Comparison

AAC Cards vs Some Frills AAC

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

Head to head
About

AAC Cards

This app offers a digital communication board with customizable phrase cards. Organize phrases into decks for various situations and use lock mode to prevent accidental changes when sharing the device.

Highlights
  • Virtual communication card book
  • Pre-defined phrase cards
  • Grouped into decks
  • Swipe navigation
  • Customizable deck colors
  • Lock mode for sharing
Features
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AAC Cards provides virtual communication card book for AAC (Assistive & Augmentative Communication users). This allows you to set up pre-defined phrase "cards", grouped into decks (such as "General", "Travel", and "Work". You can swipe left and right to move between cards within a deck, set different colors for different decks, and engage "lock mode" (by double-tapping on a card) for handing the device to someone else (lock mode prevents swipe and tab selection gestures from being recognized).

About

Some Frills AAC

Features
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Save the words or phrases then tap on them to have the iOS device say it. Some Frills AAC is a super simple app created for users who need to have quick access to preset words or phrases without the need to invest in a fully featured AAC Device or App. It rely on the user's ability to read or hear the choices. There is no need to use iOS' built-in Accessibility Switch Control to set up auditory scanning – The app uses [Space] and [Enter] to scan and select with switch devices such as Ablenet Blue2; this simplifies the auditory scanning experience so the user does not have to scan through extra iOS options/features. iOS' built-in Personal Voice can be used as the final selection voice. Changes are saved to iCloud and synced across devices. As a free app, this is provided with limited support and no guarantees nor warranties.

Screenshots

AAC Cards3 screens
Some Frills AAC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AAC Cards at 17.0 against Some Frills AAC's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
AAC Cards versus Some Frills AAC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAAC CardsSome Frills AAC
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoelle MaslakDAVID HSU

In-app purchases

None

AAC Cards

No in-app purchases

None

Some Frills AAC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AAC Cards free?
AAC Cards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Some Frills AAC free?
Some Frills AAC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AAC Cards or Some Frills AAC have ads?
Neither AAC Cards nor Some Frills AAC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AAC Cards or Some Frills AAC?
AAC Cards ships an update every 5 days, and Some Frills AAC every 5 days. Most recently, AAC Cards was updated on October 31, 2026 and Some Frills AAC on October 31, 2026.

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