Verbal Me Sampler vs iCare Door
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
iCare Door
Read full descriptionHide full description
You can use the app to open or close the door, check its status, and set up alerts for when the door is opened or closed.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iCare Door at every 5 weeks against Verbal Me Sampler's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Verbal Me Sampler ships an update every 5 months, iCare Door every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Verbal Me Sampler | iCare Door |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Orgamastion Technologies |
In-app purchases
Verbal Me Sampler
No in-app purchases
iCare Door
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Verbal Me Sampler free?
Is iCare Door free?
Do Verbal Me Sampler or iCare Door have ads?
Which is updated more often, Verbal Me Sampler or iCare Door?
Other comparisons
