Pic vs Visual Speech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pic
This communication aid helps non-verbal children with speech and language disorders express themselves using pictures. It offers extensive customization options to tailor the experience to individual needs. Full access requires a subscription.
- Picture-based communication
- Customization options
- Supports various speech disorders
- Subscription-based access
- Automatic renewal management
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Pic-A-Talk is an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) mobile application for non-verbal kids who have speech and language disorders, like children with autism, speech apraxia, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and more. Access to all features, including customization, requires a monthly or yearly subscription. - Payment will be charged to your Apple account. - Subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. - Subscription can be managed by going to your App Store Account Settings. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Service: https://pic-a-talk.com/terms-and-conditions/
Visual Speech
This app helps children learn to talk by adding animated lips to images of objects. It addresses challenges children face when they look away from faces, making it difficult to mimic speech movements. The visual aid supports early speech development.
- Animated lips on object images
- Supports speech mimicry
- Aids jaw and lip motion learning
- Visual learning tool for children
- Designed for early speech development
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Does your child look away from your face? This makes it hard for them to mimic the jaw and lip motions needed for speech. This app adds moving lips to pictures of favorite objects to help your child learn to talk.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Visual Speech at 5.0 against Pic's 1.0. Visual Speech also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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. Pic sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Visual Speech sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Visual Speech holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Pic ships an update monthly, Visual Speech weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pic | Visual Speech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adobokashi Systems, Inc | Su-Kam Intelligent Education Systems Inc |
Customer experience
Pic
Visual Speech
In-app purchases
Pic
- Family - Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Teacher - Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Family - Yearly1 Year trial$99.991 Year
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- Teacher - Yearly1 Year trial$99.991 Year
Visual Speech
- Electricity Board$1.99
- Car logos Board$1.99
- Audio Board$1.99
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- Cars Board$1.99
- Planes Board$1.99
- Vaccums Board$1.99
- Cars Plus Bundle$2.99
- Fans Plus Bundle$2.99
- Audios Plus Bundle$2.99
- Vehicles Bundle$5.99
