BabelDeck vs Visicount
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BabelDeck
This app generates visual schedules, communication boards, and social stories using AI-powered image creation. It helps individuals with communication challenges express themselves and understand daily routines and new situations through visual aids. Print schedules or use text-to-speech for enhanced accessibility.
- AI-generated custom images
- Picture schedules and daily plans
- Communication boards and cards
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Printable visual aids
- Social stories for new situations
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Describe the day — BabelDeck draws it. BabelDeck makes visual support in under a minute. Tell it what's happening — a morning, a dentist visit, a new routine — and get a finished picture schedule with images that actually fit. When the day changes, redo it in ten seconds. Visual support means showing, with pictures, what's hard to say or remember. It makes the abstract concrete, the day predictable, and communication possible — when words don't come. WHAT YOU CAN MAKE • Picture schedules and daily plans, step by step • Communication boards and cards to point at • First-then cards for transitions • Choice boards and emotion charts • Social stories for new situations • Text-to-speech — tap a picture, hear the word AI THAT HELPS, NOT TAKES OVER Can't find the right picture? Describe it and BabelDeck draws it — in a calm, clear, consistent style. No more hunting for symbols. FOR FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS For parents, siblings, and partners making the day make sense. And for preschools, schools, clinics, and speech-language pathologists who need to go from idea to finished material fast. No training. No fuss. MADE WITH AND FOR People with autism, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions, language disorders, intellectual disabilities, aphasia after stroke, dementia — and anyone who understands better with pictures, including new language learners. ACCESSIBLE FROM THE GROUND UP Clear layout, high contrast, adjustable text size, and plain language. Print your schedules when a screen isn't the right fit. PRICING Free to start: 2 boards and AI images to try, no card needed. Plus: $4.99/month for unlimited boards, 30 AI images a month, and priority support. Visual support for everyone who needs to see language — not only hear it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.babeldeck.com/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.babeldeck.com/en/privacy
Visicount
This app allows users to count hands-free using voice commands or screen taps. It's designed for activities like knitting, crocheting, or exercising, enabling users to maintain focus on their tasks without interruption. The app supports multiple languages and offers features like row naming and progress export.
- Hands-free voice commands
- Tap anywhere to increment
- Row naming for patterns
- Apple Watch integration
- CSV export of progress
- Supports 64 languages
- VoiceOver and Switch Control compatibility
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Stop losing count. Visicount is a hands-free voice counter designed for knitters and crocheters who want to keep counting without putting down their needles. Also great for meditators, exercisers or anyone who needs to count hands-free. Use simple voice commands—just say "next"—or tap anywhere on the screen to increment your row or stitch counter. Built with accessibility in mind, Visicount works seamlessly with VoiceOver, Switch Control, and Siri Shortcuts. Knitting requires focus. Your eyes follow the pattern. Your hands work the yarn. The last thing you need is to fumble for a tiny button or look away from your needles to tap a counter. Most counter apps force you to choose: look at the app or look at your work. We built Visicount so you never have to choose. Voice control that actually works. Say any of 21 voice commands—"next," "count," "one more," "um mais"—and your counter increments instantly. Active listening means no accidental triggers. Just press the mic button to activate, speak, and keep knitting. Tap anywhere, get instant feedback. The entire screen is your tap target. Full-screen tap with a glowing ring animation and haptic buzz confirms every increment—no need to look at the phone to know it registered. Row naming for patterns. Tap the name field anytime to label your current count: "Row 5 - Cable Pattern" or "Repeat 2 - Lace Section." Your label persists as you count, so you always know where you are in your pattern. Apple Watch that stays on. Increment your counter from your wrist without timeouts, no three-tap unlocking, no fiddling. Just tap once and count. Your watch stays in the knitting zone as long as you're knitting. Export and share your progress. Save your counting history with timestamps and row names. Export via CSV to document your projects or share with knitting communities like Ravelry. 60 languages, voice and written. Truly global knitting. Commands work in Portuguese, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Swahili, Yoruba, Maori, and 40+ more languages—both voice and text. From Bavarian to Bengali to Zulu, craft communities worldwide can count in their native language. We tested this with real knitters. Users with dyscalculia, arthritis, and limited hand mobility confirmed: this works. VoiceOver users reported the interface is clean and navigation is fast. Ravelry knitters said row naming is essential for complex patterns. We listened and built exactly that. Try voice control free for 7 days. Full access to voice commands, row naming, and all features. No subscription. No ads. No surprise charges. One-time unlock keeps voice control, row naming, Apple Watch, CSV export, and 60 languages supported forever. No yearly charges. No paywalls. Buy it once, own it completely. Visicount is for anyone who wants to focus on what they are doing, instead of the counting process. Get hands-free counting. Keep your hands on your yarn.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Visicount at 5.0 against BabelDeck's 4.0. Visicount also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads and 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
Both are free to download. BabelDeck sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Visicount sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Visicount holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
BabelDeck ships an update monthly, Visicount weekly. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | BabelDeck | Visicount |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Suter Studios | Stonehaus Properties |
Customer experience
BabelDeck
Visicount
In-app purchases
BabelDeck
- BabelDeck Plus$4.991 Month
Visicount
- Visicount$9.99









