Augmentative and Alternative Communication

The number of AAC Apps are many and perhaps overwhelming. I had some difficulty searching them using the App Store and had much better luck searching them using Google and then looking them up on my iPad. I wonder if it was because it was the Canadian App Store? In any case, it would be wonderful if it was possible to get a short trial of apps before you purchase them, especially the more expensive ones. 
It is clear that there is an app out there to fit every need!

   icommunicate $49.99 –

Features:

·      record your own audio & pictures

·      Text – to – speech  with 20 voices including international

·      Can create visual schedule, storyboards ,flash cards, communication boards, speech boards & more

·      Includes 10 000 + symbols

·      2 types of storyboards 4X10 or task completion

·      print

·      lock app from changes

 MyTalk Tools – $49.99

Features:

·      Text to speech

·      Video, photos, web images,

·      Full-sentence communication

·      Includes 10 000 + symbols

·      Video with audio scan (requires additional app $39.99)

·      Many fonts to choose

  Expressive - $25.99

Features:

·      Can add your own images & audio

·      Change background colour of folders

·      Hide delete & add buttons to avoid accidents

·      600 images

·      landscape or portrait mode

  Tap To Talk - Free

Features:

·      Pre-set pictures

·      Tap one picture and it leads you to another

·      Tap To Talk  Designer is the online full feature product – 179.95

 Predictable  -  159.99

Features:

·      Self-learning word prediction

·      Editable categories and phrase bank

·      Forced delay to lock your screen (to help those who have reduced fine motor)

·      Emoticons to allow you to add laughing, crying yawing, etc

·      Handwriting can be used instead of keystroke

·      Import your email list

·      Publish feature allows you to communicate discrete conversations

·      Auditory feedback for all keys and buttons

 GoTalk Now - $79.99

Features:

·      Choose from 1- 25 locations per page

·      Use personal images

·      Search internet in-app for image or icon & crop, rotate

·      Colour pages, borders and text with any hue

·      Record your voice or choose text to speech

·      Add auditory cues

·      Play videos from any communication location & trim them to the desired length

·      Link song from your playlist

·      Choose between standard or express style communication pages

·      Create multi-media social stories

·      Print and save communication files

·      And more!

 TapSpeak Sequence Standard– $ 29.99

Features:

·      Unlimited number of sequence, sequence length

·      Unlimited phrase recording length

·      Select from a number of geometric symbols & colours

·      Use your own photographs or drawings

·      Designed to accommodate users with varying motor skill

·      Recorder phrases in sequences, modify existing phrases

·      Ability to export/import/merge sequences between devices

·       Resizable moveable target