MyComms vs Mini Brains Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyComms
This app provides visual support tools to enhance communication, independence, and reduce anxiety for individuals with developmental or acquired disabilities. It allows for the creation of personalized visual schedules, step-by-step task breakdowns, and choice boards using custom photos and home languages.
- Create daily visual schedules
- Step-by-step task breakdowns
- Weekly calendars
- Choice boards
- Over 100 pre-made templates
- Use own photos
- Easy sharing and exporting
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Clear communication starts with MyComms - an inclusive visual support app made for everyday life. Designed by a speech therapist and teacher/behaviour support practitioner, MyComms helps autistic people, those with ADHD and individuals with acquired or developmental intellectual disabilities (such as stroke, dementia, or Down syndrome) build independence and reduce anxiety with everyday visual tools. Whether you’re a parent, teacher, therapist or support worker, MyComms makes it easy to personalise supports for the people you care about. Features that support comprehension, regulation and independence: • Create daily visual schedules - structure routines across home, school, work, or community settings to support transitions and reduce overwhelm • Step-by-step task breakdowns - simplify routines for teeth brushing or preparing a meal • Weekly calendars – preview and plan the week with visual clarity • Choice boards – empower users to express preferences, emotions and ideas • Over 100+ pre-made templates – download and edit to reflect your own routines and preferences • Use your own photos – real images make communication more personal and age-appropriate • Uses your own home language when creating visuals • Easy sharing and exporting – download as PDFs or share via email, text or social media • Custom profile – great for professionals or families Made for people with: • Autism / Autistic identity • ADHD • Intellectual disability (Down syndrome, fragile X, etc.) • Acquired disability (stroke, brain injury, dementia) • Language processing or comprehension differences • Executive functioning challenges • Anxiety Who uses MyComms? • Parents, families and carers • Speech-Language Pathologists and Occupation Therapists • Teachers and early childhood educators • Behaviour support practitioners • Disability support workers • Aged care workers • Anyone seeking accessible communication tools Why choose MyComms? • Because visuals support more than communication - they build confidence, clarity and inclusion. • MyComms supports receptive communication, comprehension and executive functioning by making abstract concepts visible and routines more predictable. • Users can personalise visual supports using real photos that reflect their culture, community and everyday life. • Clinician-built. Real-world tested. Proudly Australian owned. Subscription Details: MyComms offers premium features through an optional in-app subscription. Free basic features are available to all users. Subscription options and pricing are clearly shown within the app after profile setup. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period (another year for annual subscribers, another month for monthly subscribers) unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Privacy policy: https://commspec.co/privacy-policy/ Terms and conditions: https://commspec.co/terms-and-conditions/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Mini Brains Play
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Some days you just need something to do, right now. In the queue, in the car, in the long stretch before dinner. Mini Brains Play hands you a good idea in seconds, so the phone can go down and the playing can start. Search hundreds of screen-free play ideas, sorted by time, mess, age and mood. Pick your moment, tap an activity, and go. No prep, no printing, no clean-up marathon. Nearly every idea uses what is already in the house: a few pegs, some tape, a cardboard box. It looks like ordinary play. Underneath, every idea is growing a real skill. Mini Brains Play is built around eight human strengths, the ones that matter most as AI takes on more of what people used to do: curiosity, creativity, empathy, focus, resilience, communication, problem-solving and real-world know-how. The ideas are shaped around the Australian Curriculum, so ten unhurried minutes are always doing something worthwhile. Made in Australia for children aged 2 to 7. Free to download, with a new idea always a tap away. Why parents keep it on their phone: - Hundreds of ideas, ready in seconds - Sorted by time, mess, age and mood - Screen-free, no prep, no printing - Uses what you already have at home - Every idea grows a future-ready skill - Built on eight strengths and the Australian Curriculum Put the phone down, and play. ——— Mini Brains Play offers an optional auto-renewable subscription that unlocks the full activity library: - Monthly: A$6.99 per month - Annual: A$59 per year Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://minibrainsplay.com.au/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mini Brains Play at every 4 days against MyComms's fortnightly. 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
Both are free to download. MyComms sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month and Mini Brains Play sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MyComms ships an update fortnightly, Mini Brains Play every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.
| Parameter | MyComms | Mini Brains Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Communication Spectrum Pty Ltd | Constantina Benias |
In-app purchases
MyComms
- Monthly14 Days trial$10.991 Month
- Annual14 Days trial$109.991 Year
Mini Brains Play
- Monthly Membership$3.991 Month
- Annual Membership$39.001 Year
Questions
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