Comparison

Communicado vs Cuespeak

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

Head to head
About

Communicado

This app aids individuals with aphasia in communication by offering an interactive platform with pictures, text, and sound. Users can select from categorized visuals or words, and the content can be customized by friends, family, or therapists for personalized communication support.

Highlights
  • Interactive communication tool
  • Picture, text, and sound support
  • Categorized visual selection
  • Customizable content editor
  • Therapist personalization for multiple users
Features
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Communicado helps people with aphasia to communicate with other people. Communicado starts where words fail to come. It is an app for interactive communication, using a free format with pictures, text and sound. The user can point at categorized pictures or words. The categories and the pictures or words can quickly be added inside the app by an editor, e.g. a close relative, a friend, or a therapist. Therapists can create personalized content for multiple users.

About

Cuespeak

This app provides speech and language rehabilitation exercises for individuals with difficulties following stroke or brain injury. It offers a wide range of customizable activities for speaking, understanding, reading, and writing, designed for home or clinic use.

Highlights
  • Expert-developed exercises
  • Personalized therapy sessions
  • Engaging and interactive activities
  • Weekly new content updates
  • Session sharing via email
  • Mobile accessibility
Features
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Supercharge your speech therapy with Cuespeak, the NHS-recommended rehabilitation tool for people with speech, language, and cognitive difficulties after stroke or brain injury. Designed for use in both home and clinic, Cuespeak offers a huge range of exercises to work on aphasia and apraxia of speech, addressing speaking, understanding, reading and writing. Key Features: - Expert-Developed Content: Access hundreds of exercises developed by specialist speech and language therapists - Personalise it: Customise your therapy sessions and add personalised content such as names of family and friends - Engaging and Fun: Cuespeak’s interactive exercises are relevant to real life to keep you motivated - Up to date: New content added every week, including the latest items from the news - Share sessions via email: Allows you to get help from someone in another location - Accessible on the move: Use Cuespeak on your iPhone or iPad, so you can practise anytime, anywhere, making therapy convenient and flexible Who is it for? - People with speech and language difficulties seeking a home therapy tool - Caregivers and family members supporting a loved one’s recovery following stroke or brain injury What users have said: - “I just wanted to thank you for your marvellous programme. My husband has severe aphasia but has not lost his intelligence. Your programme stimulates his interest – there is no dumbing down. Keep up the good work. We love the humour in Cuespeak” Home user - “This is the best therapy tool I have ever used” Elizabeth McBarnet, Speech & Language Therapist, N. Ireland - "I can’t stress enough how much I love this app. I have been using it today with a lady with apraxia and aphasia and she was just so excited by how relevant it was to her life!” Bev Snowden, Senior Specialist SLT, North Devon Healthcare Trust

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cuespeak at 4.7 against Communicado's 4.0. Cuespeak also leads on ratings volume (87 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Communicado's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). On price and ads 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. Cuespeak sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Communicado asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cuespeak holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cuespeak has 87 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Communicado's written reviews are positive against 84% of Cuespeak's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Communicado ships an update every 3 months, Cuespeak every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Communicado versus Cuespeak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommunicadoCuespeak
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (87 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better84.0% of reviews
Number of ratings187 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB124 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZdndrpCuespeak Limited

Customer experience

Communicado

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cuespeak

All ratings87 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative8.0%

In-app purchases

None

Communicado

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Cuespeak

Subscriptions5
  • Legacy 1$3.991 Month
  • Legacy 2$3.991 Month
  • Legacy 3$3.991 Month
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  • Monthly auto-renewing1 Month trial$7.491 Month
  • Monthly auto-renewing$12.991 Month
One-time2
  • 1 year license (non-renewing)$129.99
  • 3 year license (non-renewing)$399.00

Questions

Is Communicado free?
Communicado is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cuespeak free?
Cuespeak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Communicado or Cuespeak?
Cuespeak is rated higher. Communicado averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Cuespeak averages 4.7 from 87 ratings.
Do Communicado or Cuespeak have ads?
Neither Communicado nor Cuespeak shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Communicado or Cuespeak?
Communicado ships an update every 3 months, and Cuespeak every 3 weeks. Most recently, Communicado was updated on October 7, 2026 and Cuespeak on October 14, 2026.

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