PiCom vs Aidova AAC

PiCom is an Augmentative Alternative Communication system (AAC) , which can be used within healthcare systems such as the UK's NHS, the schools systems, at home or when out and about. PiCom is a picture symbol communicator with text to speech or recorded voice output, that runs on a wide range of tablets, phones and computers. PiCom does not require a web connection to use as a communication aid. PiCom is designed to assist people who have difficulty speaking, due to a medical situation (short or long term). It can also be of great help in special education. PiCom brings change and more choice to digital communication aids. PiCom also supports the new Apple Personal Voice feature. Any personal voices created, will show within PiCom along with all other voices available on the device. Please note Personal Voice is only available on certain Apple devices at iOS17. PiCom has the great advantage in being able to open and create communication boards or grids with the Open Board Format (.obf or obz). This means that boards can be freely exchanged between users, creators and the AAC Apps that can support Open Board format. When you download PiCom, it includes a range of well established communicator grids from experts in the field. You can then edit these, changing images and names to help the communication aid user. PiCom also has is own set of communication symbols, as well as linking to other symbols and the ability to use your own photos (and sounds). The advantages continue, because you can edit or create boards in PiCom, and share to your user's device or computer - the PiCom app and boards will be the same on all devices, including within a web browser. PiCom is also highly accessible for people who might have physical difficulties using a device. PiCom can be operated with bluetooth switches, Microsoft X Box Controller and Microsoft Adaptive Control, special external mice, some novel light touch control methods as well as face control. PiCom has some helpful visual features, allowing background and button colours to be modified extensively. It has a high contrast display and a zoom capability. PICOM FEATURE LIST 1. PiCom includes a range of proven communicator templates, that can be used immediately and expanded or edited. 2. Connects to the text to speech voices on your device, giving a wide range of voice choices in many languages. Also supports Apple Personal Voice feature when available. 3. You can import (and export) existing created communication boards that are in the Open Board Format (file format .obf or .obz) 4. Edit buttons on existing and new boards, changing background colors, import different symbols, images or photos, change the labels and change the text that is spoken. Add recorded audio to buttons also, using the record feature or import audio. 5. Create your own Communicators and boards from scratch, you can define sizes, use the button editor to populate each button, and export or share the creator communicator in the Open Board format .obz 6. Many access control input methods are available for PiCom, including touch, touch zoom, mouse wheel control, joystick, X Box Controller, gamepad D pad/cursor key control, , switch control, face control and micro touchpad control. Microsoft Adaptive Controller and X Box controller support inbuilt, as most recent devices now support this controller. 7. PiCom can be run as a full screen communicator, or show the selected text/symbols in a viewing windows top or bottom 8. PiCom can operate in both landscape mode and portrait mode. 9. PiCom does not require an internet connection to work as a communicator. Internet is required to share and download new boards. 10. PiCom does not require an account to be created, contains no adverts and does not track data for external usage. 11. Over 2000 PiCom symbols included and available to boards and available from free download from our website at www.sensoryapphouse.com

Aidova is a free augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app that helps non-verbal and minimally verbal people be understood: children learning to communicate, and adults who have lost their speech. Tap a picture and Aidova speaks it aloud. Tap several to build a sentence, then press Speak. CHOOSE WHO IT IS FOR The first time you open Aidova, choose: • A child learning to communicate • A teenager or adult learning to communicate • An adult who has lost speech or needs care (after a stroke or brain injury, dementia, Parkinson's, MND, surgery, hospital or care home) You can change it any time. FREE, FOREVER • 141 everyday words with Aidova's own friendly pictures • Care & health board for adults: comfort, pain, personal care, people and conversation • Words tab (optional): core words such as I, go, like, not and it, always in the same place (12 free) • How I feel today: a daily check-in with pictures (feeling, any pain, where it hurts), spoken as one sentence • 1 medicine reminder with a spoken Taken / Snooze prompt and a log. On iPhone it can ring even when Aidova is closed • Switch scanning for people who cannot tap accurately • Type to speak with word suggestions, and a choice of any voice on your device • Voice tones: say a sentence happy, sad, as a question or calm • Get attention button (a soft chime and "Excuse me") and an Oops button that takes back a wrong word • The whole app in Spanish, Hindi, German, French or Bengali: buttons, boards, settings and guide • Weekly goals for carers, such as saying "help" 5 times, with a badge when met (1 free) • My sentences: keep the sentences you say most often one tap away (3 free) • Model mode: show where words are as you say them • Backup & restore the whole board to a new device • Add one button of your own, in the tab you choose • Carer PIN lock, so settings are not changed by accident • Help Me button and emergency screen • Breathing tool, visual timer, dark mode, high contrast and adjustable button size • Works offline. No account. No ads. PREMIUM: £3.99 a month or £29.99 a year • Words tab: 50, 80 or 200 core words, up to 5 weekly goals, and up to 10 medicine reminders with a 7-day log you can send to family • A 7-day How I feel log with a week view • Save a family contact once, then send the medicine and How I feel logs by text, WhatsApp or email in one tap • 20 ready-made Boards: mealtime, bath time, bedtime, school, doctor, shopping, park, toilet routine, Christmas, plus Pain, Comfort in bed, Personal care, People and Medical. One is free to try, and you can hide what you do not need • Word packs: add a ready set of buttons in one tap • My sentences: as many as you like, each one in your own recorded voice • 30 buttons of your own per tab, with the Aidova picture library (250 pictures) or 1,400+ emoji • Record a familiar voice, folders, visual schedules, 2 profiles, hide buttons, button colours, kiosk mode and PDF board export • Change every phrase to your own language PREMIUM PLUS: £7.99 a month or £59.99 a year • 100 buttons of your own per tab, with your own photos • Choose which core words show, unlimited medicine reminders and goals, and 30-day medicine and check-in logs • Unlimited profiles for families and classrooms, button reordering, word reports and smart suggestions Aidova is a communication tool, not a medical device. Do not rely on Aidova as the only reminder for essential medicines. PRIVACY No account, no tracking, no ads. What you put into Aidova stays on your device. SUBSCRIPTIONS Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Prices shown are in pounds and may vary by country. Terms of Use: https://aidova.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://aidova.app/privacy