ERSB Lite vs Proloquo Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ERSB Lite
This app builds early reading skills for students progressing from foundational literacy. It uses systematic instruction and assessments to help individuals read independently, proving effective for those with intellectual disabilities and autism.
- Early literacy skill development
- Systematic instruction
- Ongoing assessments
- Progress to 2nd-grade reading level
- Effective for intellectual disabilities
- Effective for autism
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Note: This is the Free version of ERSB. Level 1 with 5 lessons is Free! The rest of the levels are available through the in-app store. Early Reading Skills Builder™(ERSB) curriculum, based on a multi-year research project from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is a stepping stone for graduates of Attainment’s ELSB Curriculum. ERSB takes students who mastered these early literacy skills to a 2nd grade reading level. It incorporates systematic instruction and ongoing assessments to teach students to read independently. It’s been proven effective for students with moderate to severe intellectual disability and/or autism, including those with complex communication needs.
Proloquo Coach
This app guides parents in using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) with their children. It offers step-by-step activities and articles to improve AAC partnership, with personalized feedback and support from an in-app team.
- Guided AAC learning chapters
- Step-by-step activities
- Personalized feedback and insights
- In-app support team
- Communication routine building
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AssistiveWare Proloquo Coach is Proloquo’s companion app available at no additional cost. It is designed to guide and support parents starting with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Your skills are central to your child’s communication. Using easy step-by-step activities and articles, Proloquo Coach will help you become a better AAC partner. Requires a Proloquo plan. A guided start into AAC Proloquo Coach’s learning and practice chapters will help you build your skills and knowledge of AAC. Be the best AAC partner for your child. Practice makes perfect Practice the right thing at the right time and set good communication routines with personalized feedback and insights. You are not alone Our in-app support team can answer your questions and share more tips and tricks if you feel stuck.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Proloquo Coach at 83% against ERSB Lite's 0%. Proloquo Coach also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). ERSB Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. ERSB Lite sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Proloquo Coach asks for nothing beyond the download.
Proloquo Coach holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Proloquo Coach has 49 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ERSB Lite's written reviews are positive against 83% of Proloquo Coach's.
ERSB Lite ships an update every 2 months, Proloquo Coach every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ERSB Lite | Proloquo Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 4.9 (49 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 49 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Attainment Company | AssistiveWare |
Customer experience
ERSB Lite
Proloquo Coach
In-app purchases
ERSB Lite
- Levels 12-16$29.99
- Levels 17-21$29.99
- Levels 22-26$29.99
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- Levels 2-6$29.99
- Levels 7-11$29.99
Proloquo Coach
No in-app purchases
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