Comparison

Tandli vs CardTalk AAC

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

Head to head
About

Tandli

Features
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Tandli turns everyday routines into calm, manageable steps, with ready-made picture activities you can start today and your own voice to guide the way. A subscription is required to use Tandli. New subscribers can try it for free. Each activity is divided into small, clearly illustrated steps. START IN SECONDS Open Tandli and the first activities are already waiting. Choose one and get started. There is no need to build everything from scratch. Ready-made activities include: • Brushing teeth • Washing hands • Washing face • Bathing or showering • Brushing hair • Blowing or wiping nose PERSONALIZATION As a parent you can customize every step of the activities to match your needs. • Add your own voice recording to each step, so the guidance comes from a familiar, trusted voice. • Add, modify or rearrange the steps. • Set counters and adjust the timing of individual steps. • Replace illustrations with photos of the actual familiar objects. BUILD YOUR OWN ACTIVITIES Create your own step-by-step activity. • Build activities for getting dressed, tidying up, packing a school bag, preparing for mealtimes, leaving the house and more. • Add your own steps, pictures, photos and voice recordings. CREATE MORNING AND BEDTIME ROUTINES Combine several activities into one routine that plays in sequence. Move smoothly from brushing teeth to getting dressed, or from bath time to pajamas and bed, without losing track of what comes next. ONE CALM STEP AT A TIME • One clear step with one simple picture • No crowded screens or unnecessary distractions • A first-then flow that shows what is happening now and what comes next A REWARD TO WORK TOWARD Each completed activity adds one token to the jar. • Choose the reward and how many tokens are needed. • Choose a favorite token style, including marbles, stars, hearts and coins. • Watch the jar fill as activities are completed. GENTLE REMINDERS AND QUIET PROGRESS • Set gentle reminders for the days and times a routine should happen. • See daily streaks and a calm history of completed routines. Encouragement without pressure. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your content stays on your device. There is no account to create, no sign-in, no advertising and no tracking across apps. Your voice recordings and photos never leave your device. The app only sends anonymous usage statistics to help us improve it, and you can turn them off in Settings. Tandli is designed for parents, caregivers, teachers, and therapists who support someone with autism or ADHD. Tandli is a visual support tool and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. SUBSCRIPTION All features in Tandli require a subscription (monthly or yearly). Eligible new subscribers get a free trial. When the trial ends, payment is charged to your Apple ID unless you cancel at least 24 hours before. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://tandli.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://tandli.app/privacy/

About

CardTalk AAC

Features
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CardTalk is an app for people who find it hard to say things in words. Press a card, and the card speaks for them. "Bathroom." "Hurts." "Help." The card you press becomes a voice. ā–  260 cards are already in the app Illustrations and audio are built in, so the app works the moment it finishes downloading. The cards sit in 15 categories such as feelings, greetings, food & drink and body & health. Hide the ones you do not need, and keep only the cards that matter on the screen. ā–  It speaks with no connection All of the audio is on the device. Outdoors, at the hospital, anywhere with no signal - press a card and a voice comes out. ā–  It speaks with the ringer off The app still talks when the device is silenced. No more "I pressed it in class and nothing happened." ā–  Cards you make yourself Take a photo, choose one of the illustrations in the app, or record your own voice. The words shown on the card and the words read aloud are set separately, so anything the voice reads the wrong way can be corrected. ā–  Fewer accidental presses Repeated taps within a short time can be ignored, and the card that was pressed can be shown large. Cards used often can sit in the bar along the bottom of the screen, in the same place whichever category is open. ā–  Put words together Line cards up - "I want", "juice" - and have them read out as one phrase. ā–  Settings are behind a parental gate A simple multiplication question opens the settings. The person using the app will not change a setting or delete a card by accident. ā–  Everything stays on the device Photos put on cards are never sent anywhere. No account is needed. Settings and cards can be written out as a file, so they can be brought back on a new device. ā–  About pricing Every feature is free to use. The 260 cards in the app, making categories, the bar along the bottom, backups and all of the settings cost nothing. Cards you make yourself are free up to 10. Only when you want an eleventh does a one-time purchase make the number unlimited. There is no monthly fee. Buy it once and it stays. Going past 10 never takes away cards that have already been made. ā–  Languages English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. The language of the app is chosen in the settings. ā–  Contact https://mediaquery.info/?panel=contact

Screenshots

Tandli4 screens
CardTalk AAC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CardTalk AAC at weekly against Tandli's every 3 weeks. CardTalk AAC also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Tandli sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and CardTalk AAC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tandli ships an update every 3 weeks, CardTalk AAC weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Tandli versus CardTalk AAC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTandliCardTalk AAC
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB65 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperCollin Arumai Harinath Mendons JeyaseelanTomoaki Tsuchiya

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tandli

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

CardTalk AAC

One-time1
  • Unlimited custom cards$14.99

Questions

Is Tandli free?
Tandli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CardTalk AAC free?
CardTalk AAC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tandli or CardTalk AAC have ads?
Neither Tandli nor CardTalk AAC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tandli or CardTalk AAC?
Tandli ships an update every 3 weeks, and CardTalk AAC weekly. Most recently, Tandli was updated on October 31, 2026 and CardTalk AAC on October 31, 2026.

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