• Categories to organize your phrases. • Select emoji or photos on the buttons. • Record speech or use one of the iOS voices. • Full screen button to show your message. • History for quick access to previous phrases. • Share your message to social media. • Backup to iCloud, Mail or AirDrop. • You can use the app during phone calls. • The app does not collect any data.
Easy to use
With the app you can create categories and phrases, which are placed on buttons. With these buttons you can create messages that can be shown or spoken (text-to-speech). It is also possible to type any text using the keyboard.
You can long press the buttons to easily edit the phrases and categories. In the settings you can edit or add multiple phrases at once.
Fully customizable
The size and color of the buttons, the textbox and the button texts can be adjusted.
The order of the actionbuttons can be changed and you can choose which buttons will be shown on the screen.
The app has various color schemes, but you can also create a personal color scheme.
Voices
The app uses the high quality iOS voices, there are 90 voices for 27 languages available.
The voice can be selected in the app, the rate and pitch of the selected voice can be adjusted.
Categories and Phrases
You can create an unlimited number of categories to organize your phrases for quick access.
Auto Search option that searches, based on your typing, through all your phrases and places a row of found phrases on the on-screen keyboard.
Full Screen
Show your message on full screen with a very large font. Useful for communicating in a noisy environment.
You can show your message to the person opposite of you with a button to flip the text.
Phone Calls
You can use the app during Phone Calls and for example with FaceTime or Skype (on an iPhone/iPad with iOS 13).
In this way you don't need a second device anymore for the speech output. The speech output will be audible for the other person on the phone (not on your device).
User profiles
With the app you can create user profiles with their own categories and phrases.
The selected voice and the layout settings are also saved in the user profile.
The profiles can be used for multilingual support and for different persons or situations.
Backup and AirDrop
The app supports backup to iCloud, Mail or AirDrop.
With AirDrop you can send a complete backup (categories, phrases, images and recordings) to another iPhone or iPad.
The app also has a feature to import voice recordings into the app.
Screenshots (iPhone)
Videos (iPad)
Make a message
This demo shows how to make a message by tapping on a phrase button, then by typing and finding a phrase with the autosearch feature. The message is then spoken (with highlighting on) and shown on full screen.
Save a new phrase
This demo shows how to make a message in the textbox with the autosearch feature and then saving it by adding a new phrase button. The new button with the phrase is given a label, color and image.
Languages
The app is available in English, Dutch, French, German and Spanish.
Reviews
"Speech Assistant is very ergonomic and includes many well-thought-out accessibility parameters, more so than some other more expensive apps. It is possible to adjust it to the specific needs of many users, for the visual presentation (font size, number of cells per page, colors, side of the screen to display action buttons) as well as for the numerous and well-conceived options (button functions to be displayed, function selection for many action buttons). The size and accessibility of action buttons is a major plus for this application. When my patients try this app, they find it simple and efficient to use. In my experience, this is the most essential aspect that determines if they are going to use AAC in the long run or not." Martine Barrette, Speech-Language Pathologist
"Speech Assistant is so easy to use and customize. Love that there are different voices and with the ability to change voice pitch and speech rate. It’s very intuitive and my 85-year old patient, who hates “technology,” was able to use it easily after a 5-min demo!"
"I love this app! It is the best AAC I have used for those who can read and type. I especially like the rotate text for loud areas, crowds, or with those who are hearing impaired. Highly recommend!"
All Apps
Speech Assistant AAC for iOS
The standard version of the ‘Augmentative and Alternative Communication’ app for people with speech impairments, for example due to Aphasia, MND/ALS or Autism.
Easy to use, many features, fully customizable and with an intuitive design.
A special version of the app with features for scanning with iOS Switch Control. With Switch Control users with motor difficulties can operate their iOS device with a switch.
If you operate your iPad with a switch and iOS Switch Control (instead of touch input) then this app is a good option.
If you don't use a switch, then the standard version of the app is the better choice.
Speech Assistant for Android
The app is also available for Android.
With the same basic functionality as the iOS version of the app, but not with all of the features of iOS app.
In the settings of the app there is the option to upgrade to the full version with additional features.
