TouchChat Discover vs CoughDrop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TouchChat Discover
This app offers a risk-free way to explore a powerful communication solution before committing to a purchase. It provides a free trial of all features or access to lite-tech boards for individuals with speech difficulties.
- 30-day free trial of full features
- Explore lite-tech WordPower boards
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Customizable vocabulary and messages
- Built-in voice synthesizer
- Multiple language options
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Experience TouchChat® Discover, the new, risk-free way to try all the features of the popular TouchChat app before you buy. After downloading, you’ll have the option to start a free 30-day trial OR to explore the WordPower96 English and Spanish lite-tech boards. TouchChat is a full-featured Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) solution for individuals who have difficulty using their natural voice. TouchChat is designed for individuals with Autism, Down Syndrome, ALS, apraxia, stroke, or other conditions that affect a person's ability to use natural speech. TouchChat gives an individual the ability to choose a vocabulary file which consists of pages and buttons that contain words, phrases, sentences, and other functions. Messages are spoken with a built-in voice synthesizer or by playing a recorded message. Various synthesized and custom voice options are available, allowing the user to choose a voice that fits their own personality. After your 30-day trial ends, you’ll have the option to purchase TouchChat HD w/WordPower®, TouchChat HD, or TouchChat HD Lite. If you don’t make a purchase, you’ll still have access to the WordPower96 English and Spanish lite-tech boards when your trial period ends. TouchChat provides multiple language options in a universal app supporting iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad®. By downloading and using the TouchChat app, the purchaser accepts the PRC-Saltillo TouchChat Software License Terms. The Manufacturer of the iOS application – TouchChat Discover is: Prentke Romich Company dba PRC-Saltillo 1022 Heyl Rd Wooster, OH 44691 USA Tel.: (330) 262-1984 // (800) 262-1984 Fax: (330) 262-4829 Email: info@aacapps.com Web: www.prc-saltillo.com The EU Authorized European Representative for the iOS application – TouchChat Discover is: Prentke Romich GmbH Karthäuserstr. 3 D-34117 Kassel Germany Tel.: (05 61) 7 85 59-0 Fax: (05 61) 7 85 59-29 Email: info@prentke-romich.de Web : www.prentke-romich.de The UK Responsible Person for the iOS application – TouchChat Discover is: Liberator Ltd Glenside Business Park West Pinchbeck, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3SA UK Tel: +44 (0)1733 370470 Email: info@liberator.co.uk Web: www.liberator.co.uk/ The Swiss Authorized Representative for the iOS application – TouchChat Discover is: Inspera GmbH Thunstrasse 64 | CH-3110 Münsingen Phone +41 31 819 74 60 | Mobile +41 79 435 53 09 mail@inspera.ch | www.inspera.ch
CoughDrop
This app provides a modern communication and support tool for individuals with complex communication needs. It offers customizable boards with symbols, images, and audio, along with reporting features for support teams.
- Customizable communication boards
- Rich symbol set and image personalization
- User-recorded audio and speech synthesis
- Cross-device synchronization
- Support team access and collaboration
- Built-in reporting and messaging
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CoughDrop is a simple, modern AAC communication and support tool that empowers individuals and the teams around them. It is a full-featured communication app built for individuals with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Rett syndrome, or other complex communication needs. CoughDrop is flexible and configurable enough to accommodate the access and comprehension needs of many communicators. CoughDrop users can install this app to access CoughDrop's communication and reporting features on their mobile device. The app includes starter boards for different levels of communication, and boards with large or small buttons can be personalized using the rich symbol set, user-provided images or camera photos, user-recorded audio, speech synthesis, etc. CoughDrop runs on multiple devices, so you can log in on your tablet, phone and computer and have access to the same communication tools and interface. In addition, users can be linked so parents, therapists and supervisors can access a communicator's boards from their own devices to better facilitate modeling, and to make it easier to modify boards without taking away the communicator's device. The built-in reporting and messaging tools also help the support team have a consistent strategy and know what's working across locations and times.
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Verdict
TouchChat Discover and CoughDrop both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 52% of CoughDrop's written reviews are positive against 22% of TouchChat Discover's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. TouchChat Discover sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and CoughDrop sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for TouchChat Discover against 3.7 for CoughDrop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 97 and 57 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 22% of TouchChat Discover's written reviews are positive against 52% of CoughDrop's.
TouchChat Discover ships an update every 2 months, CoughDrop monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TouchChat Discover | CoughDrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (97 ratings) | 3.7 (57 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.8% of reviews | 52.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 97 — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.4 GB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prentke Romich Company | CoughDrop, Inc. |
Customer experience
TouchChat Discover
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In-app purchases
TouchChat Discover
- 30-Day Free TrialFree
- Upgrade to TouchChat HD Lite$9.99
- Talk-About Vocabulary$44.99
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- PCS Symbol Library$49.99
- Arabic Vocabulary Set$49.99
- iShare 1-Year 2GB Subscription$59.99
- Pixon® for TouchChat$79.99
- Gateway© Vocabulary$149.99
- WordPower Vocabulary$149.99
- Upgrade - TouchChat HD$149.99
- Upgrade TouchChat HD WordPower$299.99
CoughDrop
- Evaluator Access$29.99
- Supporter Access$44.99
- Communicator Access$294.99
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