Comparison

TypingTalk AAC vs Tokens

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

Head to head
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/

About

Tokens

Features
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Your two-factor codes should be simple, private, and free. Tokens is the authenticator that treats you fairly — no weekly subscriptions, no paywalls in front of your own codes, no tricks. • Free, forever Unlimited accounts, time-based one-time codes (TOTP), Face ID lock, and encrypted local backup — all free. We never hold your codes hostage behind a subscription. • Easy to switch Moving from Google Authenticator? Import every account by scanning its export QR — or read it from a screenshot in your photo library. • Private by design Codes are generated entirely on your device using standard TOTP (RFC 6238). No account, no phone number, no servers holding your secrets. Your data never leaves your device. • No lock-in Export an encrypted backup whenever you want. Unlike apps that trap you, leaving is always one tap away. • Beautiful and fast Big, legible codes with a clear countdown, instant search, and a clean dark design. No tracking. No ads. No subscription tricks. Download Tokens and take back control of your two-factor authentication.

Screenshots

TypingTalk AAC4 screens
Tokens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tokens at none against TypingTalk AAC's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tokens asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TypingTalk AAC versus Tokens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypingTalk AACTokens
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS17.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamiya Noureenxiaomin shen

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
None

Tokens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TypingTalk AAC free?
TypingTalk AAC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tokens free?
Tokens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TypingTalk AAC or Tokens have ads?
Neither TypingTalk AAC nor Tokens shows ads.

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