Hidden Grid vs Sensory Boards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hidden Grid
This app encourages screen exploration and teaches basic touch and drag skills with single or multi-touch options. It features colored shapes, patterns, and sound effects that respond to touch, making it ideal for young children and those with visual impairments.
- Screen exploration
- Touch and drag skills
- Single and multi-touch
- Sound effects
- Ideal for low vision
- Hand-eye coordination
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This activity has been designed to encourage exploration of the whole screen and teach basic touch and drag skills including options for single or multitouch. Drag your finger around the screen to reveal coloured shapes and patterns, with different sound effects that change pitch. When you lift your finger the tiles will fade. Black background, different sound effects and bright colours make this a very motivating activity for children with visual impairments as well as being great fun for the very young. The great feedback makes this an ideal cause and effect activity that can help develop hand eye co-ordination. Key Features: • Black background and bright colours ideal for low vision. • Single touch to encourage finger isolation and pointing - may be easier for some users to understand. • Multi-touch for maximum feedback. • Simple interaction and fun for very young children.
Sensory Boards
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Sensory Boards lets you create, edit and share AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) boards using Open Board Format — the open standard that works with many AAC apps worldwide. Whether you're a therapist building resources, a carer creating daily schedules, or a teacher designing classroom communication tools, Sensory Boards gives you everything you need to make professional, personalised boards. **SYMBOL LIBRARIES** • 2,290+ PiCom Classic symbols included — no internet needed • Search by keyword to find the right symbol instantly **ADD YOUR OWN SYMBOLS** • AI Symbol Generator — create custom symbols on-device, no internet required • Search the web for images • Import photos from your device • Draw your own symbols with the built-in drawing tool **POWERFUL BOARD EDITOR** • Flexible grid — set any number of rows and columns • Cell Editor — control label, font, size, position, colours and borders for every cell • Annotation overlays for rich visual context • Undo / Redo with full history • Zoom controls for precision editing **CUSTOMISE EVERYTHING** • Board and cell background colours • Font family, size, style and label position • Cell borders — width and colour • CVI Mode — high-contrast display for Cortical Visual Impairment **SHARE AND EXPORT** • Export as OBF or OBZ (Open Board Format) — compatible with many AAC apps • Print boards directly from the app • Share via the system share sheet
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sensory Boards at Free against Hidden Grid's $3.99. Hidden Grid's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.0). On in-app purchases 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
Sensory Boards is free to download; Hidden Grid costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Hidden Grid | Sensory Boards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 463 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inclusive Technology Ltd | Sensory App House Ltd |
In-app purchases
Hidden Grid
No in-app purchases
Sensory Boards
No in-app purchases
Questions
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