Buzzlet vs Talk Tales, Simple Sounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buzzlet
This app aids non-verbal individuals in communication by teaching vocabulary and enabling sentence creation or quick responses. It encourages listeners to engage, validating the use of assistive devices and fostering conversational skills.
- Reciprocal communication aid
- Teaches receptive and expressive vocabulary
- Create complete sentences
- Use quick responses
- Encourages listener engagement
- Customizable talking cards
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Buzzlet is a revolutionary assistive communication application that facilitates reciprocal communication for non-verbal individuals or those with limited expressive communication. The app also teaches receptive and expressive vocabulary, allows for individuals to create complete sentences or use quick responses to engage in simple conversations. This app encourages a listener to respond to the user on the app which validates the use of an alternative communication device while at the same time teaching the user to engage in reciprocal or conversational communication. Buzzlet subscription - Customize talking cards. Buzzlet plans: 3 Months: $23.99 Annual: $63.99 Payments and Renewal: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.buzzlet.net/privacy
Talk Tales, Simple Sounds
This app uses interactive stories and videos to help nonverbal and low-verbal children imitate simple sounds. Designed by a speech-language pathologist, it focuses on motor learning theory to assist children with apraxia or autism spectrum disorder.
- Interactive stories
- Mouth videos
- Child demonstration videos
- Sound combination practice
- Downloadable practice sheets
- Repetitive sound practice
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Designed by a Speech-Language Pathologist with over 20 years of experience, this Talk Tales app includes three interactive stories created to help nonverbal and low-verbal children begin to imitate simple sounds. While this app will benefit all toddlers and children learning to make their first sounds (vowels/grunts, exclamations and animal sounds), it was designed based on motor learning theory to specifically to help children with childhood apraxia or an autism spectrum disorder. What’s special about the Simple Silly Speech Sounds app? • Three interactive stories with 21 total target sounds designed to engage the child in learning the sound: Vowels and Grunts target sounds: Oh! MMM! Ah! Ew! EEE! Eh! Exclamation target sounds: Uh Oh! Bam Bam! Oh Man! Boom Boom! Oh No! Ow! Whee! Oh Yeah! Animal target sounds: Moo Moo! Oink Oink! Neigh! Baak! Aark! Meow! Baa! • Mouth videos • Fun videos of a child saying the sound in a story scene • Includes short movies incorporating all sounds targeted in a story • Practice page for combining two or more sounds • Downloadable practice sheets corresponding with the app available through the app and at talktalesbooks.com • Multiple opportunities for repetition
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Buzzlet at Free against Talk Tales, Simple Sounds's $19.99. Buzzlet also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Talk Tales, Simple Sounds's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Buzzlet is free to download; Talk Tales, Simple Sounds costs $19.99 up front. Buzzlet sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Talk Tales, Simple Sounds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Buzzlet against 5.0 for Talk Tales, Simple Sounds. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talk Tales, Simple Sounds has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Buzzlet ships an update every 2 weeks, Talk Tales, Simple Sounds every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buzzlet | Talk Tales, Simple Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Paid — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bumble Bee Communications, LLC | Talk Tales LLC |
Customer experience
Buzzlet
Talk Tales, Simple Sounds
In-app purchases
Buzzlet
- Buzzlet one month subscription1 Month trial$8.991 Month
- Buzzlet 3 month subscription1 Month trial$23.993 Months
- Buzzlet 6 months subscription1 Month trial$41.996 Months
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- Buzzlet one year subscription1 Month trial$63.991 Year
- Buzzlet lifetime subscription$249.99
Talk Tales, Simple Sounds
- Full Version Unlock$19.99
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