CoughDrop vs LetMeTalk

CoughDrop is an augmentative and alternative communication platform for people with complex communication needs. It provides customizable vocabulary sets, built-in supports, assessment tools and vocabulary progression, with speech output. Users can share pages, send two-way messages and use remote modeling. Access methods include switches and eye or head tracking. The service runs on Android, iOS, web and Windows, and supports offline use with cloud backup; however, Android app syncing requires an internet connection, so offline syncing is unavailable there. Teams can collaborate on pagesets, and reports and goal-setting tools help practitioners and staff track progress. Site licenses add organization management, license reassignment, centralized reporting and optional single sign-on support. The homepage offers two months to try the product before purchase and describes one-time, annual site-license and month-to-month payment options without prices. The listed Communicator Access plan costs $9 a month per communicator. CoughDrop serves communicators, families, therapists, educators and care teams.

LetMeTalk is a free AAC talker app for arranging images into sentences and speaking the resulting messages. Its library contains more than 9,000 ARASAAC images. Users can create unlimited categories, add images, and take new photos with a device camera. Vocabulary profiles can be saved, kept in multiples on one device, switched between, and shared with other devices. The listing names support for English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Arabic, Russian, Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Galician, Catalan, and Basque. LetMeTalk can work without an internet connection or mobile contract. It is described as suitable for people with conditions including autism spectrum disorder, aphasia, speech apraxia, articulation or phonological disorder, ALS, MND, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome. The app is listed for Android and iOS, but the Android version was removed from Google Play on December 15, 2021. Apple’s listing says privacy-practice details have not been provided.