Comparison

Verbal Me Sampler vs ChoiceBoardCreatorLite

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

ChoiceBoardCreatorLite

Features
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ChoiceBoard Creator Lite allows you to sample the vast amount of flexibility and features ChoiceBoard Creator has to offer. You will be allowed to create up to 5 activities with up to 2 pages each - all for free! Once you are ready to experience the versatility the full version offers, you will be able to create unlimited activities with unlimited pages and back up your activities on iCloud! This allows you to fully utilize all the features this app offers! ChoiceBoard Creator is the perfect app for creating customizable choice boards for the unique needs of individuals with communication challenges. It reinforces correct choice by either playing a video reward or expanding the selected image and playing the customized auditory rewards. It is an excellent tool to train and prepare users for more sophisticated communication devices via an easy, simple-to-use choice-making platform. The possibilities are limited by your creativity. The full ChoiceBoard Creator includes the following features: •Share activities via AirDrop or email •Backup activities to your iCloud account •Large buttons, and black/white contrast to facilitate visual attention •Box sizes are adjustable for those who just need to see a little more clearly •Clean board design to minimize visual distraction •Space between choice buttons to avoid inadvertent hits •Customizable to 1,2,3,4 or 6 choices •Users can download their own pictures •Users can create blank boxes as distractors to suit users of all levels •Users can preset multiple "correct answer" boxes, and download different sound files to each box – a feature that allows users to choose their favorite music with just a tap •Other than image files, users can type text into the choice box – use this feature to teach sight words, letter, number recognition •Versatile application that can be used to create curriculum content to promote cognitive and literacy skills •Ease to use, intuitive interface allows user to set up activities in minutes •Allows users to create multiple pages for each "game" or activity Examples of choice boards/activities: •Odd one out (find the image that is different) •Music player (touch the correct image to play the tune) •Present vocabulary, sight words, shapes, numbers, or alphabets in array of boxes and ask your child to find the right one. Privacy Policy: http://technochipmunk.com/p/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: http://technochipmunk.com/p/terms-of-use-agreement.html

Screenshots

Verbal Me Sampler4 screens
ChoiceBoardCreatorLite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ChoiceBoardCreatorLite at 9.0 against Verbal Me Sampler's 12.0. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Verbal Me Sampler ships an update every 5 months, ChoiceBoardCreatorLite every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Verbal Me Sampler versus ChoiceBoardCreatorLite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVerbal Me SamplerChoiceBoardCreatorLite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netTechno Chipmunk Innovations Inc

In-app purchases

None

Verbal Me Sampler

No in-app purchases

None

ChoiceBoardCreatorLite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Verbal Me Sampler free?
Verbal Me Sampler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChoiceBoardCreatorLite free?
ChoiceBoardCreatorLite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Verbal Me Sampler or ChoiceBoardCreatorLite have ads?
Neither Verbal Me Sampler nor ChoiceBoardCreatorLite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Verbal Me Sampler or ChoiceBoardCreatorLite?
Verbal Me Sampler ships an update every 5 months, and ChoiceBoardCreatorLite every 2 months. Most recently, Verbal Me Sampler was updated on October 26, 2026 and ChoiceBoardCreatorLite on October 15, 2026.

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