Comparison

Quips AAC vs Little Tips

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

Head to head
About

Quips AAC

This app provides a multi-modal communication platform with features for text-to-speech, math problem solving, geometry, equation graphing, and customizable photo-based communication. It also includes tools for audio/video organization, creative expression, and accessibility options like head tracking.

Highlights
  • AI-powered letter board with text-to-speech
  • Math, geometry, and equation graphing boards
  • Customizable photo-based communication
  • Audio and video recording/organization
  • Creative drawing canvas
  • Head tracking and large touch targets
  • Smart prediction and auto-save
Features
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Quips is a multi-mode communication app supporting AAC communication and learning. Key features: Letter Board — Compose messages on a motor-planning-friendly letter grid with AI-powered word prediction. Speak messages aloud with text-to-speech. Works offline. Messages can be saved in documents. Math Board: Work through problems from arithmetic to calculus with a full math keyboard. Geometry Board: Construct shapes, measure angles and areas, and apply transformations with smart snap guides. Equations Board: Graph equations with real-time visualization, parameter sliders, and multi-expression support. Photo Grid — Customizable photo-based communication for daily choices. Import photos, organize by category, and tap to communicate. Sound Board — Record or import audio and video. Organize across pages for home, school, and therapy settings. Letter Practice — Free drawing canvas with visual effects for creative expression and motor practice. Accessibility Head tracking available across all the apps features Large touch targets optimized for motor differences Interactive tracking tutorial Save Everything — Auto-save across all boards. Name, search, and organize documents into folders. Session state restores automatically. Smart Prediction — Three engines: cloud AI, on-device models, and offline prediction. Learns your most-used words over time. Privacy — Age-gated AI with under-13 protections. Cloud features are opt-in. Export or delete your data anytime.

About

Little Tips

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Little Tips helps young children practice early communication, daily needs, first words, ABCs, and calm learning activities in English and Spanish. Designed for toddlers and families, Little Tips combines a simple AAC-style Talk board with early learning activities that are calm, visual, and easy to use. Children can tap large buttons to hear words, build simple phrases, explore letters, grow a plant, pop bubbles, and practice everyday concepts. Free features include basic communication words, needs, ABC learning, Garden, and Bubbles with colors and numbers. Little Tips Plus unlocks more AAC categories and learning activities for feelings, people, food, routines, body, animals, colors, shapes, and more. Little Tips is built to be simple, warm, bilingual, and child-friendly. There are no ads, no tracking, and no accounts. Privacy Policy: https://pilotsoftware.llc/little-tips/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Quips AAC4 screens
Little Tips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quips AAC at none against Little Tips's 3. Little Tips's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Little Tips sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Quips AAC asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quips AAC ships an update every 2 weeks, Little Tips every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Quips AAC versus Little Tips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuips AACLittle Tips
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan BachmanJAVIER EMMANUEL MARTINEZ CRUZ

In-app purchases

None

Quips AAC

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Little Tips

Subscriptions2
  • Little Tips Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Little Tips Plus Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Little Tips Plus Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Quips AAC free?
Quips AAC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Little Tips free?
Little Tips is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quips AAC or Little Tips have ads?
Neither Quips AAC nor Little Tips shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quips AAC or Little Tips?
Quips AAC ships an update every 2 weeks, and Little Tips every 4 days. Most recently, Quips AAC was updated on September 9, 2026 and Little Tips on September 10, 2026.

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