Talking help
Apple Live Speech
Works on: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch (iOS 17+)
Cost: Free, built in
Consider for:
Difficulty getting speech sounds or words out, for use in calls and face to face conversations.
Works best if you can:
Spell well enough to use the keyboard or read phrases to use saved phrases; tap the phone to turn the feature on.
Features:
Can be used from lock screen; saved phrases; voice plays directly into calls.
Spoken – AAC App
Works on: iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac
Cost: Free, optional upgrade
Consider for:
Word-finding difficulty and/or difficulty putting sentences together, when reading single words is still OK; drawing helps bring up words.
Works best if you can:
read single words to choose suggestions; draw or type with a finger.
Features:
Word suggestions that fit the situation; icons; draw to speech; saved phrases; sentence builder.
Speech Assistant AAC
Works on: iPhone, iPad, Android
Cost: Free; paid full version ($30 AUD)
Consider for:
Difficulty getting speech sounds or words out, with limited spelling or reading; needs easy access saved phrases.
Works best if you can:
tap and navigate; recognise buttons from photos or colour coding.
Features:
Own-voice buttons; Highly Customisable. Apple Watch access.