Go as the gold standard in AAC solutions. The app is used by people with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, Angelman syndrome, and others with speech difficulties. The app is available in English, Spanish, French, and Dutch and supports bilingual use, so you can switch languages on the fly. Proloquo2Go in action: Learn and grow Studies show that just 200-400 words make up 80% of what we say. Known as core words, they act as the basis of Proloquo2Go’s research-based Crescendo™ vocabulary. Users can grow from single words to full sentences in the same app. Crescendo puts core words in consistent locations for easy access and motor-planning. The vocabulary works with AAC best practices like modeling (where you use an AAC system to talk with the user) to develop language skills. Crescendo offers no limit on language development with a 10,000+ fringe word vocabulary and customizable vocabulary levels. Finally, with Progressive Language, words are gradually revealed step-by-step, helping users learn words and their location as their communication expands. Easy editing Customizing Proloquo2Go is a breeze! Quickly and easily add new words. Use the app’s built-in library of 25,000 symbols or use your own photos by taking pictures within the app or selecting them from your photo library. For users with fine-motor challenges and vision impairments, Proloquo2Go offers options like 23 pre-programmed grid sizes and accessibility settings which support switch scanning and Apple’s VoiceOver screen reader. Everything from appearance to access is customizable so you can make it your own. Type and speak Besides tapping images, Proloquo2Go also lets you type what you want to say. The app includes a Grid Keyboard arranged alphabetically for people learning to type. For more experienced typists, Proloquo2Go includes a Typing View with a QWERTY keyboard and word prediction that offers suggestions based on what you are typing. Hello! ¡Hola! Bonjour! Hallo! Proloquo2Go lets you select a language and region for the Crescendo vocabulary. Two languages can be used at the same time, allowing seamless bilingual speech. Over 100 included downloadable natural-sounding adult and children’s voices rounds out your choices to use the app your way. A helping hand AssistiveWare is here for you every step of the way. Help articles in Proloquo2Go are there whenever you need them. New to AAC? Our website has easy to understand articles in the Learn AAC section, and the AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom includes activities for teaching communication effectively. You can also connect directly with our community of parents, professionals, and users on our Facebook groups. If you have any questions, our support team is available 7 days a week and is always happy to help. All of these online resources can be accessed by going to the AssistiveWare website. Note: Discounts are available through Apple’s Educational Volume Purchase Program – 50% off on 20 licenses or more. Joan Bruno’s Gateway to Language & Learning© vocabulary is available as an in-app purchase (English only). In order to use Proloquo2Go on Apple Watch, it must be paired with an iPhone.

About

Visuals2Go Expert

This educational app empowers individuals with communication disabilities to express themselves. It offers versatile tools for creating and printing visual aids, supporting sentence building, choice making, and social stories for learners of all needs.

Highlights
  • Communication device for speech difficulties
  • Sentence strip for sentence building
  • Visual prompts with image search
  • Printable visual cards and templates
  • Creation of social stories and recipes
  • Lanyard mode with swipe-to-scroll
Features
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Visuals2Go Expert is everything you love about Visuals2Go but with a LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION! Which means you get ALL key features unlocked and access to UNLIMITED visuals for life! CREATE - COMMUNICATE - PRINT! Visuals2Go is founded by a Special Education teacher and developed in collaboration with speech pathologists and parents. Our mission is to empower individuals with a communication disability to discover their voice and to help them reach their full potential through the learning and the power of communication. Visuals2Go is an ALL-IN-ONE Educational app created to support people with communication and learning difficulties. Research shows that Augmentative and Assistive Communication systems are highly beneficial for people who are non-verbal or have difficulties with speech. Visuals2Go is designed to support you as an Educator, Therapist, Support Worker or Parent so that you can give the person in your care a voice. It is distinct from other Augmentative and Alternate Communication (AAC) in it’s versatility. It is designed to support people with a range of different communicative needs: from students with high support needs who needs a single message communication system, to choice making using two or more images, to sentence building to extend vocabulary. It also supports those who needs hands-on visuals so the app allows users to PRINT their visuals on a range of different templates. The app has a Simple-to-use interface and beautifully designed images that will encourage regular access to communication and learning. We believe that if the Educators, therapists, support workers or parents are actively using a software that is highly beneficial, then the person with a communication need will most likely be using it as well. The app is useful for verbal and non-verbal learners, it can be used for individuals in the Autism Spectrum, individuals with Down Syndrome or other diagnosis. Here are some of the ways you can use Visuals2Go: * Use it as communication device for those struggling with speech. Users can make choices directly or use the ‘Sentence Strip’ feature to communicate in sentences; * Use it for Visual Prompts, our new 'Card Search' feature allows you to easily search for thousands of images to provide a visual prompt for directions or for learning; * For students with Higher Support needs, you can use the App as a one button (or one message) communication device; * Use it as a lanyard - carrying all your symbols on your device, with an easy SWIPE-TO-SCROLL through cards feature; * Create countless number of visual cards in various sizes to print off and laminated for hands-on learning (Optional Upgrade); * Print cards on a range of customised visual boards from our templates for a variety purposes including choice boards, shopping lists, flash cards and more (Optional Upgrade); * Create stories for learning - You can use to create stories to learn social skills and step-by-step recipes or procedures. * Or simply use it as a photo album with text and voice. Store albums of family members; friends; favourite toys; characters; etc. Your child will love scrolling to see each Visual! The app is constantly updated with new images and albums. You have a choice to upgrade the app with added features with individual inApp purchases or with a subscription.

Screenshots

Proloquo2Go AAC4 screens
Visuals2Go Expert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Proloquo2Go AAC at $124.99 against Visuals2Go Expert's $269.99. Proloquo2Go AAC also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 4) and chart position (#17 vs unranked). Visuals2Go Expert's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On rating, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Proloquo2Go AAC costs $124.99 and Visuals2Go Expert $269.99 up front. Proloquo2Go AAC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Visuals2Go Expert asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Proloquo2Go AAC against 4.8 for Visuals2Go Expert. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Proloquo2Go AAC has 12K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Proloquo2Go AAC ships an update every 3 months, Visuals2Go Expert every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Proloquo2Go AAC versus Visuals2Go Expert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProloquo2Go AACVisuals2Go Expert
Price$124.99 — better$269.99
Rating4.8 (12K ratings)4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#17 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size956 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAssistiveWareBo Innovations

Customer experience

Proloquo2Go AAC

All ratings12,182 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews308 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.4%

Visuals2Go Expert

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Proloquo2Go AAC

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buttons/icons disappearing
  • Entire device getting disabled
  • Pronunciation issues

Requested features

8 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to copy/paste between user profiles
  • Larger/expandable buttons
  • Improved scrolling
  • Automatic backup feature
Show 3 more
  • More voice options
  • Calendar integration
  • Text expansion/snippets

Visuals2Go Expert

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Proloquo2Go AAC

One-time1
  • Gateway vocabulary$74.99
None

Visuals2Go Expert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Proloquo2Go AAC free?
Proloquo2Go AAC costs $124.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Visuals2Go Expert free?
Visuals2Go Expert costs $269.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Proloquo2Go AAC or Visuals2Go Expert?
Proloquo2Go AAC and Visuals2Go Expert are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 12K and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Proloquo2Go AAC or Visuals2Go Expert have ads?
Neither Proloquo2Go AAC nor Visuals2Go Expert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Proloquo2Go AAC or Visuals2Go Expert?
Proloquo2Go AAC ships an update every 3 months, and Visuals2Go Expert every 2 months. Most recently, Proloquo2Go AAC was updated on October 20, 2026 and Visuals2Go Expert on October 8, 2026.

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