Comparison

Visual Choices AAC vs SpeakEd

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

SpeakEd

Features
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SpeakEd is a simple, powerful communication board (AAC) that helps people speak with a tap. Designed for iPad and built for real, everyday communication, SpeakEd turns clear picture tiles into spoken words and sentences — so children and adults who are nonverbal or have limited speech can express what they need, want, feel, and think. Speak with a tap Tap a tile to say a word. Line up tiles in the sentence strip to build a phrase, then play it back as natural, connected speech. Voices that fit the person • High-quality text-to-speech • Personal Voice support — speak in a familiar voice • Record your own audio for any tile, so a parent, teacher, or the user's own voice can play instead A board that's truly yours • Add custom photo tiles from your library • Organize words into clear, color-coded categories • Core words always within reach for fast, everyday communication • Adjust tile size, text size, and layout for the way you see and touch Brainstorming space A large, open canvas where you can drag any tiles freely and tap to hear them — perfect for sorting ideas, planning, choices, and open-ended expression. Made to be usable Large targets, gentle animations, and a calm, distraction-free layout keep the focus on communicating — for AAC users, families, teachers, and speech-language professionals alike. Whether you're supporting a child with autism, a student in a classroom, or an adult regaining speech, SpeakEd is built to grow with the person using it. SpeakEd Pro Start with a 3-day free trial, then $5.99/month for full access. Cancel anytime. — Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: (add your URL)

Screenshots

Visual Choices AAC4 screens
SpeakEd2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Visual Choices AAC at 15.0 against SpeakEd's 17.0. 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 SpeakEd sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Visual Choices AAC versus SpeakEd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual Choices AACSpeakEd
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (168 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings168 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSu-Kam Intelligent Education Systems IncMichael Entrekin

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

SpeakEd

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
1 purchases

SpeakEd

Subscriptions1
  • SpeakEd Pro$5.991 Month

Questions

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

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