Pikto - Speech app for autism

Coloka Technologies

In-app purchases

About this app

Pikto is a calm, picture-based communication tool for autistic and non-verbal children aged 3 and older. Built for families and therapists, designed to reduce sensory overload, and ready in 4 languages from day one.

Tap a picture, build a sentence, hear it spoken aloud. That's it. No tutorials, no levels, no flashing animations — just communication.

═══ WHAT'S INSIDE ═══

✓ 60+ built-in pictograms in 8 clear categories: core words ("I want", "more", "stop"), needs, food, drink, feelings, people, actions, places
✓ Sentence builder with one-tap clear, backspace, and speak
✓ Text-to-speech in English, French, Arabic, and Moroccan Darija
✓ Calming visual design: soft pastel palette, rounded shapes, no flashing
✓ Generous touch targets and high-contrast text — accessibility first
✓ Optimized for phones, tablets, and landscape mode
✓ Works fully offline — your child can communicate anywhere

═══ FOR PARENTS AND THERAPISTS ═══

The Parent Area (PIN-protected) lets you:
- Add your own pictograms with emoji or photos from the gallery
- Create custom categories tailored to your child's vocabulary
- Track usage and see the most-used words
- Back up and restore the entire board (Premium)

═══ FREE FOREVER, PREMIUM WHEN YOU NEED IT ═══

Pikto is free with the full board, sentence building, TTS, and 5 custom pictograms +2 custom categories. You can start using it for real communication immediately, no purchase required.

Pikto Premium unlocks:
• Unlimited custom pictograms
• Unlimited custom categories
• Use your own photos as pictograms
• Backup & restore your board

Two pricing options:
• 19.99 CAD/year (auto-renews, 14-day free trial)
• 79.99 CAD lifetime (one-time, forever)

Cancel anytime in Google Play.

═══ WHO PIKTO IS FOR ═══

• Autistic children who use picture-based communication
• Non-verbal or emerging communicators
• Speech-language therapy at home or in clinic
• Multilingual families in EN/FR/AR/Darija
• Parents looking for an affordable alternative to apps that cost $200+

═══ PRIVACY ═══

Pikto stores everything locally on your device. No account, no email, no data sent to any server (other than Google Play for purchases). Your child's vocabulary stays yours.

What’s new

v1.0.2 — better translations, better PIN, better paywall

✓ Pictogram and category names now translate correctly in all 4 languages
✓ Yearly subscription price displays properly in the paywall (was showing "Free")
✓ First-time forced PIN change to replace default 1234
✓ Change parent PIN from Settings, with math gate as forgot-PIN recovery
✓ Photo upload and Backup are now Pikto Premium features
✓ "See you soon?" friendly exit confirmation