Comparison

Visual Express vs Give Me Words AAC

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

Head to head
About

Visual Express

Features
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Express Yourself with Image Buttons! Easily personalize voice-activated image buttons to share your unique self. Buttons, Buttons, Buttons... Now with Sound! Customize your experience with our flexible, button-based augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools, designed for you and your loved ones.

About

Give Me Words AAC

This free communication app helps nonverbal individuals express themselves by tapping pictogram symbols to build sentences. Sentences can be spoken aloud, and users can personalize the vocabulary with custom words and photos. It works offline and prioritizes user privacy.

Highlights
  • Build sentences with pictogram symbols
  • Hear sentences spoken aloud
  • Offline functionality
  • Personalize vocabulary with custom photos
  • Organize board with custom folders and categories
  • Powered by ARASAAC pictograms
Features
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Give Me Words is a completely free AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) app for nonverbal individuals. No subscription, no account, no setup. Tap pictogram symbols to build sentences in the sentence bar at the top. Tap the bar to hear your sentence spoken aloud. Tap individual words to hear them on their own. Build any sentence from a library of hundreds of pictograms organized by category — core words, food, feelings, people, actions, places, objects, and more. Fully offline. Works anywhere with no wifi required. No data is ever sent anywhere. Personalize the board by adding custom words with photos from your camera roll or a new photo. Photograph a family member, a favorite food, a familiar place — build a vocabulary that reflects your child's real world. Add folders, rename categories, and organize the board however works best. Powered by ARASAAC, the world's leading open-source pictogram library used by speech therapists and AAC apps worldwide. Pictogram symbols by Sergio Palao, © Government of Aragon, ARASAAC (arasaac.org), CC BY-NC-SA. Give Me Words is completely free, forever.

Screenshots

Visual Express4 screens
Give Me Words AAC3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Give Me Words AAC at Free against Visual Express's $1.99. Give Me Words AAC also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 7 months). Visual Express's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.1). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Give Me Words AAC is free to download; Visual Express costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Express ships an update every 7 months, Give Me Words AAC daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Visual Express versus Give Me Words AAC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual ExpressGive Me Words AAC
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAME Mobile Inc.Dzuy Do

In-app purchases

None

Visual Express

No in-app purchases

None

Give Me Words AAC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Express free?
Visual Express costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Give Me Words AAC free?
Give Me Words AAC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Visual Express or Give Me Words AAC have ads?
Neither Visual Express nor Give Me Words AAC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Express or Give Me Words AAC?
Visual Express ships an update every 7 months, and Give Me Words AAC daily. Most recently, Visual Express was updated on October 17, 2026 and Give Me Words AAC on October 21, 2026.

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