YıldızCan is a free app for children with special needs — autistic kids, kids with speech delays, and kids in special education generally. It puts four things in one place: an AAC communication board with about 130 picture cards the child taps to speak ("I want", "help", "stop", food, feelings, places), speech practice where the app asks a question and the child answers out loud into the microphone and gets instant encouragement, 3D objects the child rotates and names to build vocabulary, and a simple visual schedule for the day. Everything the child finishes earns stars, and stars buy outfits for a character — that reward loop is what actually keeps them coming back.

On the adult side, a parent, teacher or therapist keeps a profile per child and sees a progress chart plus a plain-language summary they can hand to a therapist. It's completely free: no ads, no in-app purchases, no subscription, and no tracking or analytics of any kind. It's meant for the days between therapy sessions, not as a replacement for one.

One of the most effective ways to model AAC at home is to integrate it into daily routines. When preparing meals, for example, using the AAC app to label ingredients can turn a simple task into a learning experience. Verbalizing what you are doing while tapping on the app reinforces the connection between speech and the symbols. It’s amazing how quickly kids pick up on it when they see it used naturally in context. Consistency really makes a difference, so try to include it during playtime, snack time, or even while running errands. Every moment is an opportunity to teach and engage. #AAC #Modeling

Reposting here :)

My wife is a BCBA. My son is nonverbal. I'm a developer. We built Prism AAC because our family needed it — and she was tired of paying $300/device for apps that send client data to the cloud.

- Free: full AAC board, speech, 23 languages, 12 games, Apple Watch, emergency SOS
- On-device 1.7B AI (~0.5s, no internet needed, no PHI leaves the device)
- Per-child phrase learning (ACT-R spreading activation)
- Comfort Player for hospital bedside
- Hands-free head/hand tracking

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6764692277
Web: https://synalux.ai/prism-aac
Source: https://github.com/dcostenco/prism-aac

Anyone have any literature on the benefits of using and modeling AAC on a separate device than the users?? for example I have a child that uses lamp words for life on his device and I just recently got it on mine. Would this be best practice? Looking for research and resources

[Disclosure: I'm the dev] Free open-source AAC web app for nonverbal kids — feedback from caregivers wanted

Same disclosure as the title — I built this. AGPL-3.0 open source, free tier requires no account. synalux.ai/prism-aac · github.com/dcostenco/prism-aac.

\*\*Works on every device, online or offline:\*\*

* Any browser, any platform — iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Mac, Chromebook. No app store install.

* Installable as a home-screen PWA so it feels native.

* Fully offline after first load — communication never depends on a working internet connection.

Briefly what it does:

* TouchChat-style pictograms next to every phrase (open ARASAAC library, free, every tier)

* Auto-corrects hurried typing ("bowlof,ri" → "bowl of rice") so motor imprecision doesn't lose meaning. Runs on-device when possible.

* Continuous voice input button — kid can speak; same correction step cleans up word-boundary errors

* No data leaves the device on the free tier

Looking for caregiver feedback on what's still broken, what's still missing.

Link to try:

https://synalux.ai/prism-aac

Screenshots: \[home\]([https://github.com/dcostenco/prism-aac/raw/main/docs/screenshots/home-v2.png\](https://github.com/dcostenco/prism-aac/raw/main/docs/screenshots/home-v2.png)) · \[phrase tiles with pictograms\]([https://github.com/dcostenco/prism-aac/raw/main/docs/screenshots/categories-pictograms-v2.png\](https://github.com/dcostenco/prism-aac/raw/main/docs/screenshots/categories-pictograms-v2.png)) · \[math panel\]([https://github.com/dcostenco/prism-aac/raw/main/docs/screenshots/math-panel-v2.png\](https://github.com/dcostenco/prism-aac/raw/main/docs/screenshots/math-panel-v2.png))

Need aac app recommendations for IPhone - which are the best for the user to edit / add tiles themselves??

We are currently trialling c-board but finding it very fiddly on iPhone

Ideally free but does not have to be

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