Comparison

MatchTime Lite vs SPEAKall! Lite

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

Head to head
About

MatchTime Lite

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Note: This is the free version of MatchTime and limits each of the four levels to only two exercises. You can unlock the full version through the in-app store. MatchTime™ Software features a programmed learning approach for students who struggle with time concepts. Four progressively difficult levels provide sequences of multiple choice exercises. Students simply find the clock that matches the large sample clock in the first three levels. Level 4 introduces the concepts of “earlier” and “later.” Uses both digital and analog clocks. Extensive record keeping tracks student progress. Level 1 focuses on matching the hour hand, while Level 2 introduces 15 minute intervals. Level 3 provides exercises using all the minutes, and Level 4 progresses to clocks that are up to four hours earlier or later than the sample.

About

SPEAKall! Lite

This evidence-based communication app helps individuals with limited speech acquire vocabulary and construct sentences. It's designed for those with autism spectrum disorder and developmental speech/language disorders, offering a customizable learning platform.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based communication tool
  • Acquire initial symbol vocabulary
  • Learn sentence construction
  • Customizable interface
  • Targets functional communication
  • Supports social interaction skills
Features
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SPEAKall! Lite™ is an evidence-based communication app for the Apple iPhone. It has been designed to introduce augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in autism spectrum disorder and/or developmental speech and language disorders. The design follows the original SPEAKall! AAC app for the iPad. This application has been developed to help children and adults with little to no functional speech acquire an initial symbol vocabulary and learn the process of constructing sentences. The purpose of SPEAKall! Lite is to provide a readily available communication tool for individuals and their caretakers. Because many families affected by autism or developmental disability may not have immediate access to an iPad, but may already possess an iPhone, SPEAKall! Lite can be an instantly available solution to establish basic but crucial communication skills. Once SPEAKall! Lite has been used successfully, the transition to SPEAKall! on an iPad is easy and uncomplicated. The SPEAKall! Lite interface provides a versatile learning platform that goes beyond simple symbol activations for voice output by actively engaging the learner in a variety of communication related activities. It can be used to target therapeutic goals including ● Functional communication ● Natural speech production ● Emerging language ● Social interaction and social-pragmatic skills The interface is easily customizable to each learner’s specific needs and can grow with the learner as needs and capabilities expand. Research and development of the SPEAK*** technologies have been sponsored by the National Institutes of Health – National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). SPEAKall! has received strong recognition in the AAC industry as documented by prestigious awards including: ● 2025 European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD) Technology & Innovation Award, First Place ● 2018 Anna Kennedy Online Autism Charity, Autism Hero Award – First Place, Entrepreneurial Category ● 2017 Milken Family Foundation Grand Prize and Overall Winner, Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition ● 2017 ChanceLight Behavioral Health and Education Prize, Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition ● 2017 Edison Innovation Award – Gold, Language Learning Products ● 2016 R&D 100 Award (“Oscars of Invention”) ● 2016 Indiana Small Business Innovation Research Company Award ● 2016 State of Indiana Certificate of Recognition ● 2015 Autism Society of America Outstanding Research of the Year Award ● 2015 Best of Education Tech Award at TechPoint Mira Awards ● 2014 First Place Award, International Business Pitch Challenge of the German Academic International Network – Transatlantic Entrepreneurship Network ● 2013 Purdue Focus Award for Disability Accessibility Thank you for your continued support and please continue to send us your feedback and ideas! (www.speakabilities.com) Product Features: ● Simple yet elegant look and feel interface ● 
Intuitive and easy programming of activities ● Beginning communicators core vocabulary

 ● Sentence learning by "drag & drop" ● Synthetic voice output ● Manage multiple learners on a single device ● Add literacy labels to symbols in any language ● Locking mode to stay within the app

 ● Different access modes for motor difficulties ● Advanced media management and organization functions for grouping media ● Streamlined activity sheet construction ● Direct access to SPEAK Abilities YouTube Channel

Screenshots

SPEAKall! Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SPEAKall! Lite at none against MatchTime Lite's 1. SPEAKall! Lite also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 14 months) and device support (3 vs 1). MatchTime Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price 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. MatchTime Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SPEAKall! Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MatchTime Lite ships an update every 14 months, SPEAKall! Lite every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MatchTime Lite versus SPEAKall! Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatchTime LiteSPEAKall! Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttainment CompanySPEAK Abilities, LLP

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MatchTime Lite

One-time1
  • Full Version$39.99
None

SPEAKall! Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MatchTime Lite free?
MatchTime Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SPEAKall! Lite free?
SPEAKall! Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MatchTime Lite or SPEAKall! Lite have ads?
Neither MatchTime Lite nor SPEAKall! Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MatchTime Lite or SPEAKall! Lite?
MatchTime Lite ships an update every 14 months, and SPEAKall! Lite every 6 days. Most recently, MatchTime Lite was updated on October 10, 2026 and SPEAKall! Lite on October 10, 2026.

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