nanoGOAT AAC vs Touch Talk Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
nanoGOAT AAC
This app facilitates visual communication for individuals needing AAC support. It allows for the creation of custom communication boards and social stories using photos, words, and phrases, with separate modes for everyday use and adult editing. Designed for children and other AAC users, it offers offline functionality without ads or subscriptions.
- Visual AAC boards with text-to-speech
- Customizable phrase and story buttons
- Photo symbol integration
- Separate communication and editor modes
- Offline functionality
- Multiple user profiles
- Backup and restore options
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nanoGOAT AAC helps families, caregivers, educators, and speech professionals support visual communication at home, school, therapy, and everywhere in between. Build AAC boards with single words, whole phrases, custom photos, colors, and navigation. Create social stories in the same familiar interface. Switch between Communication Mode for everyday use and Editor Mode for adults setting up boards and stories. Designed for children and other AAC users, nanoGOAT keeps core communication available without ads, subscriptions, or accounts. Features: - Visual AAC boards with text-to-speech - Whole-phrase, single-word, and story buttons - Custom photo symbols from camera or photo library - Starter boards and stories included - Parent and caregiver editing controls - Multiple communicator profiles on one device - Backup and restore files you control - Everyday AAC use works offline - No ads, no advertising SDKs, and no child-data business model nanoGOAT AAC is a communication support tool. It is not a medical device and does not replace professional speech-language, medical, or clinical advice.
Touch Talk Pro
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Touch Talk Pro is a powerful Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) app for iPhone. It is designed for people with autism, apraxia of speech, ALS, post-stroke aphasia, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and others who cannot rely on natural speech. Built on three principles: INDIE-BUILT, NO STRINGS No ads. No accounts. No tracking. The app is designed to remove every barrier between a person and their voice. POWERFUL OUT OF THE BOX - Six pre-built vocabularies for different communication needs (Beginner 20, Core 60, Advanced 84, Phonics Keyboard, Aphasia, Autism Adult) - Fitzgerald Key color coding (the AAC standard) so words are easy to find - Grid sizes from 12 to 144 buttons to grow with the person - Visual Scene Display: tap invisible hotspots on a real photograph to tell stories - Built-in symbol library with thousands of pictograms - Open Board Format (OBF/OBZ) import and export for interoperability with AsTeRICS Grid, CoughDrop, Cboard and others DESIGNED FOR EVERY BODY - Direct touch - Auto scanning, step scanning and dwell selection - Bluetooth switch support via iOS Switch Control - Apple Personal Voice integration so the app can speak in your own voice - Built-in voices in English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese - Full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type compatibility PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. No data leaves your iPhone. The app uses only on-device speech synthesis and Apple Personal Voice. There is no server. There is no analytics. There is no account. Includes verified medical references — see Medical Sources & FAQs in Settings. Sources: ASHA, NIDCD (NIH), Center for AAC and Autism, ARASAAC, OpenAAC, AssistiveWare research, Altogether Autism. LINKS Privacy Policy: https://legal.ingenieria.dev/touchtalkpro/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://legal.ingenieria.dev/touchtalkpro/support.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: nanoGOAT AAC at Free against Touch Talk Pro's $9.99. nanoGOAT AAC also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Touch Talk Pro's advantage is update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and chart position (#151 vs unranked). On 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
nanoGOAT AAC is free to download; Touch Talk Pro costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
nanoGOAT AAC ships an update fortnightly, Touch Talk Pro daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nanoGOAT AAC | Touch Talk Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | — | #151 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | nanoGOAT LLC | Christian Irack Flores Maldonado |
In-app purchases
nanoGOAT AAC
No in-app purchases
Touch Talk Pro
No in-app purchases








