another iPhone app for communication

Posted by 14 on the 11th May, 2010

As expected, yet more apps are appearing for the iPhone. The latest one is called iComm, and it seems to have hit the media headlines, which is a good advert for AAC.

iComm is designed by a parent as are some of the others discussed in earlier blogs and in the CALL review paper.  It seems pretty similar in many ways to some of the others reviewed, such as iCommunicate. It comes with some photos in it and you can upload your own photos, and record yor own voice to make it fully personalised. Content is organised into categories (20). When you choose your category, it displays 4 items per page. When you make a selection it offers a confirmation Yes/No step (useful for users of eye pointing).  The points to note about iComm for now are:

• It is on SALE right now, at £1.79 (usually £15.99). You get the free version first (limited features), and then click to upgrade to the full version, which you pay for.
• it will ONLY run on an iPhone, not on an iPod Touch. The Daily Mail says it works on the iPad, but I would want to check this. It may only work on the WiFi + 3G version, and not the cheaper WiFi only version??