AAC Cards vs Some Frills AAC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Virtual communication card book
- Pre-defined phrase cards
- Grouped into decks
- Swipe navigation
- Customizable deck colors
- Lock mode for sharing
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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).
Some Frills AAC
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | AAC Cards | Some Frills AAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joelle Maslak | DAVID HSU |
In-app purchases
AAC Cards
No in-app purchases
Some Frills AAC
No in-app purchases
Questions
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