Speech Assistant AAC is a text-to-speech app designed for people who are speech impaired, for example due to Aphasia, MND/ALS, Autism, Stroke, Cerebral Palsy or other speech problems.
With the app you can create categories and save phrases on buttons for quick access and easy communication. You can also type messages using the iOS keyboard.
The app is affordable with a one-time payment and no subscription.
Key features
• Easy to use and fully customizable to your needs and preferences.
• Categories and subcategories to organize your phrases.
• History feature to quickly access previously entered phrases.
• Option to add symbols, emoji or photos to the buttons.
• Full screen mode to display your messages in large font.
• Autocomplete feature to display phrase suggestions in a drop-down list.
• Tabs for multiple conversations.
• Designed for iPhone and iPad, supports both portrait and landscape orientation.
• Supports Apple Watch.
• Backup to iCloud, Mail or AirDrop.
Voices
• You can choose a voice from any of the iOS system voices.
• Supports ElevenLabs voices, giving you the option to use highly realistic AI professional voice clones.
• Supports Apple's Personal Voice.
• Option to create voice recordings for the buttons and to import voice recordings.
Phone calls
• The app can also be used while making Phone and FaceTime calls.
• This works with iOS system voices and with iOS 18 also with ElevenLabs voices and regular recordings (app setting).
Categories and phrases
• Add, change or delete your own (sub)categories and phrases.
• You can create an unlimited number of categories to organize your phrases for quick access.
• Create user profiles with their own categories, phrases and settings for multi-language support or different individuals.
• Easily edit category and phrase buttons with a long press.
• With Backup to iCloud or AirDrop you can transfer your categories and phrases to another iPhone/iPad.
Fully Customizable
• The size of the buttons, the textbox and the text can be adjusted.
• The app has various color schemes and you can also create a personal color scheme.
• You can change the order of the buttons with drag and drop.
Full screen
• Show your message full screen with a very large font.
• Useful for communicating in a noisy environment.
• You can rotate the text to show your message to the person opposite of you.
Speech
• The rate and pitch of the speech can be adjusted.
• Option to speak each Word or Character directly while typing.
• Optional highlighting of the spoken words.
• Pause and resume speaking by tapping the speak button (optional setting).
Apple Watch
• The Watch app can especially be useful for communicating short messages.
• On the go, you don't have to pick up your phone and can quicky communicate with the app on your wrist.
Other features
• Button to share your message to mail, text and social media.
• Connect a bluetooth keyboard and create shortcuts for actions.
• A custom keyboard can be enabled in the settings with customizable size, color and layout.
• Abbreviations expansion to reduce keystrokes.
• Attention sound button on Main and Full screen.
• Option to select symbols from the set of 3400 Mulberry Symbols (mulberrysymbols.org).
About the app
• This app is developed by ASoft.
• The app does not collect any data, so all your conversations stay private.
• One-time payment, there is no subscription fee.
• The app has won an innovation award: The Vodafone Mobiles For Good Challenge.
• The app does not require an internet connection.
• For feedback or questions, please contact: speechassistant@asoft.nl.
• On www.asoft.nl you can find more information such as a user manual.
