Talking Buttons - AAC Board

HobbySoft

About this app

Struggling to communicate with a loved one after a stroke, with non‑verbal autism, or other speech impairment? Need a simple, reliable way to say “yes”, “no”, “pain”, “water”, or any daily phrase? Talking Buttons turns your Android device into an easy AAC communication device – a big‑button picture communication board that helps nonverbal people communicate with just a tap or a recorded voice message.


👥 Who Is This App For?

Talking Buttons is designed as assistive technology for:

• Individuals who are speech impaired or temporarily can't speak
• People recovering from stroke, brain injury (aphasia) or speech disability
• Special needs users, including those with autism
• Caregivers and family members supporting special needs loved ones
• Hospital staff needing a hospital communication app for patients
• Anyone who can't speak but needs to communicate

Whether you're a caregiver, therapist, or someone living with a speech impairment — this talker app makes augmentative communication accessible to everyone.


✨ Key Features

✅ Customizable — Large talk buttons with adjustable text, colors, and font sizes make this communication device easy for anyone to use

✅ Picture Buttons — Add images to any button to create a picture communication board or symbol board. Text overlays adjust automatically for readability on any background

✅ Adapted for children and the elderly – Full-screen mode prevents accidental exits, essential for users with motor skills issues or children

✅ Multiple Layouts — Choose from 2–6 button board configurations or create custom grids with word buttons tailored to your needs

✅ Multi-Language Text-to-Speech — Works with any language supported by your device's TTS engine

✅ Voice Recording — Record custom voice messages (up to 30 seconds) for any button. Your own recorded speech plays instead of text-to-speech

✅ Voice Text Input — Create custom phrases instantly by dictating into your microphone — no typing required!

✅ Open Board Format (OBF/OBZ) — Export and import complete boards with images and recordings in the open OBF/OBZ standard. Share boards with therapists, use them in other AAC apps, or back up your communication buttons so they are never lost

✅ Yes/No and Quick Phrases — Perfect as a simple Yes No app or expandable into a full AAC board with speech buttons for complex conversations


🏠 Where Can You Use It?

At Home: Help a nonverbal family member communicate daily needs — food, pain, emotions, and more using simple picture and voice button interactions

In Hospitals: Medical staff rely on this hospital communication app for patients who can't speak after surgery or due to illness.

On the Go: Works offline — no internet required. Your button board is always ready when you need speech assistance.


🔒 Privacy & Technical Details

• Minimal permissions: Microphone access is used only for optional voice recording; gallery access only for choosing button images. No data leaves your device.
• Data Privacy: All data processed locally on your device. No cloud storage or data collection. Your assistive communication data stays with you.


💡 Why Choose Talking Buttons?

Many AAC apps are expensive, overly complex, and require extensive setup. We offer a lightweight, instant-start, affordable alternative:

➤ Simplicity: Easier to learn than complex AAC apps, allowing users to start communicating in seconds.
➤ Customizable: Unlike a fixed communication board, you can change every aspect of the board.
➤ Affordable: An accessible alternative to costly AAC communication device hardware.
➤ Immediate: Download and start using it as a speech impairment aid immediately.
➤ Open Format: Boards use the Open Board Format (OBF/OBZ) standard — share them with therapists, import into other AAC apps, and never be locked into one platform.

Don't let speech disability silence you or your loved ones. Experience the power of simple assistive technology.

📲 Download Talking Buttons now and start communicating today!

Ratings and reviews

easy enough to use, I just with you could rearrange both the pad list and the buttons in each pad when editing.

Perfect for my child who is learning how to use an aac device. I showed it to his speech therapist and she praised it! May I make a suggestion? It would be cool to send our personally made boards to other devices/users of this app, so we don't have to remake them.

I really like this app. I like that you can have as many buttons as you like. I would give 5 stars but I have a gripe. When you add more columns the layout of all the buttons you've put in changes. This is quite annoying. If it could either just put the column in the end and not affect the layout, OR have a way to move buttons around that would be helpful. Also maybe ways to have multiple button boards for different categories of words. I use columns for that but different boards might help.

What’s new

• Insert a new button in place or delete empty ones by long pressing the button
• New color picker: presets, saved colors, color wheel, and hex codes
• Folder buttons: link a button to another board to navigate between boards
• Compose mode: build messages from multiple buttons, then speak once The composed phrase can be saved and used as a button.
• The ability to copy a button from one layout to another
• Improved compatibility with Open Board Format for importing and exporting