Comparison

SoundingBoard vs ChoiceBoard

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable communication boards
  • AbleNet symbol integration
  • User-added words
  • Switch access support
  • Compatible with AbleNet Blue2 Switch
Features
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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.

About

ChoiceBoard

Create personalized choice boards with customizable rewards, including videos and sounds. This intuitive app helps individuals with communication challenges practice making choices and develop cognitive and literacy skills. It offers a simple platform for building engaging educational activities.

Highlights
  • Customizable choice boards
  • Video and audio rewards
  • Adjustable button sizes and contrast
  • User-uploaded images and text
  • Multiple choice options (1-6)
  • Distractor boxes
  • Multi-page activities
Features
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ChoiceBoard Creator is the perfect app for creating customizable choice boards for the unique needs of individuals with communication challenges. It reinforces correct choice by either playing a video reward or expanding the selected image and playing the customized auditory rewards. It is an excellent tool to train and prepare users for more sophisticated communication devices via an easy, simple-to-use choice-making platform. The possibilities are limited by your creativity. ChoiceBoard Creator features include: •Share activities via AirDrop or email •Backup activities to your iCloud account •Large buttons, and black/white contrast to facilitate visual attention •Box sizes are adjustable for those who just need to see a little more clearly •Clean board design to minimize visual distraction •Space between choice buttons to avoid inadvertent hits •Customizable to 1,2,3,4 or 6 choices •Users can download their own pictures •Users can create blank boxes as distractors to suit users of all levels •Users can preset multiple "correct answer" boxes, and download different sound files to each box – a feature that allows users to choose their favorite music with just a tap •Other than image files, users can type text into the choice box – use this feature to teach sight words, letter, number recognition •Versatile application that can be used to create curriculum content to promote cognitive and literacy skills •Ease to use, intuitive interface allows user to set up activities in minutes •Allows users to create multiple pages for each "game" or activity Examples of choice boards/activities: •Odd one out (find the image that is different) •Music player (touch the correct image to play the tune) •Present vocabulary, sight words, shapes, numbers, or alphabets in array of boxes and ask your child to find the right one. Privacy Policy: http://technochipmunk.com/p/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: http://technochipmunk.com/p/terms-of-use-agreement.html

Screenshots

SoundingBoard4 screens
ChoiceBoard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SoundingBoard at Free against ChoiceBoard's $1.99. SoundingBoard also leads on rating (3.5 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (48% vs 37%). ChoiceBoard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and device support 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

SoundingBoard is free to download; ChoiceBoard costs $1.99 up front. SoundingBoard sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ChoiceBoard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SoundingBoard holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of SoundingBoard's written reviews are positive against 37% of ChoiceBoard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoundingBoard ships an update every 3 months, ChoiceBoard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SoundingBoard versus ChoiceBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundingBoardChoiceBoard
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.5 (34 ratings) — better2.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews48.2% of reviews — better37.3% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbleNetTechno Chipmunk Innovations Inc

Customer experience

SoundingBoard

All ratings32 ratings
Positive59.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative34.4%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive48.2%
Neutral16.1%
Negative35.7%

ChoiceBoard

All ratings13 ratings
Positive30.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative61.5%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive37.3%
Neutral15.7%
Negative47.0%

Bugs and requests

SoundingBoard

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App crashing on startup after purchase
  • Folders not saving changes
  • Created boards disappearing
  • Edit lock not working, student can edit pictures
  • Cannot record voice over preloaded boards
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  • App crashes after in-app purchase
  • App crashes every time going into the app
  • User created boards not showing up correctly
  • Cannot record voice, does not save
  • Cannot create new boards with new symbols, save button does nothing
  • Sound quit working on iPad 2 with OS 6
  • Two touches needed to activate icon/button
  • Last time content was added, it didn't work
  • Recordings play back very quietly
  • Audio does not work at all
  • Does not work on iPod touch
  • Images are small, cells are small, does not utilize entire screen
  • Difficult to get back to the home screen
  • Losing new pages after saving

Requested features

20 requests
  • Large button icons for board selection
  • Login system to save boards across platforms
  • Ability to log in and save boards across devices
  • User login system for shared boards
  • Ability to erase pre-made boards
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  • Choose a default board to open with
  • iPad version to avoid magnification issues
  • Sentence strip option
  • Improve picture library search
  • Facility to play music tracks directly
  • More picture cards for school-related content
  • More choices for layout on initial screen
  • Option to change background color
  • Improve navigation for board design
  • Basic pre-formatted pages
  • Editing options for pics and boards (size, placement)
  • Basic communication symbols (yes/no, alphabet)
  • More PX available on a page
  • Better contrasting pictures with black background
  • Universal or iPad version

ChoiceBoard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

SoundingBoard

One-time10
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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
None

ChoiceBoard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SoundingBoard free?
SoundingBoard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChoiceBoard free?
ChoiceBoard costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SoundingBoard or ChoiceBoard?
SoundingBoard is rated higher. SoundingBoard averages 3.5 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while ChoiceBoard averages 2.5 from 13 ratings.
Do SoundingBoard or ChoiceBoard have ads?
Neither SoundingBoard nor ChoiceBoard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SoundingBoard or ChoiceBoard?
SoundingBoard ships an update every 3 months, and ChoiceBoard every 2 months. Most recently, SoundingBoard was updated on October 15, 2026 and ChoiceBoard on October 16, 2026.

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