5 Communication Apps

After searching the iTunes store for apps related to communication I picked 5 top choices (which was difficult with the number of apps available).

Speech Button: This app is designed with a 25 word vocabulary. It is easy to use and an app that is ready made once downloaded. The great thing about the app is that it is free and an excellent starting point for individuals who need assistance with communication.

My Talk Tools: This app is available in the lite version which is free or a full version for $49.99. Using a variety of images, pictures, symbols, video and audio files the user is able to create their own selections to communicate. There are many features such as text to speech, full sentence communication, different size fonts and full zoom capabilities.

iCommunicate: This app allows the user to create visual schedules, routines, storyboards, flash cards or choice boards. Pictures can be personal ones or images from the internet. The price of this app is $49.99.

Alexicom AAC: With this app the user creates pages with text and then a selection of images to complete the sentence. The app also includes data tracking, word prediction, auditory scanning, and row/column scanning. This app is free.

One Voice AAC: The full version of this app costs $199.00 and does provide speech capabilities whereas the lite version is free and does not. The app comes with a pre-determined vocabulary but users can add their own phrases and pictures.

I was surprized by the number of communication apps available. Many were free and some were for only a small price. The apps seemed similar , but some had more features than others. It was difficult to choose only five as most of them seemed to be worthwhile. However, there were those apps that were more basic but yet could be beneficial.