Comparison

Speak and Communicate vs Predictable Flex

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

Head to head
About

Speak and Communicate

Features
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Speak & Communicate is a simple, child-friendly AAC app that helps nonverbal and minimally verbal children express their needs, feelings, choices, and interests. Large picture-based buttons speak phrases aloud and add them to a communication sentence. Core words remain in consistent positions, making choices easier to learn and find. Features include: β€’ Essential needs such as water, bathroom, help, pain, breaks, and sensory discomfort β€’ Core words including I, Want, More, Stop, Go, Help, Not, and Different β€’ Feelings, people, places, greetings, play, and familiar activities β€’ A customizable My Words board for personal phrases β€’ Caregiver-selected picture cues β€’ Saved unfinished sentences β€’ One-tap repetition of the last message β€’ VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and reduced-motion support β€’ Private, on-device speech with no account required Speak & Communicate is a communication aid and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

About

Predictable Flex

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Predictable is a multi-award winning text-to-speech app for people with conditions such as ALS/MND, autism, cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome, and more. It aims to make it easier and quicker to communicate, using a range of access methods, rate enhancement features and customisation options. Word Prediction Using smart word prediction technology, the app makes speaking out a text-based message easy. Predictable learns from your pattern of use and predicts what you will type next, making typing easier and more efficient. Phases and categories Save and organise phrases that you need quick access to in a simple grid format. Further customise your phrases by adding symbols, images, audio recordings, links and more. Shortcuts Choose from a wide range of useful and exciting features such as notes, share, translate, ChatGPT and draw to customise your keyboard screen to include features that you want to use. Attach these to keyboard keys, hot corners, head tracking gestures or external keyboard shortcuts. The possibilities are endless! Multi Language Switch between any of our 43 languages* to create your personalised bilingual set up. You are able to choose a primary and secondary language and seamlessly transition between both on the go, with appropriate keyboards and voices selected for both. Languages supported include: Arabic, Bangla, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Maithili, Malay, Marathi, Norwegian (Bokmal), Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Gujarati, Urdu, Somali *Some languages only offered with online voices Speech and Voice Options Compatible with standard iOS voices, including the enhanced voices available to download and your iOS personal voice. You can also use your voice-banked voice from ModelTalker, Acapela, SpeakUnique and The Voice Keeper. Accessibility Predictable offers a wide range of access methods and accessibility settings including: Direct touch features to handle accidental selection Screen tap - a scanning method where you touch the screen for selection and/or progression Switch access - accessible via Bluetooth switch box + switches (compatible with Therapy Box Switch Box and RJ Cooper Switch Interface) as well as Head tracking face gestures. Head tracking - use facial recognition to interact with the app with no calibration or extra hardware required. Auditory preview - hear the onscreen text before selection. Scanning - Build your own, is a brand new access method in Predictable. Customise your own scanning method by combining timer, screen tap, switch access and gestures. Appearance Customise the layout and appearance to truly optimise the app to your preferences by changing the layout, font size, colours and more. Different keyboard options (including QWERTY, Ten Key, Apple and Bluetooth) and different templates (including Dark, High Contrast and Low vision) are available to make this customisation clear and simple. Web Platform Log in remotely and manage your settings and grid content from our web platform. The web platform is compatible with the myMessageBanking.com format to make importing easy. Support User guides are available on your app, and on the Therapy Box website. Send any questions to support@therapy-box.co.uk. You can find more about Predictable at https://therapy-box.co.uk/predictable Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Speak and Communicate1 screens
Predictable Flex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speak and Communicate at none against Predictable Flex's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Predictable Flex sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Speak and Communicate asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Speak and Communicate versus Predictable Flex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeak and CommunicatePredictable Flex
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.015.5 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB1.7 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWillie WashingtonPrentke Romich Company

In-app purchases

None

Speak and Communicate

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Predictable Flex

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Speak and Communicate free?
Speak and Communicate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Predictable Flex free?
Predictable Flex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Speak and Communicate or Predictable Flex have ads?
Neither Speak and Communicate nor Predictable Flex shows ads.

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