Comparison

Verbal Me Sampler vs SFY

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

SFY

Experience the full capabilities of an advanced Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) app for 30 days. This trial allows users to explore extensive vocabulary, programming options, and helpful features to assess communication improvement before committing to the full version.

Highlights
  • 30-day free trial
  • Full vocabulary access (~5000 words)
  • Full programming capabilities
  • Search and history features
  • Hold That Thought feature
  • Voice options
Features
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IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SUBSCRIPTION! AFTER THE 30 DAYS, IT JUST STOPS WORKING. You don't have to cancel it...YOU AREN'T GOING TO BE CHARGED. If Speak for Yourself is the right choice, purchase the full version! It’s FINALLY here! This is the answer to everyone who has been hesitant to purchase the full version of Speak for Yourself without being able to try it. SFY-Lite 2.0 (and above) gives you access to the full Speak for Yourself app capabilities* for a 30 day FREE trial!  SfY-Lite includes access to the almost 5000 word vocabulary, full programming capabilities, the unparalleled search feature, history feature, Hold That Thought, and voice options. By doing this, AAC users, SLPs, other professionals, and family members are able to use the intuitive programming and features of Speak for Yourself and access the library of almost 11,000 Smarty Symbols®. SFY-Lite is not intended to be an individual's permanent AAC language system. It was designed to determine if an individual is able to access the button size, activate the buttons, and use Speak for Yourself to improve communication.  The free trial will only last for 30 days. After the 30 days, it will go back to the static main screen where it started. HOWEVER, you will be able to access your history data and your vocabulary file, even after the trial ends. That means that any of your programming and customization will be saved so that you can transfer it into the full version. Speak for Yourself was designed by two ASHA-certified speech-language pathologists (SLPs) with an extensive knowledge of AAC devices and implementation. We're very excited to give EVERYONE the ability to have the full functionality of Speak for Yourself in their hands and homes for free! You have nothing to lose and every reason to take 30 days and give it a try. With the release of a new and improved SFY-Lite, we invite you to join us in our mission to change the world...one voice at a time. *The only features that are not available in SfY-Lite are Acapela premium voice offered in the full version as in-app purchases and multi-user capabilities (the full version can hold 40 different user vocabulary files).

Screenshots

Verbal Me Sampler4 screens
SFY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Verbal Me Sampler at none against SFY's 1. Verbal Me Sampler also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 52 months) and review sentiment (70% vs 58%). SFY's advantage is ratings volume (151 vs 14). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. SFY sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Verbal Me Sampler asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Verbal Me Sampler against 4.2 for SFY. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SFY has 151 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Verbal Me Sampler's written reviews are positive against 58% of SFY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Verbal Me Sampler ships an update every 5 months, SFY every 52 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Verbal Me Sampler versus SFY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVerbal Me SamplerSFY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (14 ratings) — better4.2 (151 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings14151 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 52 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1.4 GB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netSpeak for Yourself LLC

Customer experience

Verbal Me Sampler

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%

SFY

All ratings150 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative18.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.7%

In-app purchases

None

Verbal Me Sampler

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SFY

One-time1
  • 30-day TrialFree

Questions

Is Verbal Me Sampler free?
Verbal Me Sampler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SFY free?
SFY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Verbal Me Sampler or SFY?
Verbal Me Sampler is rated higher. Verbal Me Sampler averages 4.2 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while SFY averages 4.2 from 151 ratings.
Do Verbal Me Sampler or SFY have ads?
Neither Verbal Me Sampler nor SFY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Verbal Me Sampler or SFY?
Verbal Me Sampler ships an update every 5 months, and SFY every 52 months. Most recently, Verbal Me Sampler was updated on October 26, 2026 and SFY on October 22, 2026.

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