Comparison

Communications vs Autism iHelp

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

Head to head
About

Communications

This augmentative and alternative communication app helps individuals with speaking difficulties, particularly those with Autism, Down Syndrome, or language disabilities, improve their vocabulary and construct sentences. It follows a Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) methodology, starting with single words and progressing to full sentences.

Highlights
  • Augmentative and alternative communication
  • Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) methodology
  • Single word and picture communication
  • Full sentence construction
  • Vocabulary skill improvement
  • Customized learning solution
Features
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“Communications” is an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) application that designed specifically for Autistic people. The goal of this application is to assist Autistic people with speaking difficulty as well as improving their vocabulary skill. Remodeling our application after Picture Exchange Communication System (PECs), a universal methodology of teaching speech and communication to Autistic people, we carefully designed an application to build up child’s communication from foundation. First part of our application will focus on communication by using a single word or picture. The second part will teach children to construct as well as communicate with full sentences. This application is not only limit to people with Autism. People with down syndrome and language disability can also benefit from this application as well. This project is a joint collaboration between True Corporation and Autistic Foundation Thailand. We work closely with autistic teachers, specialists as well as parents and children to craft out a customized learning solution for Autistic Children. By using our applications closely with parents and teachers, it is expected that autistic children will develop essential skills that are important to live a normal life. “Communications” is part of True Autistic application series which also include “Daily Tasks” and “Trace & Share”. Each application focuses on improving different aspect of autistic children skill.

About

Autism iHelp

This app uses real-life photos to teach vocabulary to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. It features categorized picture groups and learning activities to enhance retention and visual memory. Progress reports help track a child's development.

Highlights
  • Real-life photo vocabulary
  • Color-categorized picture groups
  • Learning enhancement activities
  • Auditory and visual memory integration
  • Progress tracking reports
  • Focus on expressive vocabulary
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Autism iHelp is a vocabulary teaching aid developed by parents of a child with Autism and a speech-language pathologist. Autism iHelp was inspired by the need for specific language intervention tools for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder focusing on their unique strengths and difficulty with expressive vocabulary. Autism iHelp is an invaluable tool for your child with Autism when those first words just don’t come. The colorful real-life photos are presented in an easy-to-label format. This app includes 72 real world photos; it has been proven that children with Autism respond best to photos as opposed to illustrations and are very visual learners. This app also includes two Learning Enhancement activities. These learning activities are presented in a game-like format. These games check retention of the learned vocabulary and integrate auditory and visual memory. Additionally, you are able to track your child's gains through progress reports that average the last 3 performances of each learning enhancement activity. Autism iHelp colors is extremely unique when compared to any other first word learning apps. This app includes groups of pictures categorized by specific color. This app helps to distinguish and identify common items by color and allows for increased environmental generalization. This helps the child with Autism to recognize that boundaries in regards to categorization are not exclusive. Fortunately, the pictures for groups 'red' and 'yellow' are free of charge. “with Autism iHelp…..it gets better.”

Screenshots

Autism iHelp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Autism iHelp at 40% against Communications's 0%. Autism iHelp also leads on rating (2.3 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 16 months). Communications's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume 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. Autism iHelp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Communications asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Autism iHelp holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Communications's written reviews are positive against 40% of Autism iHelp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Communications ships an update every 16 months, Autism iHelp every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Communications versus Autism iHelp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommunicationsAutism iHelp
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)2.3 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.08.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrue Digital Group Co., Ltd.John Talavera

Customer experience

Communications

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Autism iHelp

All ratings8 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

Communications

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Autism iHelp

One-time1
  • ALL COLORS and Learning Enhancements$4.99

Questions

Is Communications free?
Communications is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Autism iHelp free?
Autism iHelp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Communications or Autism iHelp?
Autism iHelp is rated higher. Communications averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Autism iHelp averages 2.3 from 8 ratings.
Do Communications or Autism iHelp have ads?
Neither Communications nor Autism iHelp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Communications or Autism iHelp?
Communications ships an update every 16 months, and Autism iHelp every 7 months. Most recently, Communications was updated on September 20, 2026 and Autism iHelp on October 12, 2026.

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