Comparison

Custom Boards Elite vs Widgit Go

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

Head to head
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

Widgit Go

This app supports communication and language development for non-verbal individuals or those with learning difficulties. It allows users to create personalized symbol-based communication grids and develop language skills through interactive activities.

Highlights
  • Symbol-based AAC communication
  • Create personalized communication grids
  • Over 14,000 Widgit Symbols
  • Add custom pictures
  • Text-to-speech output
  • Develop learning and language skills
  • Export grids as PDFs
Features
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Support communication and language development with Widgit Go which can be used as a simple symbol-based AAC communicator or as a tool to develop learning and language skills. GIVING USERS A VOICE WITH SYMBOL-BASED AAC For users who are non-verbal or reluctant communicators symbol-based AAC (Augmentative and alternative communication) offers a way for them to express themselves and communicate their needs and wants. Create personalised communication grids in minutes with easy to use tools, over 14,000 Widgit Symbols and the ability to add your own pictures. Users can hear their sentences spoken aloud using the pre-installed iOS text-to-speech voices or add high-quality adult and child voices from the app store. Widgit Go's user-friendly interface makes it ideal for users of all ages with autism and/or learning difficulties. DEVELOP LEARNING AND LANGUAGE SKILLS Widgit Go's interactive grids can be used to develop users learning and language skills both at home and in the classroom. The output of these grids can be exported as PDF files, saved to the device or shared via email or messenger. FEATURES - Create and edit grids using over 14,000 Widgit Symbols - Print grids to make flashcards. - Use as a voice output device. - Back up or share your Widgit Go grids and activities using Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive or your Widgit Online account. - Write simple documents with symbols and text from Grids. - No Internet connection is required for creating or using activities. - 17 example activities are included. More activities and voices are available in-app.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Custom Boards Elite at 56% against Widgit Go's 0%. Custom Boards Elite also leads on price (Free vs $59.99) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Widgit Go's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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; Widgit Go costs $59.99 up front. Custom Boards Elite sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Widgit Go sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Widgit Go holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Custom Boards Elite has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Custom Boards Elite's written reviews are positive against 0% of Widgit Go's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Custom Boards Elite ships an update every 7 months, Widgit Go every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Custom Boards Elite versus Widgit Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom Boards EliteWidgit Go
PriceFree — better$59.99
Rating1.6 (5 ratings)3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size880 MB266 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmarty EarsWidgit Software Ltd

Customer experience

Custom Boards Elite

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

Widgit Go

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
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
10 purchases

Widgit Go

One-time10
  • Getting Up SequenceFree
  • Widgit Restricted symbolsFree
  • StuartFree
Show 7 more
  • HeatherFree
  • Making Sentences 1$1.99
  • Ryan (US)$7.99
  • Heather (US)$7.99
  • Kenny (US child)$14.99
  • Widgit Symbols in French$23.99
  • Widgit Symbols in Spanish$23.99

Questions

Is Custom Boards Elite free?
Custom Boards Elite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widgit Go free?
Widgit Go costs $59.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Custom Boards Elite or Widgit Go?
Widgit Go is rated higher. Custom Boards Elite averages 1.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Widgit Go averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Custom Boards Elite or Widgit Go have ads?
Neither Custom Boards Elite nor Widgit Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Custom Boards Elite or Widgit Go?
Custom Boards Elite ships an update every 7 months, and Widgit Go every 3 months. Most recently, Custom Boards Elite was updated on September 24, 2026 and Widgit Go on October 7, 2026.

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