Expressive

Expressive gives a voice to children and adults who don't use speech. Tap pictures to build a message and the app says it out loud, with grammar that helps the sentence come out right. Built for AAC users and the families, teachers and therapists who support them. Every board, every tool and every setting is included. No ads, no subscriptions, no account, and nothing more to buy. BOARDS THAT GROW • Starter (30 buttons), Growing (48), Advanced (84) and Core (119) • Start with big buttons and first words, and move up as vocabulary grows. Changes you make to each board are kept. • Fitzgerald Key colors: yellow for people, green for actions, orange for things, blue for describing words. New buttons get the right color automatically. ENGLISH, SPANISH AND BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE • Choose the board language when you start, or any time in Settings • The Starter, Growing, Advanced and Core boards in English, Spanish or Brazilian Portuguese, each with its own voice • A Spanish Core board with Spanish grammar • Press and hold a button to hear the word in the other language • Menus and settings in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French GRAMMAR THAT HELPS • Verbs follow the subject: "he eats", "she drinks", "they want" • Time words set the tense: "yesterday" + "go" says "went", "tomorrow" + "go" says "will go" • The Time button switches the next verb to past, future or perfect: "they went", "we will play", "she has eaten" • Plurals after numbers and quantifiers: "2 cookies", "many friends" • "a" or "an" chosen by sound: "an hour", "a uniform" • 150+ irregular verbs and nearly 2,000 action words and phrases TALK FASTER • Word prediction that learns the words you use • A large keyboard in ABC or QWERTY order, with letter, word or silent feedback • Text shortcuts: type a short word to get a whole phrase, like a name or an address • Quick phrases with symbols, like Help me please and I need a break, plus your own • Get attention: a chime, then "Excuse me!" • Message history: say an earlier message again • Each word lights up as it is spoken MODEL AND TEACH • Find a word: the board lights the way to any word, one button at a time • Explore mode: buttons speak and light up without adding to the message, for partner modeling • Print any board as a PDF for a paper backup • Hold the message to show it large to a partner ACCESS FOR EVERY BODY • Built-in switch scanning, row by row, with optional spoken cues. Use a switch, a keyboard or a tap. • Hold to select, from half a second to 2 seconds • Choose buttons on first touch or on release • Ignore accidental double taps • Lock the app so boards don't change by accident MAKE IT YOURS • Add your own photos, words and folders • Choose from more than 30,000 Smarty Symbols, an inclusive library that shows children of every background and ability • Hide words, change colors, choose the font and where the words sit on each tile • Back up every board and setting to Files or iCloud Drive, or turn on Save to iCloud to use the same boards on another iPad or iPhone VOICES • Voices in English, Spanish and Portuguese, with a slow-to-fast speed slider • Use your own Personal Voice • Teach the voice how to say names and words • A button can show one word and say another • Speak words as you tap them, or build quietly and speak the whole message DATA FOR GOALS, PRIVATE BY DESIGN The usage report shows words, messages, words per message and most-used words for today, 7 days, 30 days or all time. Share it as a spreadsheet for goals and progress notes. It is off until you turn it on and stays on the device. Designed by speech-language pathologist Barbara Fernandes and the team at Smarty Ears. Symbols by Smarty Symbols.