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| Assistive Chat - $24.99 |
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Assistive Chat is designed to be simple and efficient, allowing users to communicate at the fastest rate possible, with natural sounding voices. Landscape and Portrait Modes to cater to different needs. Word Prediction to minimize the keystrokes required. Adaptive learning of new vocabulary into the word prediction list. Favorites list for users to save commonly used sentences. 3 voices included for user to pick. Adjustable volume and speed for voices. Large font and buttons for easy access. Recent list for quick access to previously spoken sentences. |
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*****
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| Verbally - Free |
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Just tap in what you want to say and Verbally speaks for you. Contains 50 essential core words to input your sentences. Core Phrases Grid - offers common phrases to enable faster & easier conversation. Text Prediction - learns the words you use and makes self-expression easier. Choice of 3 keyboard layouts - just press Enter to Speak! Choice of male or female voice. Choice of settings for speaking method. Turn on “Speak Each Word” to have the app speak as soon as each word is completed or when you tap a phrase. Turn it off to speak after you’ve completed your sentence and tap “Speak”. You can also tap “Repeat” to say the last sentence again. A steady Hands feature – if you have limited fine motor abilities this feature makes it easier to type. With this set to “on”, the app will only register when you lift your finger off of the intended letter on the keyboard.
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*****
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| Speak it! Text to Speech - $1.99 |
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Type in the text you want to say and press the “Speak it!” button. Save unlimited phrases, or copy text in to be spoken. Four high quality voices included.
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| Predictable - $159.99 |
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Predictable is an exciting text-to-speech application for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. It offers customizable AAC functions with the latest social media integration. Using a word prediction engine and switch access, Predictable meets the needs of a wide range of people using AAC. |
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****
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Easy Speak - $1.99
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Super cost effective text to speech app with word and phrase prediction! Landscape and portrait modes available. The word prediction seems to be alphabetical rather than based on frequency - no adaptive learning feature. Can save words and phrases to be used later and build a favorites page of 4 items. Choice of 4 high quality voices.
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NeoPaul, NeoKate or NeoJulie - Free
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Free text to speech apps (download the voice most suited to the individual). Excellent voice quality and ability to save messages for quick access. Can only use in portrait mode.
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***
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Locabulary - Free
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Provides access to spoken preset words and phrases categorized for easy access.
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***
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Zentap – Free
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Spelling app that includes a word prediction system and ability to save written messages and reuse them when needed. No voice output available.
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**
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| Talk to Me - Text to Speech - $1.99 |
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Speaks the words as you type them. Comes with a saved Library to recall frequently used phrases. Uses 2 high quality voices.
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Hearit - $0.99
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Text to speech with only a female voice. Text or email an audio message to your contacts.
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I Can Speak (for iPad only) - $29.99
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I Can Speak is designed to be customized for each users unique personality by combining the 12 backgrounds that are included with I Can Speak with the 4 button styles. There are two main areas where you select your words to produce short sentences. The first area is a Static Area that remains available during the entire usage of the system and contains over 240 words. Because it is always available a person using the system will become very familiar with these words for producing the start of most sentences. The second area is a Dynamic Area that changes based on the two available Category Lists. The Words List holds collections of common words and is quick to navigate. It holds over 500 words and has room for up to almost 5,000 words. The Activities List holds collections of words that are needed during different Activities like "Art" or "Bathroom". By combining words from the Static Area with words from the Dynamic Area you can create thousands of short simple easy to produce sentences.
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| Write & Say - $1.99 |
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Write&Say is a text editor with advanced speech and translation capabilities that converts your text into natural-sounding speech. You can listen on your iPad or iPhone or create audio files for use on other devices. Have Write&Say read your texts, emails, posts, news, documents, etc. with HiQ Voices. Included is a male and female voices for a variety of languages.
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**
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Phrase Board - Free
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Large “Yes” and “No” buttons allow for simple usage. Scrollable lists of having/feeling statements and want statements provide quick and easy communication. Custom messages input and saved by the user. Message bar reiterates statements chosen. Pain page facilitates quick and easy expression of pain. The drawing board allows one to draw a simple picture for further expressions. You can email the picture as well if you like. Create your own personalized messages for use on rolling bar to store frequently used phrases. |
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| Talk Assist - Free download |
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Anything you type in will be spoken. Phrases will be saved in a history and you can bookmark favourite phrases that are used more regularly. Lower quality male voice is the only one available.
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| Typ-O - $4.99 (ipad $14.99) |
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Typ-O uses a powerful word prediction engine and a sophisticated spelling error model to help you write, even if your spelling isn't perfect. The integrated synthetic voices let you inspect the word predictions before selecting them, and check your text before emailing or pasting it into other applications. The iPad version adds spell checking, file management and a selection of four synthetic voices. |
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| Speak it to Me - Free |
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Use Speak It To Me to speak any English text you type. Paste in emails, webpages, and any other text you can find. Speak It To Me also features a speech to Email functionality allowing you to add generated speech to any email as an attachment and send it to anyone you'd like.
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