Speech Assistant AAC

ASoft.nl

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About this app

Speech Assistant AAC is a text-to-speech (TTS) app designed for people who are speech impaired, for example due to Aphasia, MND/ALS, Autism, Stroke, Cerebral Palsy or other speech problems.

With the app you can create categories and phrases, which are placed on buttons. With these buttons you can create messages that can be shown or spoken (text-to-speech). It is also possible to type any text using the keyboard.

Key features
• Easy to use and completely customizable to your needs and preferences.
• Categories to organize your phrases.
• History for quick access to previously typed phrases.
• Option to select photos from your Photo Library or Symbols on the buttons.
• Option to record speech or use a text-to-speech voice.
• Full screen button to show your message with a large font.
• Auto complete feature to quickly find your phrases.
• Tabs for multiple conversations (optional setting).
• Designed for smartphones and tablets with portrait and landscape layout.
• Backup to Mail or Google Drive.

Categories and phrases
• Add, change or delete your own categories and phrases.
• You can create categories to organize your phrases for quick access.
• Long press (optional setting) to easily edit the phrase and category buttons.
• Option to Backup and Restore your categories and phrases.

Fully Customizable
• The size of the buttons, the textbox and the text can be adjusted.
• The app has various color schemes and you can also create a personal color scheme.
• Give the individual buttons with phrases different colors.

Full screen
• Show your message full screen with a very large font.
• Useful for communicating in a noisy environment.
• Button to rotate the text to show your message to the person opposite of you.

Other features
• Button to share your message to mail, text and social media.
• Connect a bluetooth keyboard and create shortcuts for the functions Speak, Clear, Show and Attention Sound.
• Option for preventing double tapping by disabling the button (for a short time) after touching.
• Undo option in case of unintentionally tapping the clear button.
• Attention sound button on Main and Full screen.

Voices
The voice is not part of the app, but the app uses the voice installed on your device.
For example, you can use one of the voices from 'Speech Services by Google'. It has female and male voices in many languages. If it is not available on your device, you can download it from the Google Play Store.
You can change the selected voice in the voice settings of the app.

Full version
The basic version of the app is free. In the settings of the app you can upgrade to the full version. This is a one-time payment for these extra features, there is no subscription.
• An unlimited number of categories.
• Backup and Restore option.
• Option to select symbols from the set of 3400 Mulberry Symbols (mulberrysymbols.org).
• Option to change the color of the individual buttons.
• History for quick access to previously spoken phrases.
• Create user profiles for different languages, situations or persons.
• Tabs for easy switching between multiple conversations.
• Option to record speech on to a button and to import voice recordings into the app.

About the app
• The app does not require an internet connection.
• For feedback or questions, please contact: [e-mail].
• On www.asoft.nl you can find a user manual.

Ratings and reviews

Very effective, easy to use, and customizable. Does not contain pictures, only text. This makes it unusable for those who can't read. However, I prefer this app over the ones with pictures. As an adult who can read, the others typically seem geared towards children, and have phrases/ words that center on children's needs. I appreciate that I can add my own words, and that it has complete phrases in addition to the words. This is my go to app for the times when I am nonverbal. It's also free!

I never know when I may be non-verbal. Gone are the days when I would sift through tapes and cassettes for the right message, scrubbing through to get my point across. And while I might see such a thing through a sickly layer of nostalgia, the reality of being non-verbal is not nearly so forgiving. This app helps get the point across when I struggle with words. Saving phrases for later and sorting words to queue up when further explanation is necessary. Finding the voice engine and settings is crucial for intelligibility in stressful situations. I would recommend this to a friend in need.

Great app. Have a week or so of vocal rest and liked the app enough to pay to upgrade. Couple of things tho: I have noticed it sort of supports SSML.. a lot of the google TTS SSML doesn't work. Do you have a list of things supported? Could you add SSML features (pauses and emphasis) into the app interface to be able to make phrases sound less robotic and more natural? Could you add some hot buttons for MP3 sound bites? I like the "Notification" option.. but being able to add a bunch of easily playable sound bites would be perfect. The app is almost there... these things would flesh it out some more. Great job, guys! PS: one other thing.. love that I can edit on the computer and restore the file! PPS: How about a backup option for *all* the settings in the app?

What's new

Minor improvements and fixes.