Comparison

Simple AAC vs TypingTalk AAC

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Simple AAC

This app converts typed text into spoken words using your device's built-in voices. It supports multiple languages and offers a straightforward interface for communication.

Highlights
  • Text-to-speech conversion
  • Uses built-in iOS voices
  • Supports multiple languages
  • Simple keyboard input
  • Works on iPhone and iPad
Features
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Simple AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) is an extremely simple text-to-speech app that uses iOS's built-in voices. Text input is done with the regular keyboard; and the app even works for other languages that aren't English, if you have their voices installed.

About

TypingTalk AAC

This communication aid allows users to type text and have it spoken aloud via text-to-speech. It offers a wide selection of voices and languages, customizable phrase buttons with visual aids, and options for offline use and device syncing.

Highlights
  • Text-to-speech playback
  • Extensive voice and language options
  • Customizable quick phrases with visual aids
  • Offline voice support
  • Personal Voice creation
  • Phrase syncing across devices
Features
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This app provides an easy-to-use interface to play back the text you type as text-to-speech audio. It's made to be used as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Some features: Voices • Select from all the voice styles & languages on your device • Choose between offline voices and Internet voices from Google, spanning 200+ voices in 60 languages. No download or login required • Supports Personal Voice on newer devices, letting you create an offline text-to-speech voice that sounds like you (English & Mandarin only) • Save your favorite voice settings in a convenient list Phrases • Save & categorize quick phrases to play back with a tap. Rearrange & color code your phrases • Create separate groups of phrases for every language you use • Add pictures, emoji labels, and/or alternate text to phrases • Search for free symbols on the online ARASAAC library to add to your buttons • Show text above or below pictures • Record, import and edit sound clips for your phrases • Create boards with any custom grid size from 1×1 to 16×16 • Save your phrases to a file, so you can backup or share with others • Sync with other devices using a Google Drive account • Print out your boards for a simple, low-tech solution Misc. • Speak individual characters, words or sentences as you type them • Auto clear the text field after pressing play • Play spoken text over phone calls (offline voices only) • Share audio clips as voice messages to other apps • Look at a history of messages you've played while using the app • Customize font size, text field size, button size, etc. to your liking. Save and load the layouts you create • Layout automatically adapts to all screen sizes, small & large • Convenient design where any action takes just a few taps • Light & dark modes This app is for anyone who needs help speaking, including those with conditions such as verbal apraxia, aphasia, autism, anxiety, & selective mutism, among others. Even if you've only temporarily lost your voice, or just want to play with text-to-speech, this app's for you! Please feel free to share feedback on how it’s working for you & how it can be more accessible, either at support@miyanour.com or with a review. Enjoy! Made with love by an AAC user with selective mutism. Visit my website at https://miyanour.com to help me keep providing updates. Thank you so much for your support. Apple Standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Simple AAC3 screens
TypingTalk AAC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple AAC at none against TypingTalk AAC's 3. Simple AAC also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). TypingTalk AAC's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TypingTalk AAC sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Simple AAC asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple AAC against 4.9 for TypingTalk AAC. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TypingTalk AAC has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple AAC ships an update every 9 months, TypingTalk AAC monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple AAC versus TypingTalk AAC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple AACTypingTalk AAC
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings216 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmit RonSamiya Noureen

Customer experience

Simple AAC

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TypingTalk AAC

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple AAC

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

TypingTalk AAC

Subscriptions2
  • Donate monthly$0.991 Month
  • Donate monthly$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Donate one-time$9.99

Questions

Is Simple AAC free?
Simple AAC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TypingTalk AAC free?
TypingTalk AAC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple AAC or TypingTalk AAC?
Simple AAC is rated higher. Simple AAC averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while TypingTalk AAC averages 4.9 from 16 ratings.
Do Simple AAC or TypingTalk AAC have ads?
Neither Simple AAC nor TypingTalk AAC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple AAC or TypingTalk AAC?
Simple AAC ships an update every 9 months, and TypingTalk AAC monthly. Most recently, Simple AAC was updated on July 8, 2026 and TypingTalk AAC on September 17, 2026.

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