Verbal Me Sampler vs Skudos
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.
Skudos
This app serves as a central platform for recognizing and celebrating achievements within a school community. Users can view positive callouts, post their own shoutouts, and stay updated on school news through instant notifications. It aims to make school recognition interactive and positive.
- View school achievements and shoutouts
- Post and react to positive callouts
- Follow specific schools
- Receive instant push notifications
- Celebrate student and teacher successes
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Skudos is the official app of School Kudos (schoolkudos.com)—your central hub for recognizing and celebrating student, teacher, and school achievements. Whether you want to stay in the loop with campus shoutouts or send encouragement of your own, Skudos puts your entire school’s positive news right in your pocket. WHY YOU'LL LOVE SKUDOS: Read School Kudos: Browse real-time positive callouts, achievements, and shoutouts from your school community. Share & React: Easily post Kudos to highlight awesome moments and react to updates from fellow students, staff, and parents. Custom School Selection: Follow and stay connected to your specific school(s) so your feed only shows the news that matters to you. Instant Push Notifications: Never miss a moment! Receive immediate alerts whenever a new Kudo is posted or when someone reacts to your updates. Join us in making school recognition instant, interactive, and positive. Download Skudos today and start celebrating your school community! Learn more at schoolkudos.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Skudos at 5.0 against Verbal Me Sampler's 4.2. Skudos also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months). Verbal Me Sampler's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Skudos holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Verbal Me Sampler's written reviews are positive against 100% of Skudos's.
Verbal Me Sampler ships an update every 5 months, Skudos every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Verbal Me Sampler | Skudos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Skudos |
Customer experience
Verbal Me Sampler
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In-app purchases
Verbal Me Sampler
No in-app purchases
Skudos
No in-app purchases
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