39 Free and Lite Versions of AAC Apps

The content of this post has been updated. Click HERE for the most current version that includes Android apps and a link to our AAC app rubric.

Graduate student SLPs are a fairly diverse group, but one thing that is common to almost all of them is that they are on a very limited budget. Although many of the AAC apps are reasonably priced, even that can be a lot for a struggling student. We wanted to put together a list of the free or lite versions of AAC apps for them to explore on their own iDevices.

First, a few caveats:

1. Selection of AAC tools is always made after a thorough assessment. This is as true for apps as it is for SGDs.
2. This list isn’t intended in any way to endorse these apps or suggest that the free/lite version is sufficient. Hopefully, it will give future professionals a taste of what these  apps can do and allow them to begin to think about how to make decisions about this in the context of a feature match assessment. Review sites like the one at Spectronics and OCALI can be very useful when you are trying to see some of the features that apps contain.
3. This list isn’t comprehensive. If you have links to other AAC apps that are free or have lite versions, please send them along and we will update our list.
4. Students, remember what we’ve taught you about AAC. This doesn’t supersede what you’ve learned about AAC and language assessment, symbol selection, multimodal communication, etc.
–
Free or Lite Versions of AAC Apps

1. AlexiCom AAC
2. Answers: Yes/No Free
3. Augie Free (Free version not currently available in US)
4. Com App
5. iBlissymbols Lite
6. iComm Education
7. iPhonic Lite
8. iPicto Lite
9. Locabulary Lite
10. My Talking Phone
11. MyTalk Tools
12. MyVoice Communication Aid
13. Neo Julie (also Kate and Paul)
14. Noni Lite
15. OneVoice-AAC
16. Phrase Board
17. Pic A Word
18. Pics Aloud Lite
19. Picture Card Maker
20. Picture Board
21. PocketAAC-Lite
22. Scene & Heard Lite
23. Small Talk Aphasia (Male & Female)
24. Small Talk Conversational Phrases
25. Small Talk Daily Activities
26. Small Talk Intensive Care
27. Small Talk Pain Scale
28. Sono Flex Lite
29. Speak All
30. Spubble Lite
31. Talk Assist
32. Talking Text
33. Talk to Me 100 (free version has 9 locations)
34. Talk 4 Me
35. Tapikeo
36. Tap to Talk
37. Verbally
38. VocaBeans EN
39. VoiceSymbol AAC

–

–