How does Avaz compare with other AAC apps or what makes Avaz different / unique?

Here is a comparison of the top 10 AAC Apps, based on feature mapping - compiled by Angela Moorad, Omazing Kids 

Top 10 iOS Symbol-based AAC app feature matching chart on Teachers-Pay-Teachers (paid resource)

Why should I choose Avaz or what makes it unique, compared to other AAC Apps?

This is NOT a detailed feature-by-feature comparison of Avaz versus other AAC apps. But this lists some of the unique features of Avaz that stand out, that may not be present in most other AAC apps.    

Overall, Avaz is very user-friendly and very quick and easy to customize. 

GENERAL

1. Expressive Voices
   Avaz offers authentic communication and expression with Expressive Voices. Click here for How to use Expressive Voices?
2. Platform availability
   Avaz works on iOS (iPads and iPhones) and Android (tabs and phones). Also, it offers cross-platform compatibility for sharing of content across devices and platforms. 

3. Multi-lingual support
   Languages that Avaz is available in
   Avaz app is available in multiple languages (including localized culturally relevant vocabularies and   keyboard) in the following languages:

   • Danish
   • Faroese
   • French
   • Hungarian
   • Sri Lankan
   • Swedish
   • Vietnamese

   Also, it offers 

   • Australian (culturally relevant vocab and voice). Click here to know How to change the language in the app?
     
     

   Other Language Support
   Avaz offers limited support for many more languages in Picture vocabulary, based on the device capabilities, through your device settings. The languages available to you is based on the languages offered in your device for keyboard and voices.

   1. You can change the language of the text of the icons (in Avaz Edit mode, through the globe icon) by setting up the device keyboard (through Device Settings) 
   2. You can also set up the same language voice for language support - for converting the text to voice. 
      Click here to see How to change the language for audio and keyboard in Avaz. 
      Click here to see What are the languages supported by Avaz (iOS)?

PICTURE MODE

1. Add multiple words at one go
   You just give a list of words to Avaz and voila ! The app adds all the icons with respective images, color codes and word types automatically within seconds!  Click here for more -> How to add multiple items?
2. Search the web and add copyright-free images from within the app 
   You don't have to leave the app to do a Google search and download photos from the web, but you can do it from right within the app! Click here for more -> How to search the web and add images
3. Frozen panel
   The Step-Up vocabulary has a frozen row of folders containing folders of frequently used core words, providing instant access to such words for quicker communication. 
4. YouTube Video integration
   You can add YouTube videos to Avaz (and specific snippets of it), making it easier to view  YouTube videos, without having to leave the app.
5. GIF Integration
   You can include GIFs in communication from within the app, helps with adding animations to the images, making it more engaging for the user.
6. Convert content to low tech version board (as a PDF)

   You can take a printout of the entire Avaz vocabulary that can serve as a low-tech option for the user to make their "voice" available to them always, regardless of the device availability. Click here for more -> How to convert Avaz vocab as a PDF and print
   

7. Voice recording 
   For any of the images, you can record your own voice on the go. 
8. Easy and quick customization
   Avaz is very easy and quick to customize. 
   
   NOTE: This demo is on an earlier version of Avaz and hence the screens shown may not exactly resemble the     one you have.
   
   

KEYBOARD MODE

1. A powerful keyboard mode
   Here are a couple of special features that make the communication much easier for the child using the keyboard:

• Prediction with pictures 
• Powerful phrase-based prediction with Picture support. The uniqueness is to have a picture based support for the Text mode, which makes the transition from pictures to text much smoother. Click here for more ->  How does Prediction work in the keyboard mode?

Related articles

Top 10 iOS Symbol-based AAC app feature-matching chart - compiled by Angela Moorad (Omazing Kids AAC Consulting) . 

Note that the above is a paid resource. It is an extremely exhaustive comparison and compilation of the apps. It is available for sale on Teacher-Pay-Teachers store - Top 10 iOS Symbol-based AAC app feature matching chart on Teachers-Pay-Teachers