Spell 2 Speak vs Jellow Plus AAC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spell 2 Speak
This application assists non-speaking individuals in communicating by allowing them to spell out messages. It features large, accessible buttons and functions as a stepping stone to standard keyboard use, fostering independence.
- Text-to-speech output
- Spelling-based communication
- Large, accessible buttons
- Promotes independence
- Bridge to standard keyboards
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An iPad app that enables non-speaking individuals to communicate through spelling with text-to-speech output. Designed as a bridge to standard keyboards, it promotes independence while maintaining large, accessible buttons.
Jellow Plus AAC
This communication aid uses a vast library of icons and images to help adults with speech and language difficulties construct phrases and sentences. It supports users with conditions like Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and Down's syndrome, enabling them to express themselves and gradually learn to speak.
- Icon-based phrase and sentence construction
- Extensive library of ~5000 icons
- Categorized icons for easy sentence building
- Keyboard feature for custom sentence generation
- Text-to-speech with multiple accents and voices
- Supports users with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down's syndrome
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Jellow Plus Communicator is a friendly Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) system that uses icons/images to enable aid communication in adults learning to speak or with difficulty with speech and language. Jellow Plus helps non-verbal adults to communicate by constructing their own phrases/sentences and gradually learn to speak - especially those with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and Down’s syndrome. Jellow Plus is also an extension of Jellow Basic. It has all the icons and much more in this version. The expressive buttons, which were part of the Emotional Language Protocol (ELP) driving Jellow Basic, are available in Jellow Plus. These features make it easy for children using Jellow Basic to graduate to Jellow Plus as they grow up, making it possible to communicate better. Jellow Plus is designed especially for adults and can be used to form words, phrases and sentences frequently used in their daily lives. Jellow’s library of icons can help adults communicate using pictures along with their corresponding word labels. Jellow Plus has a library of around 5000(?) icons designed specially with feedback from users. These are organized in different categories based on parts of the speech to make it convenient to form a sentence. Some of these categories are verbs, adverbs, adjectives, nouns, expressions, etc. In addition, using the 'keyboard' feature, the user can also generate new sentences and use the app to speak them out aloud. The current version of the app allows the user to choose English language with multiple accents Indian, American, British, Australia, Nigeria along with a choice of voices. Other languages are being introduced. Jellow Plus is developed with support from the IDC School of Design at IIT Bombay, UNICEF, the Ministry and Hospitals. It is designed iteratively with regular feedback from users namely children, parents, therapists, teachers and care givers. Jellow Plus is a premium application which requires subscription to use the application. If you have any suggestions for improvement, please submit your feedback/comments via email at jellowcommunicator@gmail.com For further information on Jellow Plus and FAQs, please visit www.jellow.org https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spell 2 Speak at 83% against Jellow Plus AAC's 33%. Spell 2 Speak also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Jellow Plus AAC's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price 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. Jellow Plus AAC sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Spell 2 Speak asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spell 2 Speak holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Spell 2 Speak's written reviews are positive against 33% of Jellow Plus AAC's.
| Parameter | Spell 2 Speak | Jellow Plus AAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (11 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yanling Wang | Ravi Poovaiah |
Customer experience
Spell 2 Speak
Jellow Plus AAC
In-app purchases
Spell 2 Speak
No in-app purchases
Jellow Plus AAC
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Annual$14.991 Year
