Gabby vs PECSTalk™ Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gabby
This app provides an affordable and powerful communication tool for individuals with disabilities that affect verbal communication. It uses images, text, and audio to help users express themselves, with customizable interfaces and multiple user profiles.
- Create and modify custom vocabulary
- Text-to-speech and voice recording
- Multiple user profiles with privacy
- Organize vocabulary with folders/tags
- Quick Access Panel for frequent items
- Image capture and basic editing
- Send text/email messages
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Everyone deserves the gift of gab! But some disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, stroke, and autism, make verbal communication almost impossible. With Gabby, there is finally an affordable, yet powerful program to help you find your voice. Using images associated to text and/or audio combined with an easy to use and configurable interface, allows people with all ranges of disabilities to communicate much easier. Key features: ▪ Easily create and modify your own vocabulary. ▪ Use the built-in text-to-speech (TTS), or record your own voice. ▪ Administration mode so normal users can't modify or change anything. ▪ Multiple users with passwords (all vocabulary and organization private to each user). ▪ Temporarily hide vocabulary from view (until unhidden). ▪ Organize your vocabulary into any combination of folders or tags. ▪ Access vocabulary by folder, or view (most recent, most used, GPS location, etc). ▪ Quick Access Panel to keep vocabulary used often always available. ▪ Text mode: Gabby can read back anything you type. ▪ Sentence mode: Combine multiple vocabulary to form a sentence and play it back. ▪ Immediate mode: Click on an image and have the phrase or phonetic phrase spoken by TTS or your own audio played back. ▪ Built in web browser to provide easy access to images on the web. ▪ Image capture from camera, photo album, or web browser. ▪ Basic image editing (flip horizontal/vertical, crop, zoom, pan) without leaving the application. ▪ Send text/e-mail message while in sentence or text mode. ▪ Each vocabulary item has an image, phrase, phonetic phrase, tags, and comments. ▪ GPS Location, usage count, date, and time are all captured as each vocabulary item is used. ▪ Advanced search capability to find your vocabulary quickly. View video tutorials here: http://www.enabledsoftware.net/vid-basic.html Please note: 1. The images provided are for example only. It is strongly suggested that you use your own images to customize the application to your own needs. 2. All settings are accessible from the information screen (by tapping the Info button in the top right corner of the application,
PECSTalk™ Lite
This app offers a limited, 7-day free trial of a communication tool designed for learners. It helps determine if the full version is suitable for your needs before committing.
- 7-day free trial
- Limited functionality
- Communication tool evaluation
- Learner-focused
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Is PECSTalk™ the right AAC app for your learner? PECSTalk™ Lite is a 7-day free trial of PECSTalk™ with limited functionality intended to help you determine if PECSTalk™ is the right communication app for your learner. Learn more about PECS Talk™ at pecstalk.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PECSTalk™ Lite at Free against Gabby's $4.99. PECSTalk™ Lite also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). Gabby's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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
PECSTalk™ Lite is free to download; Gabby costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gabby ships an update every 7 months, PECSTalk™ Lite every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gabby | PECSTalk™ Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enabled Software | Pyramid Global Communication Technology LLC |
Customer experience
Gabby
PECSTalk™ Lite
In-app purchases
Gabby
No in-app purchases
PECSTalk™ Lite
No in-app purchases









