Comparison

About my day vs Simple AAC

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

Head to head
About

About my day

Features
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About My Day allows caregivers, family members and health-care professionals to make notes about the daily events and experiences of an individual with whom they are working throughout the day. This app is designed to replace paper journals that are often carried in a binder by the individual as a means of sharing information among family and support workers who work with that person. *** WHO IS IT FOR? *** About My Day is designed to be used by the formal and informal support people of individuals with intellectual or cognitive disabilities. For example, an individual with an intellectual disability may attend a day program, go to school and spend weekends at home. About My Day could be used by support workers at the day program, an educational assistant at school and parents at home to make notes about how the individual is feeling, what activities he or she engaged in and anything else of which care team members should be aware. *** KEY FEATURES *** -- Simple and efficient interface for entering notes -- Notes can includes text and photos -- Clean, calendar-based interface for reviewing notes -- Simple mood tracking on notes *** SUPPORT *** To report a problem with the app, please email appsupport@canassist.ca *** CANASSIST at the UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA *** CanAssist at the University of Victoria is dedicated to developing customized technologies and services for people with disabilities, with a focus on clients in British Columbia, Canada.

About

Simple AAC

This app converts typed text into spoken words using your device's built-in voices. It supports multiple languages and offers a straightforward interface for communication.

Highlights
  • Text-to-speech conversion
  • Uses built-in iOS voices
  • Supports multiple languages
  • Simple keyboard input
  • Works on iPhone and iPad
Features
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Simple AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) is an extremely simple text-to-speech app that uses iOS's built-in voices. Text input is done with the regular keyboard; and the app even works for other languages that aren't English, if you have their voices installed.

Screenshots

Simple AAC3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: About my day at every 6 weeks against Simple AAC's every 9 months. About my day also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Simple AAC's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

About my day ships an update every 6 weeks, Simple AAC every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
About my day versus Simple AAC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbout my daySimple AAC
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversity of VictoriaAmit Ron

In-app purchases

None

About my day

No in-app purchases

None

Simple AAC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is About my day free?
About my day is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple AAC free?
Simple AAC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do About my day or Simple AAC have ads?
Neither About my day nor Simple AAC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, About my day or Simple AAC?
About my day ships an update every 6 weeks, and Simple AAC every 9 months. Most recently, About my day was updated on October 19, 2026 and Simple AAC on September 30, 2026.

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