Comparison

Visual Choices AAC vs ABA Tools

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

Head to head
About

Visual Choices AAC

This app provides a communication tool for early communicators, aiding in language and speech development. It offers customizable choice boards, integrated AAC, and speech promotion features, designed with early intervention experts.

Highlights
  • Present choices using photos
  • Build language with AAC and signing videos
  • Promote speech with lip animations
  • Convert voice to instant choices
  • Printable choice boards
  • Multilingual support
Features
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Visual Choices provides an easy way to communicate, and develops natural speech. It is made for early communicators with autism. Developed with early intervention experts and trusted by speech therapists, special education teachers, clinical directors, parents, and grandparents. The app: • Helps you discover what your child wants by making it easy to present choices; • Uses photos your child will respond to; • Promotes speech with lip animations and visual phonics; • Builds language with integrated AAC and signing videos; • Provides access to over 50,000 SymbolStix pictures; • Lets you type and dictate into the AAC sentence bar; • Enables easy modeling with voice-to-highlight; • Lets you convert your voice to instant choices for on-the-fly use; • Lets you print out boards as a no-tech option; • Lets you make choices with eye gaze for hands-free use; • Can be used offline; • Supports English, Spanish, and Russian; • Works on its own or alongside an existing AAC system. Terms of use: https://skieslearn.com/visualchoices_terms_of_service

About

ABA Tools

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A professional digital token board designed specifically for special education and ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) therapy, making positive behavior support simpler and more effective. Traditional physical token boards can be easily lost and cumbersome to carry. "ABA Tools - Token Board" provides a clear, flexible, and interactive visual reward system tailored for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other special learning needs. Whether at a therapy center, in the classroom, or at home, parents and therapists can apply positive reinforcement on the go. By visualizing target behaviors and providing immediate token rewards, this tool effectively boosts children's learning motivation, focus, and compliance, making every intervention count.

Screenshots

Visual Choices AAC4 screens
ABA Tools3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Visual Choices AAC at 15.0 against ABA Tools's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Visual Choices AAC sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and ABA Tools sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Visual Choices AAC versus ABA Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual Choices AACABA Tools
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (162 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings162 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSu-Kam Intelligent Education Systems IncChun Fu Cheung

Bugs and requests

Visual Choices AAC

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Eye gaze not tracking accurately for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Lifetime purchase option
  • Locking section for child use
  • Ability to type choices directly for visual boards
  • Option to change font
  • Make instructional videos/tips paid, core features free

ABA Tools

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Visual Choices AAC

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial2 variants$6.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription1 Month trial$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1 Coaching Credit$25.99
  • 3 Coaching Credits$60.99
  • Lifetime Access$179.99
3 purchases

ABA Tools

One-time3
  • 海洋動物主題$0.99
  • 嘉年華主題$0.99
  • 解鎖全功能$1.99

Questions

Is Visual Choices AAC free?
Visual Choices AAC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ABA Tools free?
ABA Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Visual Choices AAC or ABA Tools have ads?
Neither Visual Choices AAC nor ABA Tools shows ads.

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