Comparison

TouchChat Discover vs Word FLiPS

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Word FLiPS

This app helps children with speech difficulties practice functional vocabulary and sound sequences. It offers customizable word choices based on articulation and syllable structure, with features for tracking progress and recording audio.

Highlights
  • Functional vocabulary practice
  • Sound sequence repetition
  • Customizable word selection
  • Audio playback of syllables
  • Progress tracking and graphing
  • Audio recording and replay
Features
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Word FLiPS App is a must for children with limited speech, unintelligible speech, and/or childhood apraxia of speech! Teach functional vocabulary words, such as greetings and requests (for example, "hi," "go," and "bye") while practicing up to three repetitions of sound sequences. Begin teaching severely unintelligible children by having them repeat identical earlier developing sounds, such as "boo-boo-boo." Older or more verbal children can practice a variety of sequences, such as "tie-tea-shoe" as a warm-up to practicing sentences. The CV words in Word FLiPS App can also be combined to form other words (for example, "tie-knee" can be combined to form the word "tiny"). Features: • Choose words according to articulatory placement: Bilabial, Alveolar, Velar, and Palatal. • Choose words according to syllable structure: CV, CVC, CVCV, or custom. • Choose all words (including nonsense words) or only the suggested "real" words. • Includes audio of all syllables. • "Free Play" mode allows you to flip through the cards or randomly generate syllable combinations. • Record a student’s productions and replay audio clips. Data tracking lets educators and parents: • Track data for each syllable in a production or for the entire production. • Keep track of data for all students. • View player results for all the sessions at any time. • Graph students’ progress. • Email, print, and share session results.

Screenshots

TouchChat Discover4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Word FLiPS at 100% against TouchChat Discover's 22%. Word FLiPS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). TouchChat Discover's advantage is price (Free vs $29.99) and ratings volume (97 vs 3). On 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

TouchChat Discover is free to download; Word FLiPS costs $29.99 up front. TouchChat Discover sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Word FLiPS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Word FLiPS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TouchChat Discover has 97 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of TouchChat Discover's written reviews are positive against 100% of Word FLiPS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TouchChat Discover ships an update every 2 months, Word FLiPS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
TouchChat Discover versus Word FLiPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchChat DiscoverWord FLiPS
PriceFree — better$29.99
Rating3.7 (97 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings97 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS16.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.4 GB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrentke Romich CompanySuper Duper Publications

Customer experience

TouchChat Discover

All ratings97 ratings
Positive66.0%
Neutral7.2%
Negative26.8%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive21.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative76.4%

Word FLiPS

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

TouchChat Discover

One-time11
  • 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
None

Word FLiPS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TouchChat Discover free?
TouchChat Discover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word FLiPS free?
Word FLiPS costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TouchChat Discover or Word FLiPS?
Word FLiPS is rated higher. TouchChat Discover averages 3.7 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while Word FLiPS averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do TouchChat Discover or Word FLiPS have ads?
Neither TouchChat Discover nor Word FLiPS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TouchChat Discover or Word FLiPS?
TouchChat Discover ships an update every 2 months, and Word FLiPS fortnightly. Most recently, TouchChat Discover was updated on October 2, 2026 and Word FLiPS on September 27, 2026.

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