Asterics AAC vs Predictable
Asterics AAC
grid.asterics.euPredictable
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| Figure | Asterics AAC | Predictable |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · AAC Communication Software | 9.1 (#2) | 7.7 (#13) |
| Purpose | Asterics AAC is a web-based application for augmentative and alternative communication that lets users create customizable grids. | Predictable is a text-to-speech AAC app designed for people who have difficulty speaking, including people with MND/ALS, cerebral palsy, autism, stroke, brain injury, and head and neck cancer. |
| Support | The user documentation says users can open help at the relevant section by clicking the help icon or pressing F1. | The maker provides user guides and accepts product questions and suggestions at [email protected]. |
| Symbols | The editor can search free AAC symbols from ARASAAC and Open Symbols. | The app uses more than 6,000 symbols that can be assigned to words in prediction, message, favourites, and history areas, and users can personalize symbols in settings. |
Plans
In their own words
Asterics AAC
Asterics AAC is a free, web-based augmentative and alternative communication app for building customizable grids. Grid elements can display labels or images, speak labels or custom text, collect selected words into sentences, and offer word predictions. Users can select elements with touch, mouse, keyboard, an external switch, scanning, hovering, microphone input, or AsTeRICS Framework events such as eye or head movement. Computer voices are supported, with availability dependent on the browser and platform. Grid actions can control AsTeRICS Framework models, openHAB devices, and programs or devices with an HTTP REST API. It also supports web radio, YouTube control, and podcasts. After the first browser visit caches the app, it can be used offline. Registered users can synchronize grids across devices; online personal data is encrypted with the user’s password, while offline data remains in the browser. Online data is deleted after 365 days without login, and lost passwords cannot be recovered.
Predictable
Predictable has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.