Comparison

Taptic d/Deaf Support 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

Taptic d/Deaf Support

This app provides customizable alerts for sound-based notifications, offering vibration, flashlight, or standard notifications. It also features a text-to-speech and speech-to-text function for communication, with real-time transcription and the ability to save conversations.

Highlights
  • Customizable sound alerts
  • Vibration, notification, and flashlight alerts
  • Text-to-speech communication
  • Real-time speech transcription
  • Save conversation transcripts
  • Alerts when phone is off
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Sound Tab: Select the sounds you want to be notified by. Customize alerts: vibration, notification, flashlight. Receive alerts even when your phone is off. Text Tab: Type a message. Typed responses are displayed in a flipped orientation and automatically spoken out loud. Press record to listen to speech and receive accurate real-time transcriptions. Save transcripts. https://www.tapticapp.com/terms-and-conditions https://www.tapticapp.com/privacy-policy

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

Taptic d/Deaf Support4 screens
TypingTalk AAC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TypingTalk AAC at 100% against Taptic d/Deaf Support's 40%. TypingTalk AAC also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4). Taptic d/Deaf Support's advantage is 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Taptic d/Deaf Support sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and TypingTalk AAC sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TypingTalk AAC holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Taptic d/Deaf Support's written reviews are positive against 100% of TypingTalk AAC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Taptic d/Deaf Support ships an update weekly, TypingTalk AAC monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Taptic d/Deaf Support versus TypingTalk AAC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaptic d/Deaf SupportTypingTalk AAC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (11 ratings)4.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1116 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicah RobersonSamiya Noureen

Customer experience

Taptic d/Deaf Support

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

TypingTalk AAC

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Taptic d/Deaf Support

Subscriptions2
  • Taptic +$4.991 Month
  • Taptic +$49.991 Year
3 purchases

TypingTalk AAC

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

Questions

Is Taptic d/Deaf Support free?
Taptic d/Deaf Support is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TypingTalk AAC free?
TypingTalk AAC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Taptic d/Deaf Support or TypingTalk AAC?
TypingTalk AAC is rated higher. Taptic d/Deaf Support averages 4.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while TypingTalk AAC averages 4.9 from 16 ratings.
Do Taptic d/Deaf Support or TypingTalk AAC have ads?
Neither Taptic d/Deaf Support nor TypingTalk AAC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Taptic d/Deaf Support or TypingTalk AAC?
Taptic d/Deaf Support ships an update weekly, and TypingTalk AAC monthly. Most recently, Taptic d/Deaf Support was updated on June 4, 2026 and TypingTalk AAC on September 17, 2026.

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