Many families utilize aac applications like Proloquo2Go and Avaaz to help their children and clients interact better. Many people with autism own one of these applications to communicate. It might be tough to determine between Proloquo2Go and Avaaz. Each has its own cost, scheduling features, and device compatibility (like android tablets vs iPads). Many families prefer Proloquo2Go because of its extensive customizability, whereas others prefer Avaaz because they choose to Include members of their team in the process of language learning. It might be complicated to choose which tool is the ideal fit for communication. Keep reading to learn how these programs compare in terms of vocabulary levels, parent onboarding, customer service, and more.
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| Good for Early Communication |
Avaz can be customized for most learners who have little language skills established.
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The Proloquo2Go app has a complex system that can be overwhelming for new and/or young AAC users.
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| Affordable Pricing |
Offers a 14-day free trial with limited functionality, after which users must choose to subscribe to a monthly ($10 per month), annual ($100 per year) or lifetime plan ($200).
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Price: $249.99. There is no free trial. Proloquo2Go provides little ability to see if the AAC talker app is a good fit before having to invest. It also does not include any option for dedicated hardware.
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| Easy to Get Started |
Estimated time: 15 minutes It's easy to get started with the free trial, but it's because there is little customization allowed until fully purchased.
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Estimated time of Proloquo2Go's basic set up is 3 or more hours. Proloquo does not expect parents to succeed unless they watch several hour long videos, read multiple blog articles, and review information in numerous links.
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| Behavior Supports |
There is no focus on behavioral skills.
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There are no behavior supports included, leaving mom and dad to seek such tools elsewhere.
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| Multiple Device Options |
Available on both iOS and Android devices, but not Windows or any other type of device.
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The Proloquo app only works on IOS devices and does not offer a dedicated device for their app. This can be costly for users who have to buy expensive hardware just to use the app.
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| Easy Parent Modeling |
There's a function called Avaz live that allows therapists to remotely connect to the app during teletherapy sessions and model externally on the user's app.
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While there is a search option on the user's proloquo app that walks through the navigational path, Pprents are left high and dry to learn where all the symbols are for themselves to effectively model it.
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| Incentives to Practice |
Avaz offers no rewards to users for praciticing language.
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There is nothing included to encourage users to practice their talker, which is important for actually developing language skills.
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| Natural Voices and Language Availability |
Available in English US, English AU, French, Sinhala, as well as 6 Indian languages: Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu.
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Proloquo offers natural voices in dozens of languages and accents. Yet, the voices are much less natural-sounding than many other AAC talkers.
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| Customer Support |
Avaz does have a customer support number and email, but it is an Indian number, so accessibility is not always ideal for international users.
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Only offers support via email and FAQ articles. Proloquo2Go does not give their customers live support.
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| Motor Planning |
While Avaz is more about picture communication, there is an option for users to enable the Page-Up and Page-Down keys instead of scrolling for users who learn best through motor planning.
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Yes- and no. Although they have predictable word positions, Proloque allows users to move buttons around. This makes it hard for kids to remember where words are.
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| Simplicity of the Screen |
The screen is color coded and simpler than many AAC apps, the "home" button is very small and the distinction between foldres and words is not clear.
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Proloquo's extreme customization can make the talker complicated very quickly. The screen gets scrunched and buttons are often hard to find.
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| Safety and 9-1-1 Calling features |
There is no calling ability offered by Avaz. However, it does have a ‘mistake’ & ‘alert’ button that can alert a caregiver.
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Outside of using the talker to communicate that they are in trouble, Proloquo2Go offers no way to ensure your child’s safety.
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| Affordable and Dedicated Device Option |
Avaz does not offer a dedicated device. It is app only.
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Proloquo2Go is only an app with no device included. The only way to get Proloquo2Go on a distraction-free device is to go through another company and pay for both services.
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| Communication With Spelling |
Users can toggle between a keyboard and symbols depending on if they want to create sentences or not.
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Proloquo allows users to type out unique words, a feature created mainly for older, more advanced AAC users.
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| Reminders to Practice |
Reminders to practice are not included with Avaz' software.
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No visual schedule features included. Remembering to practice AAC is solely on caregivers’ shoulders.
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| Image and Symbol Quality |
Avaz uses 15,000 pictures from Symbolstix.
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Uses SymbolStix, a library of symbols that revolve around stick people that mostly have no gender, age, etc. While simple, many symbols lack context and are not very clear. They are also not open source.
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| Fun Games to Build Skills |
While the Avaz app does not have any built-in games, it does have information on its website about games that can be helpful in motivating and building skills of AAC users.
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There are no games or strategies to improve finger dexterity included in Proloquo2Go's aac app.
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| Levels of Vocabulary |
Beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels are included for Avaz's text-based and picture vocabulary.
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Proloquo2Go uses Crescendo vocabular, which offers three pre-programmed levels: Basic, Intermediate Core and Advanced Core levels. However, the preprogrammed levels are complicated to navigate and understand.
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| Care Team Access |
Avaz has a unique setting that gives teletherapists access to remote modeling.
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There is no ability to share beyond the apple ID of the user. Teachers, other parents, therapists, etc. can not have direct access if they do not share the apple ID of the account.
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