Comparison

Verbal Me Sampler vs Communication Buttons

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

Head to head
About

Verbal Me Sampler

This communication aid app allows non-verbal children to express themselves by tapping buttons that speak text aloud. It features pre-set screens with text and pictures for easy participation, and offers voice options. This sampler version provides a limited selection of common communication boards.

Highlights
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Buttons with text and/or pictures
  • Pre-set communication screens
  • Choice of boy or girl voice
  • Screen navigation options
  • Spanish language version available
Features
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This is a sample version of Verbal Me, a basic AAC and choice board app designed by special needs teachers for their students. Non-verbal kids can tap a button and the iPad will speak the button text aloud in either a boy's or girl's voice. This limited version includes 14 screen choices: yes-no, A-B-C, 1-2-3-4-5, Happy-Mad-Sad-Calm, Day-Night, bullying, weather, colors, fruits, letter sounds. Buttons contain text and/or picture so non-reading students can participate. By default, left- and right-arrow buttons allow students to switch screens. Optionally, the screen-switching buttons can be hidden and the adult switches screens by sliding one finger from the upper right to the lower left of the screen. Choose one of 18 screens and girl or boy voice. On the Settings screen, there is a link to the full version Verbal Me app with over 100 screen choices. A Spanish-language version is also available.

About

Communication Buttons

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Communication Buttons is THE app for simple augmentative communication. Choose 1 button, or sets of 2, 4 and 6 to use for touch communication. Each button can be customized with a picture and will accommodate voice recording and sequences of 2 and 3. “Ready?” “Set…” “Go!” – and you’re spontaneously communicating, demonstrating cause and effect as well as sequencing. State “yes,” or “no,” sing a song or tell a story in 2 to 3 parts. Keep a lookout for additional versions with special options.

Screenshots

Verbal Me Sampler4 screens
Communication Buttons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Verbal Me Sampler at Free against Communication Buttons's $4.99. Verbal Me Sampler also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 24 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

Verbal Me Sampler is free to download; Communication Buttons costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Verbal Me Sampler ships an update every 5 months, Communication Buttons every 24 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Verbal Me Sampler versus Communication Buttons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVerbal Me SamplerCommunication Buttons
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.2 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netPreferred Mobile Applications, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Verbal Me Sampler

No in-app purchases

None

Communication Buttons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Verbal Me Sampler free?
Verbal Me Sampler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Communication Buttons free?
Communication Buttons costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Verbal Me Sampler or Communication Buttons have ads?
Neither Verbal Me Sampler nor Communication Buttons shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Verbal Me Sampler or Communication Buttons?
Verbal Me Sampler ships an update every 5 months, and Communication Buttons every 24 months. Most recently, Verbal Me Sampler was updated on October 26, 2026 and Communication Buttons on October 26, 2026.

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