話想 vs Pointalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
話想
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話想(はなそう)は、意思伝達を支援するためのアプリです。 主として、発話や文字入力が難しい方が、画面上の文字盤や機能を使って気持ちや要望を伝える場面での利用を想定しています。 本アプリでは、文字を選んで文章を作成し、必要に応じて読み上げることができます。 また、画面を順番に切り替えて選択していくスキャン入力に対応しており、基本的には外部のオン/オフスイッチを接続し、スキャンを止めながら文字や機能を選択して入力する使い方を想定しています。タッチ操作でも利用できます。 【主な機能】 ・文章入力 ・スキャン入力、タッチ入力による選択操作 ・入力内容の読み上げ ・辞書や定型表現の活用 ・設定内容の保存 ・画像の設定利用 【想定される利用場面】 ・発話による意思表示が難しい場面 ・タッチ操作や文字入力に支援を要する場面 ・外部スイッチを用いた入力支援が必要な場面 ・ご家族、介助者、支援者とともに使う場面 本アプリは、利用者本人のほか、ご家族、介助者、支援者、医療・福祉・教育関係者などの支援のもとでの活用を想定しています。 【ご利用にあたって】 本アプリは、意思伝達を支援することを目的としたアプリです。 診断、治療その他の医療判断を目的としたものではありません。 利用にあたっては、利用者の状態や使用環境に応じて、ご家族や支援者等と相談しながらご活用ください。 【データの取扱いについて】 本アプリで入力した文章、辞書、設定情報、選択した画像は、端末内で利用されます。 本アプリは、利用者情報を外部に送信または収集することを前提としたものではありません。 詳しくはプライバシーポリシーをご確認ください。
Pointalk
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Pointalk is a bedside communication board for people who cannot speak and the people caring for them. Use it when a patient is intubated, after a stroke or surgery, or when patient and staff do not share a language. It is designed for iPad in landscape and also runs on iPhone. Two languages on one screen The patient's language is shown large on top and the staff language small underneath. Choose each from Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, French, German and Italian. Speak board Cards such as Water please, I need the toilet, It hurts and I'm scared. Tap a card to show it big and read it aloud with the device voice. Often used cards gather at the top. Pain Pick a level from 0 to 10, then tap where it hurts on the front or back of a body figure. Location and level are summarized in one line. Question sets Four built-in sets, Rounds, Needs, Before meals and Feelings, and you can write your own. The patient taps Yes or No and the next question appears. A Yes can lead to follow-ups such as how much it hurts and where. Bed rounds Register room and bed numbers, then ask bed by bed in order. Answers are saved automatically to each bed's records. When the round is done you get a per-bed summary you can share as text. Names are never entered. Board A screen to stand beside the bed: a large clock and date, hospital name and logo, today's schedule, visiting hours, how to call the nurse and short notes, all in the patient's language. When a scheduled time arrives a large popup announces it. Letter board Write with a finger on the handwriting board, or tap letters one at a time. For unsteady hands Turn on press and hold to select so brushing fingers do nothing. Flip the screen 180 degrees to show it to someone sitting across. Records and privacy Everything stays on the device and is never sent anywhere. No personal identifiers such as patient names are stored. You can erase everything in Settings, and export hospital settings and question sets as a file to move to another device. Ads appear only on the staff screens for choosing a set and editing, never on the screens the patient sees. This app is a communication aid and does not replace diagnosis or treatment. Contact: mall77@naver.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: 話想 at none against Pointalk's shown. 話想 also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
話想 ships an update every 3 days, Pointalk every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 話想 | Pointalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | satsuki takahashi | Bumjoon Lee |
In-app purchases
話想
No in-app purchases
Pointalk
No in-app purchases









