SoundingBoard vs Card Talk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SoundingBoard
Create custom communication boards quickly using pre-made symbols or your own words. This app provides a powerful tool for individuals needing alternative communication methods. It supports switch access for enhanced usability.
- Customizable communication boards
- AbleNet symbol integration
- User-added words
- Switch access support
- Compatible with AbleNet Blue2 Switch
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SoundingBoard transforms your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad into the latest in communication technology. In just minutes, you can create custom boards using AbleNet symbols or your own words. Perfect for children in special education, persons on the autism spectrum, and adults with disabilities. SoundingBoard includes switch access and is compatible with the AbleNet Blue2 Switch.
Card Talk
This app uses visual cards with voice support to aid children with verbal communication difficulties. It helps users express emotions and intentions while learning vocabulary and grammar. Users can also create custom cards with their own images and recordings.
- 200 everyday use cards with voice
- Multi-language support
- Create custom cards with images and recordings
- Limited card choices for initial learning
- No advertisements
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Card Talk supports communication with cards for children who have difficulties in verbal communication. You can indicate your emotion/intention, and learn vocabularies and grammar at the same time. This app was developed from the actual cards used in LITALICO classrooms. Now everybody can use these special cards to learn communication anywhere, at anytime. The app has been improved over and over based on the feedbacks from classrooms. *LITALICO classrooms are run by teachers and professors who specialize in kids development and education. Characteristics of this app: • All 200 cards for everyday use include voice sound. • The app supports multiple languages so you can switch to whichever language you want to learn. • You can make your original card with original picture and recording. • Choices of cards may be limited so it also fits in initial learning. • NO Advertisements are displayed so there is no visual destruction and kids can use it safely. Please feel free to notify us! app-support@litalico.co.jp Hope you enjoy our app. Thank you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Card Talk at 4.5 against SoundingBoard's 3.5. Card Talk also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (68% vs 48%). 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. SoundingBoard sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Card Talk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Card Talk holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card Talk has 269 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of SoundingBoard's written reviews are positive against 68% of Card Talk's.
SoundingBoard ships an update every 3 months, Card Talk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SoundingBoard | Card Talk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (34 ratings) | 4.5 (269 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.2% of reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 269 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| 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 | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AbleNet | LITALICO Inc. |
Customer experience
SoundingBoard
Card Talk
Bugs and requests
SoundingBoard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Card Talk
Reported bugs
12 issues- Sound does not play on any cards (most critical issue)
- App screen does not fit properly on iPhone X and newer models
- Bottom navigation bar overlaps with card selection area
- App crashes when scrolling through categories
- Cards not clickable in certain screen areas
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- Audio works on iPhone but not on iPad
- Custom voice recordings not playing back
- App requires earphones to produce sound
- Frequent audio dropout issues
- App not compatible with iOS versions from past 5+ years
- Screen rotation not properly disabled despite settings
- Family sharing does not sync custom cards between devices
Requested features
20 requests- Fix audio/sound playback issues
- Increase maximum deck size beyond 8 cards
- Add data synchronization and cloud backup across devices
- Enable card categorization and folder organization
- Allow editing and re-recording of existing cards
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- Increase number of custom cards allowed
- Add ability to disable or hide preset cards
- Implement full-screen card enlargement option
- Add text-to-speech functionality for custom cards
- Provide adjustable speech speed and voice options
- Add more language options (Cantonese, Thai, etc.)
- Improve screen optimization for all iPhone models
- Add phrase/sentence saving functionality
- Enable family sharing and multi-device syncing
- Add video card support in addition to pictures
- Implement card history/logging feature
- Add password protection for card editing
- Increase grid display options beyond 3 columns
- Add more diverse preset card categories
- Implement tutorial/help documentation
In-app purchases
SoundingBoard
- Mealtime_MaleFree
- Mealtime_FemaleFree
- Getting Dressed_MaleFree
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- Getting Dressed_FemaleFree
- General Conversation_MaleFree
- General Conversation_FemaleFree
- Fast Food Restaurant_MaleFree
- Fast Food Restaurant_FemaleFree
- Movies_MaleFree
- Movies_FemaleFree
Card Talk
- All Functions$2.99
