TouchChat Discover vs RoboKind Companion
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
RoboKind Companion
This app supports educational programs focused on social skills and early childhood reading. It offers robot-led lessons, personalized learning paths, and flexible learning environments for individual or group instruction.
- Robot-led social skills lessons
- Personalized IEP goal assignment
- Mood tracking and speed preferences
- Virtual avatar for remote learning
- Science of Reading phonics program
- Individual, group, or remote lessons
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RoboKind Companion is the essential app for the RoboKind's Social Skills and Phonics programs. Both programs are endorsed by CASE (Council of Administrators of Special Education) and validated by independent research The Social Skills program is designed to teach social, emotional, and behavioral skills and contains: 140+ Robot-Led Lessons: Covering self-regulation, social communication, emotional recognition, and situational practice. Tailored Experience: Assign pre-defined IEP goals to students for personalized learning. Features include speed preferences, mood tracking, and enhanced note-taking. Flexible Learning Environment: Facilitate lessons individually, in groups, or remotely using the virtual avatar. The Phonics Program is an early childhood reading program which adheres to Science of Reading and I-VAKT practices. Explore our latest addition at www.robokind.com/phonics. The RoboKind curriculum has been proven effective through statewide studies and has been used in thousands of classrooms nationally and internationally. Requirements: RoboKind subscription, two iPads (5th generation or later), and a RoboKind R25 Robot and/or Avatar license. With RoboKind Web Companion, an iPad can be substituted using a computer with Chrome or Edge browsers. For more information, visit www.robokind.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RoboKind Companion at 100% against TouchChat Discover's 21%. RoboKind Companion also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). TouchChat Discover's advantage is ratings volume (104 vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. TouchChat Discover sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. RoboKind Companion asks for nothing beyond the download.
RoboKind Companion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TouchChat Discover has 104 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of TouchChat Discover's written reviews are positive against 100% of RoboKind Companion's.
TouchChat Discover ships an update every 2 months, RoboKind Companion monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TouchChat Discover | RoboKind Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (104 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.7 GB | 600 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prentke Romich Company | Robokind LLC |
Customer experience
TouchChat Discover
RoboKind Companion
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
RoboKind Companion
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
- 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
RoboKind Companion
No in-app purchases
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