TouchChat Discover vs ASHA Schools Connect
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
ASHA Schools Connect
This app provides conference attendees with access to schedules, speaker and exhibitor details, and poster abstracts. Users can take notes directly on presentation slides and engage in in-app messaging with colleagues.
- View conference schedule
- Access speaker and exhibitor details
- Browse poster abstracts
- Take notes on presentation slides
- In-app messaging with attendees
- Share information via tweet and email
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*** FOR ATTENDEES ONLY *** The ASHA Connect mobile application allows you to view the schedule, poster abstracts, exhibitors and speaker details from the conference. Users can take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the Exhibitors module. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with in app messaging, tweeting and emailing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ASHA Schools Connect at 100% against TouchChat Discover's 21%. ASHA Schools Connect also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). TouchChat Discover's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 31 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. TouchChat Discover sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. ASHA Schools Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
ASHA Schools Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 102 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of TouchChat Discover's written reviews are positive against 100% of ASHA Schools Connect's.
TouchChat Discover ships an update every 2 months, ASHA Schools Connect every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TouchChat Discover | ASHA Schools Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (102 ratings) | 4.8 (69 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 102 — better | 69 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.7 GB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Prentke Romich Company | American Speech-Language-Hearing Association |
Customer experience
TouchChat Discover
ASHA Schools Connect
Bugs and requests
TouchChat Discover
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashed when editing
- New update broke paid license
- Upgrade not working, logs out
- App glitches and shuts down
- App edits pictures without consent
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- Will not download, storage issues
- Does not work with iOS 16 and new iPhone
- No access to 30 day trial after purchase
- App crashes whole app
- App has bugs, glitches, and lagging
Requested features
4 requests- Add scientific calculator with exponents, complex numbers & roots
- Make it less expensive
- Add teenage voices back
- Add voice to free trial
ASHA Schools Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
ASHA Schools Connect
No in-app purchases
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