Comparison

Custom Boards Elite vs Respiration ID

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

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About

Custom Boards Elite

Create custom visual support materials using a vast library of symbols or your own photos. Design boards, schedules, and worksheets for communication and learning. Print, save, or email your creations directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Activity creation center
  • 21,000+ built-in symbols
  • Add custom photos
  • Template library (120+)
  • Print, save, and email
  • Organize with folders
Features
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The Ultimate Visual Support & Activity Creator Empower communication and learning with Custom Boards Elite! Designed specifically for speech therapists, special education teachers, and parents, Custom Boards Elite is an evidence-based app that revolutionizes how you create visual supports. Whether you need a daily schedule, a communication grid, or an engaging articulation game, Custom Boards gives you the tools to build professional, customized materials in minutes. UNMATCHED SYMBOL LIBRARY Say goodbye to stick figures and limited clip art. Custom Boards includes over 29,000 high-quality, diverse symbols from the renowned Smarty Symbols library. Need something specific? You can easily upload and integrate your own photos directly from your device! 120+ READY-TO-USE TEMPLATES Stop starting from scratch. Choose from over 120 expertly designed templates categorized into six core areas: Activities & Games: Bingo, Dominoes, Board Games, and more. Devices & Switches: Perfect for AAC device overlays. Signs & Labels: Create classroom rules, labels, and directional signs. Grids & Boards: Standard communication grids from 1x1 up to complex layouts. Schedules & Calendars: First-Then boards, weekly schedules, and daily routines. Worksheets: Ready-made educational printables. DEEP CUSTOMIZATION Make every board your own. Our intuitive editor allows you to: Customize background and text colors for every single cell. Tweak border styles (solid, dashed, circular) to highlight specific targets. Easily edit text labels to match your student's specific vocabulary. BUILT FOR SPEECH THERAPISTS Save hours of prep time with our advanced search filters. Target specific speech goals by filtering the entire 21,000+ symbol library by Initial, Medial, or Final letter positions! EXPORT & ORGANIZE When your masterpiece is complete, you are ready to PRINT, SAVE, or E-MAIL the final template. Print directly from your iPad to any AirPrint-ready printer. Creating boards for a whole caseload? Keep your finalized templates neatly organized into custom folders inside the app's Archive. Join the revolution in special education and start creating beautiful, effective visual supports today!

About

Respiration ID

Explore the anatomy of respiration with interactive animations and structure identification. Learn about the body, thorax, and lungs through touch-based learning and detailed text. Save and share your discoveries with the built-in drawing and screenshot tools.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D respiratory anatomy models
  • Structure identification with text details
  • Animations of inhalation and exhalation
  • Larynx movement during breathing
  • Ribs and diaphragm interaction animation
  • Alveoli breathing animation
  • Drawing whiteboard with screenshot functionality
Features
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The Respiration ID app covers normal anatomy of respiration through animations and structure id. Structure ID is designed to teach anatomy structure by touching the part to see the name and text highlight. Detailed text is hidden or viewed at the touch of a button. All views include a drawing whiteboard feature for easy screen-print direct to the photo app to save, email or print. Body – Touch key parts of respiration for the body, head and larynx to see their names and text highlight. Animation views of inhalation and exhalation airflow for the body, head and larynx. Watch the larynx move with quiet and voiced breathing for easy understanding of this complex process. Thorax – The ribs, diaphragm & lungs are animated to show how these amazing structures work together. Front, side and back views are provided. Button shows and hides front and side rib animation. Structure ID for the muscles of respiration and key front, side, back structures are included. Lungs – Front and side animation views of the lungs and the alveoli breathing. Front, side, back lungs and alveoli structure ID. Two finger pan, zoom and rotation of all views, with easy reset button. Drawing Whiteboard feature: Drawing: freeform lines in red, blue, green or black hue. Draw and place text directly on all views. Screenshot whiteboard direct to photo app for easy email out and printing.

Screenshots

Respiration ID4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Custom Boards Elite at Free against Respiration ID's $4.99. Custom Boards Elite also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 47 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Respiration ID's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On ads 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

Custom Boards Elite is free to download; Respiration ID costs $4.99 up front. Custom Boards Elite sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Respiration ID asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Respiration ID holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Custom Boards Elite has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Custom Boards Elite ships an update every 7 months, Respiration ID every 47 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Custom Boards Elite versus Respiration ID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom Boards EliteRespiration ID
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating2.2 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 47 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size880 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmarty EarsBlue Tree Publishing, Inc.

Customer experience

Custom Boards Elite

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

Respiration ID

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Custom Boards Elite

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Six months Access7 Days trial$49.996 Months
  • Yearly Access7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time7
  • The ant$0.99
  • Placemat$0.99
  • Tech talk$0.99
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  • Weekly$0.99
  • Orderly$0.99
  • Story Board$0.99
  • Purchase 10,000 Smarty Symbols$19.99
None

Respiration ID

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Custom Boards Elite free?
Custom Boards Elite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Respiration ID free?
Respiration ID costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Custom Boards Elite or Respiration ID?
Respiration ID is rated higher. Custom Boards Elite averages 2.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Respiration ID averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Custom Boards Elite or Respiration ID have ads?
Neither Custom Boards Elite nor Respiration ID shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Custom Boards Elite or Respiration ID?
Custom Boards Elite ships an update every 7 months, and Respiration ID every 47 months. Most recently, Custom Boards Elite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Respiration ID on November 2, 2026.

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