Comparison

Verbal Me Sampler vs Kalma

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

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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

Kalma

Features
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Three fairly slow and calming visual environments for a relaxing experience. These have been particularly designed to work in white or black (snoezelen) rooms. These program have varying levels of contrast with the first being deliberately dark(ish). (The first is our tribute to Rothko.)

Screenshots

Verbal Me Sampler4 screens
Kalma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Verbal Me Sampler at 4 against Kalma's 2. Verbal Me Sampler also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Verbal Me Sampler versus Kalma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVerbal Me SamplerKalma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netSensory App House Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Verbal Me Sampler

No in-app purchases

None

Kalma

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Verbal Me Sampler free?
Verbal Me Sampler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kalma free?
Kalma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Verbal Me Sampler or Kalma have ads?
Neither Verbal Me Sampler nor Kalma shows ads.

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