SymbolSupport Lite vs Listen & Talk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SymbolSupport Lite
This app allows users to read, listen to, and print documents created with a companion app. It automatically adds symbols to text as it's typed or pasted, aiding comprehension. Users can customize symbols and share documents in various formats.
- Read and print symbolized documents
- Automatic symbol addition to text
- Text-to-speech with word highlighting
- Symbol customization and image import
- Document sharing via AirDrop, email, cloud
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Note: SymbolSupport Lite is a free app. It can receive, read aloud, and print documents that have been created with the SymbolSupport app. SymbolSupport Lite cannot create or edit documents. It can be upgraded to the full version through the in-app Store. SymbolSupport is an iPad utility app that effortlessly adds symbols to text. As textis typed, symbols are automatically added above it. Text can also be copied from pre-existing written materials and pasted into SymbolSupport where symbols are instantly added. Documents are read with a high-quality text-to-speech voice and include word-by-word highlighting. This support helps students better understand class assignments.Symbols from Slater Literacy Support Pictures™ and Attainment’s Image Library are included. Plus, there is easy access to your camera roll and a built-in internet image search.Easy-to-use editing tools include changing auto-assigned symbols to other symbols or imported images and removing symbols from text to reduce the number of symbols on a page. SymbolSupport is designed to create symbolized text quickly and easily. Sharing these documents is equally important. Share documents via AirDrop, email, or send to any cloud storage setup on the iPad. Documents can be sent as a PDF for studentportfolios or shared with parents. Documents can also be sent as a SymbolSupport file which can be opened by SymbolSupport or SymbolSupport Lite apps.
Listen & Talk
This app assists individuals with complex communication needs by providing a customizable platform for generating speech. It offers various display modes, symbol selection, and voice output options to facilitate expression and thought sharing.
- Customizable overlayer design
- Multiple display modes
- Extensive symbol library
- Synthetic and digitized voice output
- Message history for quick access
- Toggle Control scanning mechanism
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About the Listen & Talk Listen & Talk (LAT) is a speech generating software for individuals with complex communication needs (CCN). It can assist the individuals with CCN to express himself/herself needs and thought. The main functions of LAT are as follows: 1. It provides a sample overlayer to facilitate the AAC professional to create a new overlayer. 2. It provides three different display modes which include the fixed display, express display and context display to help the individuals with CCN to communicate with their partners. 3. The number of each overlayer can be designed from 1 to 36 locations, so that the AAC professional can design the overlayer according to CCN needs and capabilities. 4. The AAC symbols can be selected from the built-in symbolic set, live photo, photo library, other Apps and the internet. The picture can also use the built-in picture tool to capture the parts according to user needs and wants. 5. Its voice output has synthetic voice (including Chinese, English, Thai Vietnamse and Japanese) and digitize voice. At the same time, it also provides voice prompt to help the AAC users to confirm their messages. 6. It has a history menu. Therefore, the AAC users can express the message directly from the history menu by clicking on the sentence which was created from the communication with previous communicative partner, without re-construct the sentence. 7. It provide iCloud backup after unlock full function. 8. It provide more than 1000 communication symbols after unlock full function. 9. "Toggle Control" function, which provides a scanning mechanism built into the App. 10. User interface support: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese. It has my favorite menu. Therefore, the AAC users can use the built-in
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Listen & Talk at 5.0 against SymbolSupport Lite's 3.3. Listen & Talk also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%). SymbolSupport Lite's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. SymbolSupport Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Listen & Talk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Listen & Talk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of SymbolSupport Lite's written reviews are positive against 80% of Listen & Talk's.
SymbolSupport Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, Listen & Talk every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SymbolSupport Lite | Listen & Talk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 304 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Attainment Company | SoftArts Inc. |
Customer experience
SymbolSupport Lite
Listen & Talk
In-app purchases
SymbolSupport Lite
- Upgrade to Full Version$59.99
Listen & Talk
- Limitation Unlock$46.99
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