Comparison

LetMeTalk vs Card Talk

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

Head to head
About

LetMeTalk

This app provides a voice for individuals who have difficulty speaking by allowing them to create sentences using images. It offers a large database of images and supports multiple languages, enabling communication in various life situations without an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Image-based sentence creation
  • Over 9,000 ARASAAC images
  • Add custom images and photos
  • Voice output for images and sentences
  • Offline functionality
  • Multi-language support
  • Profile management and sharing
Features
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A free AAC talker app supports communication in all areas of life and therefore providing a voice to everyone. LetMeTalk is donation financed. LetMeTalk enables you to line up images in a meaningful way to read this row of images as a sentence. To line up images is known as AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication). The image database of LetMeTalk contains more than 9,000 easy to understand images from ARASAAC (http://arasaac.org). Additionally, you can add existing images from the device or take new photos with the build in camera. For LetMeTalk no internet connection or mobile contract is necessary, so you can use LetMeTalk in almost any situation, like hospitals, nursing home or schools. You can find LetMeTalk tutorials at http://letmetalk.info/support Suitable for: • autism symptoms and Asperger syndrome, autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) • aphasia • speech apraxia • articulation/phonological disorder • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) • Motor Neuron Disease (MND) • cerebral palsy • down syndrome Features: • more than 9,000 images from ARASAAC included • voice support for images and sentences • unlimited and flexible creation of new categories and adding new images • pre configured for kids with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) • load / save your current profile (vocabulary) • keep several profiles on your devices and switch fast between them • share your profile easily with other devices • switch fast between 2 languages and use LetMeTalk as translator • supported languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian and German, Chinese, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Arabic, Russian, Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Galician, Catalan, Basque • voice support for most languages

About

Card Talk

This app uses visual cards with voice support to aid children with verbal communication difficulties. It helps users express emotions and intentions while learning vocabulary and grammar. Users can also create custom cards with their own images and recordings.

Highlights
  • 200 everyday use cards with voice
  • Multi-language support
  • Create custom cards with images and recordings
  • Limited card choices for initial learning
  • No advertisements
Features
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Card Talk supports communication with cards for children who have difficulties in verbal communication. You can indicate your emotion/intention, and learn vocabularies and grammar at the same time. This app was developed from the actual cards used in LITALICO classrooms. Now everybody can use these special cards to learn communication anywhere, at anytime. The app has been improved over and over based on the feedbacks from classrooms. *LITALICO classrooms are run by teachers and professors who specialize in kids development and education. Characteristics of this app: • All 200 cards for everyday use include voice sound. • The app supports multiple languages so you can switch to whichever language you want to learn. • You can make your original card with original picture and recording. • Choices of cards may be limited so it also fits in initial learning. • NO Advertisements are displayed so there is no visual destruction and kids can use it safely. Please feel free to notify us! app-support@litalico.co.jp Hope you enjoy our app. Thank you!

Screenshots

LetMeTalk4 screens
Card Talk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Card Talk at 4.5 against LetMeTalk's 3.7. Card Talk also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 43%). LetMeTalk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and 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

Both are free to download. Card Talk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LetMeTalk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Card Talk holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 102 and 268 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of LetMeTalk's written reviews are positive against 68% of Card Talk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LetMeTalk ships an update every 3 weeks, Card Talk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LetMeTalk versus Card Talk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetMeTalkCard Talk
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (102 ratings)4.5 (268 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews68.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings102268 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB77 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAppNotize UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)LITALICO Inc.

Customer experience

LetMeTalk

All ratings99 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral10.1%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral18.7%
Negative38.5%

Card Talk

All ratings269 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral15.8%
Negative15.8%

User reviews

LetMeTalk

From 102 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Free alternative for AAC
  • 👍 Highly customizable
  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 👍 Great for beginners
  • 👍 Can add own pictures

Room to improve

  • 🐛 No sound/audio issues
  • 🐛 Robotic voice quality
  • 🐛 Difficulty syncing across devices
  • 🐛 Poorly translated text
  • 🐛 Support is unavailable/unresponsive

Card Talk

From 268 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 💡 Customizable cards with personal photos and voice recordings
  • 🆓 Free app with no required payments
  • 🎯 Effective communication tool for non-verbal autistic children
  • 🌍 Multiple language support

Room to improve

  • 🔊 Sound/audio functionality frequently not working
  • 📱 Screen layout issues on certain iPhone models
  • 🖼️ Card images too small to see clearly
  • 📊 Limited deck size (only 3-8 cards displayed)
  • 🔄 No data synchronization across devices

Bugs and requests

LetMeTalk

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • No sound output
  • Play button not working
  • Home button leads nowhere
  • Image search failing
  • Sound settings not working
Show 23 more
  • App stopped working
  • No sound on iOS
  • Can't activate sound
  • Audio not activating
  • No sound from app
  • App doesn't speak words/phrases
  • Sound not working
  • App not reproducing sound
  • No sound issue
  • Can't get read out to work
  • Transferring profile to another device issue
  • App not speaking any words
  • No voice
  • Can't hear voice
  • Sound failure
  • Can't sync between iPad and iPhone
  • Delete button cut off on iPhone 12 Pro
  • App can't open after update
  • No sound on iPhone 7s plus
  • Gallery images not opening on iOS 11
  • Sound unavailable
  • Robot voice after iPhone update
  • Apple stopped speaking photo names on iOS 13

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add male voice option
  • Improve picture quality/design
  • Allow users to record own voice
  • Add more word sentences
  • Temporary board for choices
Show 6 more
  • Ability to move items into folders
  • Add ASL images
  • Turkish language support
  • Larger control buttons
  • Option to temporarily hide categories/pictures
  • Sync boards across multiple devices

Card Talk

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Sound does not play on any cards (most critical issue)
  • App screen does not fit properly on iPhone X and newer models
  • Bottom navigation bar overlaps with card selection area
  • App crashes when scrolling through categories
  • Cards not clickable in certain screen areas
Show 7 more
  • Audio works on iPhone but not on iPad
  • Custom voice recordings not playing back
  • App requires earphones to produce sound
  • Frequent audio dropout issues
  • App not compatible with iOS versions from past 5+ years
  • Screen rotation not properly disabled despite settings
  • Family sharing does not sync custom cards between devices

Requested features

20 requests
  • Fix audio/sound playback issues
  • Increase maximum deck size beyond 8 cards
  • Add data synchronization and cloud backup across devices
  • Enable card categorization and folder organization
  • Allow editing and re-recording of existing cards
Show 15 more
  • Increase number of custom cards allowed
  • Add ability to disable or hide preset cards
  • Implement full-screen card enlargement option
  • Add text-to-speech functionality for custom cards
  • Provide adjustable speech speed and voice options
  • Add more language options (Cantonese, Thai, etc.)
  • Improve screen optimization for all iPhone models
  • Add phrase/sentence saving functionality
  • Enable family sharing and multi-device syncing
  • Add video card support in addition to pictures
  • Implement card history/logging feature
  • Add password protection for card editing
  • Increase grid display options beyond 3 columns
  • Add more diverse preset card categories
  • Implement tutorial/help documentation

In-app purchases

None

LetMeTalk

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Card Talk

One-time1
  • All Functions$2.99

Questions

Is LetMeTalk free?
LetMeTalk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Card Talk free?
Card Talk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LetMeTalk or Card Talk?
Card Talk is rated higher. LetMeTalk averages 3.7 out of 5 from 102 ratings, while Card Talk averages 4.5 from 268 ratings.
Do LetMeTalk or Card Talk have ads?
Neither LetMeTalk nor Card Talk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LetMeTalk or Card Talk?
LetMeTalk ships an update every 3 weeks, and Card Talk every 2 weeks. Most recently, LetMeTalk was updated on October 26, 2026 and Card Talk on October 24, 2026.

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