Comparison

Counting Songs 1 vs Clicker Communicator Widgit

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

Head to head
About

Counting Songs 1

This app offers ten engaging counting songs and activities designed for early years children and students with special educational needs. It supports early listening, language, and number skills from zero to five, with accessibility features for motor and visual difficulties.

Highlights
  • Ten engaging counting songs
  • Activities for early literacy and language
  • Reinforces numbers 0-5
  • Switch access for motor difficulties
  • Clear, bright, uncluttered layout
  • Supports touch and switch scanning
Features
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NEW Counting Songs 1 from Inclusive Technology provides ten fun and engaging counting songs with additional associated activities. The App is ideal for early years children, and students with a wide range of special educational needs and learning difficulties at a pre-literacy or early literacy level. Counting Songs 1 offers stimulating cause and effect learning activities that engage and encourage early listening and language skills. Children can also learn about numbers from zero to five whilst counting along with the music and high quality voice over. Switch access for one or two switches is included for users with motor difficulties who need switch input (switches can be connected via a Bluetooth switch interface). The clear, bright and uncluttered layout helps learners with visual and perceptual difficulties to access the activities and focus on the learning objectives. The topics and songs can also provide additional appeal to older learners who still need to work on early number concepts. Ten songs are included: Counting up (0-5) • Five Brown Teddies • Five Currant Buns • Five in the Bed • Five Little Ducks • Five Little Firefighters • Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer • Five Little Mice Counting down (5-0) • Five Fat Sausages • Five Little Monkeys • Five Little Speckled Frogs Key features • Accessible using touch, or one and two switch scanning. • Bright, clear graphics and simple animation. • Ideal for learners with visual, perceptual and learning difficulties. • Reinforces numbers from zero to five counting up and down. • Lots of opportunity for language and early communication development. • Switch access options included (using available Bluetooth switch interfaces)

About

Clicker Communicator Widgit

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A VOICE FOR EVERYONE Clicker Communicator is the definitive AAC app that gives a voice to children and young people with speech and language challenges. This is the latest addition to Crick Software’s Clicker family, developed over 20 years and used worldwide. "The app is so user friendly and easy to customize. Personally, I think it is the BEST AAC app I have seen" - Rose Duszynski, AT Specialist “I love the crisp, easy-to-use interface! The thoughtfulness of features that no other AAC apps have speaks to Crick's continued dedication to students with special needs.” - Laura Giovanetti, CAGS, CCC-SLP, ATP GET STARTED QUICKLY The ready-made Vocabulary Sets are carefully constructed using color-coded, research-based core words - a proven approach for providing a rich communication experience and developing language skills. The three levels, Clicker Core 1, 2, and 3, cover a wide ability range and use consistent layouts to optimize motor-mapping and enable children to progress from one level to the next. CREATE AND EDIT IN MINUTES Clicker Communicator works in the same intuitive way as all the Clicker Apps, enabling you to meet the particular needs of your learners by editing the ready-made Vocabulary Sets or creating your own. Personalize every last detail by adding photos, colors, and topics, and repositioning cells. And you won’t find a faster way of searching and selecting symbols anywhere! DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN We’ve used our 20+ years of experience in developing special needs software to create an app that includes: • Easy to read Sassoon font • Realistic children’s voices • Child-friendly keyboard with symbol-supported predictor • Research-based Vocabulary Sets at three levels • Free curriculum-based Vocabulary Sets on LearningGrids WIDGIT SYMBOLS INCLUDED This app includes the complete Widgit symbols library (SymbolStix and PCS versions of Clicker Communicator are available as separate apps in the App Store). If you wish to use a combination of the sets above you MUST purchase the SymbolStix version of the app (in which these sets are available at an additional cost), as you cannot purchase additional sets for this version. Additional pictures are provided by the new CrickPix Library: 3,500 curriculum pictures to support a wide range of classroom topics. TALK IN CLASS Get your learners with speech challenges taking an active vocal part in the classroom. Our free LearningGrids resources provide the opportunity to respond to teaching points, participate in discussions, and ask and answer topic-based questions. These sets provide access to the vocabulary your learners will meet in their curriculum topics, and provide a natural link to literacy development. UNIQUELY ACCESSIBLE Clicker Communicator has a wide range of accessibility options: • SuperKeys – our unique access method for those who need big target areas. Just tap the cluster containing the symbol you want, and then tap the symbol in the enlarged cluster. • No scrolling or swiping – so every tap is accepted. • Switch access for one and two switches. • Toolbars only visible when editing – all navigation is done from the grid. • Favorite/Recent messages and Vocabulary Sets accessible with just two taps. SHARE AND BACKUP There’s a Backup Safe provided within the app, and Vocabulary Sets can be shared or backed up via email, AirDrop, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or WebDAV. PART OF CRICK SOFTWARE’S CLICKER FAMILY Based in the UK and US, Crick Software has a worldwide reputation for quality educational software for learners of all abilities, and we provide free support by email, phone and the Clicker Communicator Users Group on Facebook. Clicker Communicator is part of the Clicker Apps family – find more in the App Store by searching for Crick Software.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Counting Songs 1 at $34.99 against Clicker Communicator Widgit's $199.99. Counting Songs 1 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and device support (3 vs 1). Clicker Communicator Widgit's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 37 months). On ads 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

Counting Songs 1 costs $34.99 and Clicker Communicator Widgit $199.99 up front. Clicker Communicator Widgit sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Counting Songs 1 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counting Songs 1 ships an update every 37 months, Clicker Communicator Widgit every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Counting Songs 1 versus Clicker Communicator Widgit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounting Songs 1Clicker Communicator Widgit
Price$34.99 — better$199.99
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB719 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInclusive Technology LtdCrick Software

In-app purchases

None

Counting Songs 1

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Clicker Communicator Widgit

One-time10
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Questions

Is Counting Songs 1 free?
Counting Songs 1 costs $34.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clicker Communicator Widgit free?
Clicker Communicator Widgit costs $199.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Counting Songs 1 or Clicker Communicator Widgit have ads?
Neither Counting Songs 1 nor Clicker Communicator Widgit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Counting Songs 1 or Clicker Communicator Widgit?
Counting Songs 1 ships an update every 37 months, and Clicker Communicator Widgit every 9 months. Most recently, Counting Songs 1 was updated on October 15, 2026 and Clicker Communicator Widgit on October 8, 2026.

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