Comparison

Widgit Go Basic vs Scene & Heard Pro

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

Head to head
About

Widgit Go Basic

This free communication app offers pre-made activities to support language development and learning. It's ideal for exploring communication grids and activities without editing features. Additional content and full editing capabilities are available via in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Free example activities
  • Supports communication
  • Supports learning
  • Supports language development
  • Offline use
  • Text-to-speech voices (purchasable)
Features
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Widgit Go Basic is the FREE version of Widgit Go, without the editing features. Perfect for trying out grids and activities to support communication, learning and language development. Widgit Go Basic comes with 8 free example activities. More activities, voices for text to speech, and the full Widgit Go editor, can be purchased from within the app. No internet connection is required for using activities.

About

Scene & Heard Pro

This app allows users to create dynamic visual scene displays and video scenes for communication support. It offers customizable hotspots for audio, video, and scene linking, along with features for literacy development and visual timetables. The app supports multiple languages and head tracking access.

Highlights
  • Create visual scene displays
  • Prepare video visual scene displays
  • Add audio and video hotspots
  • Link to other scenes
  • Transition To Literacy features
  • Visual timetables
  • Head tracking access
Features
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Scene & Heard Pro is a visual scene display AAC app! Create visual scenes and video visual scenes quicker than before with either voice recordings or synthesised speech. Add hotspots that play audio, and videos, link to other scenes or activate Transition To Literacy features. To gain access to all of our amazing features, choose from our affordable monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscription plans. Features: * Make visual scene displays on the go with your clients and students * Prepare video visual scene displays to support communication and independence * Create hotspots anywhere on the photo * Add audio recordings or use text-to-speech * Include videos on hotspots * Link to scenes * Transition To Literacy for both sight words and decodable words * Set up visual timetables * Make grid based AAC pages using symbols and photos * Organise communication books by topics * Export and import scenes *Head Tracking access method available! No calibration or additional hardware required. *Available in 10 languages, which you can switch to after downloading the app: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Widgit Go Basic2 screens
Scene & Heard Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scene & Heard Pro at 100% against Widgit Go Basic's 33%. Scene & Heard Pro also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Widgit Go Basic's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, 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. Widgit Go Basic sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Scene & Heard Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Widgit Go Basic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Widgit Go Basic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scene & Heard Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widgit Go Basic ships an update every 4 months, Scene & Heard Pro every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Widgit Go Basic versus Scene & Heard Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgit Go BasicScene & Heard Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB323 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWidgit Software LtdPrentke Romich Company

Customer experience

Widgit Go Basic

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Scene & Heard Pro

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Widgit Go Basic

One-time10
  • Simon SaysFree
  • Getting Up SequenceFree
  • FractionsFree
Show 7 more
  • HeatherFree
  • StuartFree
  • All About Me$0.99
  • Making Sentences 1$1.99
  • Alphabet$1.99
  • What is it?$3.99
  • Widgit Symbol Set$79.99
2 purchases

Scene & Heard Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$8.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Widgit Go Basic free?
Widgit Go Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scene & Heard Pro free?
Scene & Heard Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widgit Go Basic or Scene & Heard Pro?
Widgit Go Basic is rated higher. Widgit Go Basic averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Scene & Heard Pro averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Widgit Go Basic or Scene & Heard Pro have ads?
Neither Widgit Go Basic nor Scene & Heard Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widgit Go Basic or Scene & Heard Pro?
Widgit Go Basic ships an update every 4 months, and Scene & Heard Pro every 6 weeks. Most recently, Widgit Go Basic was updated on September 20, 2026 and Scene & Heard Pro on September 24, 2026.

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