Open · Personalized · Built for families

Give them words.
Give them safety.

Speak is an AAC communication app personalized for your child's diagnosis, age, and needs — with a private safety channel built in from day one.

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The feature no other AAC app has

A private way to ask for help — without anyone in the room knowing

When a child presses the Help button, they can privately tell a trusted adult outside the primary caretaker relationship what's happening — without the person in the room seeing a thing. The trusted contact gets a notification immediately. No mail app opens. No sound. Nothing visible on screen.

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Completely silent — no visible action on the child's device
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Bypasses the primary caretaker — goes to a grandparent, teacher, or therapist you choose
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Hidden trigger — works even if the child can't navigate to the Help button
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Always free — because safety should never be behind a paywall
3–4×
higher rate of abuse and maltreatment among children with communication disabilities compared to typically developing peers
Sullivan & Knutson, 2000 · Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Built around your child — not around everyone else's

Every existing AAC app gives every child the same grid. Speak configures itself based on who your child actually is.

Onboarding
Personalized from day one
Answer 10 questions about your child — diagnosis, age, motor ability, sensory needs, interests. Speak configures the layout, vocabulary, symbol size, and starting categories automatically. Setup that used to take hours takes minutes.
AI
AI Sentence Builder
Tap a few symbols and Speak uses Claude AI to turn them into a full, natural sentence — spoken aloud. "Want water more" becomes "I would really like some more water, please." Every thought, fully expressed.
Audio
Real recorded audio
Every symbol has a real recorded voice — not robotic text-to-speech. Type anything and it speaks it aloud. Works offline. Works without an internet connection for all core symbols.
Dashboard
Provider dashboard
See what your child communicated today, this week, over time. Most-used symbols. Safety alert log. Category breakdown. A picture of their communication you couldn't see before.
Security
Kiosk mode
Lock the app in fullscreen so the child can't exit or access other apps. Requires a provider PIN to unlock. Built for school tablets and clinic devices.
Standard
Mulberry Symbols
Every symbol uses Mulberry Symbols — open-licensed AAC pictograms (CC BY-SA 4.0) designed for clarity and accessibility. Clear, familiar, and freely available for any use.

Up and running in under 2 minutes

No app store. No download. Works on any device with a browser.

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Open the app
Any browser — iPad, iPhone, Android, laptop. No install required. Add to your home screen for a full-screen native feel.
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Answer 10 questions
Name, age, diagnosis, motor ability, sensory needs, interests. Speak configures layout, vocabulary, and symbol size automatically.
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Hand it to your child
Ready to use immediately. Every symbol is voiced. The private safety channel is active from the moment setup is complete.
Try the Setup Demo →
See the 10-question flow before committing — no login required

Built for the full range of AAC users

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Families
For parents of nonverbal or minimally verbal children who need an affordable, personalized AAC tool — and a safer way to keep their child protected.
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SLPs & OTs
For speech-language pathologists who spend hours configuring AAC devices per patient. Speak's setup wizard does it in minutes. The dashboard shows you what's working.
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Schools & Clinics
Kiosk mode, provider PIN, multi-profile support, and exportable reports make Speak viable for classroom and clinical settings. BAA available for clinical evaluation.
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Adults with acquired disorders
Stroke, TBI, ALS, aphasia. Speak has an adult vocabulary and adult design — not a children's toy. Because losing speech doesn't mean losing intelligence.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Down Syndrome
Cerebral Palsy
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Angelman Syndrome
Rett Syndrome
Fragile X Syndrome
ALS
Aphasia / Stroke
Traumatic Brain Injury
Multiple Sclerosis
Selective Mutism
Intellectual Disability
Phelan-McDermid Syndrome
Williams Syndrome

Affordable. Honest. Safety always free.

Core communication features are free to start. Clinics and schools get a free 30-day trial. The safety channel is free on every plan, forever.

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  • All symbols & categories
  • Real recorded audio
  • 🛡️ Private safety channel
  • Personalized setup wizard
  • Works on any device
  • ✨ 5 AI sentences/day
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For Clinics & Schools
Clinic
Free 30-Day Trial
then $49.99/mo · or $499/yr
Invoice & PO accepted
  • Everything in Family
  • Full provider dashboard
  • Unlimited student profiles
  • Teacher read-only accounts
  • Exportable communication reports
  • Priority email support
  • BAA available on request
Start Free Trial → Request annual invoice →

The private safety channel is always free — on every plan, forever. Because safety should never require a subscription.

Need a lifetime license or a larger institution plan? Email us →

Underfunded school or clinic? Learn about free access →

Everything you need to know

Once loaded, all core symbols, audio, and app features work completely offline. An internet connection is only needed to load symbol images for the first time, and to use the AI Sentence Builder. After your first session, the app is fully cached.
Speak works on any modern browser — iPad, iPhone, Android tablets and phones, Windows, Mac, and Chromebook. You can install it on your home screen from Safari or Chrome like a native app. No App Store, no Google Play, no download fees.
When the child presses Help and chooses "I feel unsafe," Speak silently sends an email to the trusted contact you set up during onboarding — a grandparent, therapist, or teacher. Nothing visible happens on the device. No sound. No mail app opens. The person in the room sees nothing. The trusted contact gets an email within seconds with what the child selected and a timestamp.
Speak is designed with privacy as a core principle — no personal data collected from children, all profile data encrypted in transit and at rest, no ads, no data selling. We are currently working with legal counsel to complete formal HIPAA certification for clinical plans. A BAA is available for clinics evaluating Speak in the meantime. COPPA compliance for children under 13 is built into the data architecture.
Proloquo2Go costs $299.99. TouchChat HD is $149.99. Grid for iPad is $399.99. Speak starts completely free — no credit card required. The Family plan is $9.99/month. Clinics and schools get a free 30-day trial, then $499/year with invoice and PO available. Beyond price: Speak is the only AAC app with a private safety channel built in. It's also the only one that configures itself for your child's specific diagnosis, age, and motor ability in under two minutes — no SLP consultation required to get started.
Yes, on the Clinic plan. Enter a teacher's email in Provider Settings → Teacher / School Access. They get read-only access to a communication log and usage stats through a separate Teacher Dashboard — they can never change any settings. Teachers sign in with their own account and only see children explicitly assigned to them.
We have a free access program for schools and clinics that can't afford a subscription. No waitlist, no lengthy application — just reach out. Learn more →

"Every existing AAC app gives every person the same grid — regardless of their diagnosis, their age, or their life. And not one of them has a private way to say I'm not safe — without the person in the room knowing."

Speak exists to fix both of those things. Built by one 18-year-old developer in Kansas, for families who deserve better.

— Logan J. Snell, developer & founder · Kansas

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Crisis & safety hotlines

The private safety channel in Speak notifies a trusted adult. In an immediate emergency, these 24/7 services are always available — free and confidential.

Free · Works on iPad & iPhone
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Request free access

Speak is free for families who need it. Tell us a little about your situation and we'll reach out to get you set up — no cost, no credit card, ever.

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Thank you — we'll be in touch within 48 hours to help get you set up. Every child deserves a voice.