Verbal Me Sampler vs Sensory Electra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Sensory Electra
This app offers a visually stimulating experience for individuals with special needs. It responds to touch and switch inputs, allowing users to interact with various effects. Designed for all ages, it provides a simple yet engaging way to explore visual stimuli.
- Visually stimulating effects
- Responds to tap and multi-finger touch
- Simulates shock with touch
- Fully switch accessible
- Compatible with Bluetooth switch interfaces
- Multiple switch control options
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Sensory Electra is a simple stimulating app for people with special/complex needs of ALL ages. It is visually stimulating and suitable for a range of abilities. Electra responds to taps and up to 3 finger simultaneous touch movements. Tap to change effect. Touch with 1, 2 or 3 fingers to (simulate) shock! Electra has no adverts, no settings screen and no in-app purchases. Electra is fully switch accessible, using a Bluetooth Switch Access box, such as the RJ Cooper Bluetooth Switch Interface and RJ's Bluetooth Super-Switch. Visit www.rjcooper.com/bluetooth-switch-interface/ for further details. Switch box compatibility: Electra can be controlled by assistive technology switches that produce character codes (1, 2, 3, 4 & ~1, ~2, ~3, ~4) - all produce a reaction. Switch 1: Shock and change effect. Switch 2: Change left anchor for effect. Switch 3: Change left and right anchors for effect. Switch 4: Change right anchor for effect. To join our enews list, see videos and more Sensory Apps visit www.sensoryapphouse.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Verbal Me Sampler at every 5 months against Sensory Electra's every 14 months. Verbal Me Sampler also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 60%). Sensory Electra's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sensory Electra holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Verbal Me Sampler's written reviews are positive against 60% of Sensory Electra's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Verbal Me Sampler ships an update every 5 months, Sensory Electra every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Verbal Me Sampler | Sensory Electra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (14 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Sensory App House Ltd |
Customer experience
Verbal Me Sampler
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In-app purchases
Verbal Me Sampler
No in-app purchases
Sensory Electra
No in-app purchases
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