Verbal Me9.4.0 - App Store

This easy-to-use AAC and choice board app was suggested and edited by special needs teachers and therapists to help nonverbal kids participate in class. Users tap a button and the iPad or iPhone speaks the button text aloud in either a boy's or girl's voice. Page choices include yes/no, alphabet, numbers, interactive speaking clock, skip counting, opposites, colors, world map, US coins, bullying, getting dressed, using the bathroom, seasons, emotions, BINGO, body parts, life cycle of a butterfly, custom pages with editable text and pictures.

Educators and parents can switch pages by sliding one finger from the upper right to the lower left of the iPad screen. Alternatively, turn on the settings and arrow buttons to let kids switch pages. Choose from over 100 prebuilt pages with colorful buttons and create up to 100 additional pages with custom buttons you can edit. A Spanish-language version is also available.

SWITCH USERS: Students with dexterity challenges can use a Bluetooth switch with Verbal Me. First, open your iPad or iPhone Settings app. In the Bluetooth section, turn on Bluetooth and connect to the switch device. Then in Verbal Me, button 1 could be assigned to advance to next button and button 2 to press the button. Or on 1-button switches, turn on auto scanning in the Verbal Me settings (gear icon), and press your switch button when the desired button is selected.

Version History Sound and logic improvements. 9.4.0 02/11/2025 Support for new devices and OS versions; bug fixes. 9.3.0 01/10/2024 Better support for new phones, bug fixes. 9.2.1 10/17/2023 Better switch support, bug fixes. 9.2.0 09/23/2023 Improved settings, minor bug fixes. 9.1.0 07/15/2023 Export custom pages as files to your device or the cloud, import custom pages, reassign and label custom page numbers; improved Page Picker, create up to 100 custom pages, bug fixes. 9.0.0 03/21/2023 Larger picker screens, switch video bug fix, cancel (close) button in picker window. 8.0.0 02/05/2023 Adds auto-scan option. For switch users with vision impairment, turn on "Read switch-selected button" and "Auto-scan". 7.7.0 10/19/2022 Adds support for latest OS and phones. Allows import of videos from Photos app on custom pages with square picture buttons. You can change any custom page to use square picture buttons by holding down on the thumbnail in the Page Picker. 7.6.0 09/25/2022 Minor bug fixes, optional black backgrounds, text on custom buttons with no pictures now centered vertically, choose text-to-speech voice in app settings. 7.4.0 06/15/2021 Support for new devices, minor bug fixes. 7.2.0 10/30/2020 Improved support for switch controls. 7.1.0 02/13/2020 Support for new devices, operating systems, dark mode. 7.0.0 10/17/2019 Adds option for 9-button and 12-button custom pages. 6.7.0 09/02/2019 Several new options in settings to enable/disable toolbar buttons. 6.6.0 05/20/2019 Adds ability to change button layout and background color on custom button pages. To edit a custom page layout, go to the Page Picker and hold down on the page thumbnail to display a popup menu. Or go to the actual custom page and hold down on the background to display a popup menu. Custom page thumbnails are improved. Minor bug fixes. 6.5.0 02/02/2019 Adds 5 pages of 4-to-a-page custom picture buttons (pages 820-824); improved support for new devices released in late 2018; bug fixes; new clothing items on page 505. 6.3.0 12/14/2018 Button and text positioning improvements. Removed tappable links to send email to the developer and write a review. (This was done to prevent students from sending email or launching the App Store from within Verbal Me.) 6.2.1 10/16/2018 Support for new phones. 6.2.0 09/17/2018 Button positioning optimized for largest possible button size; button edge strokes thickened for low vision users; improved support for iPhone X; some backgrounds more vibrant; fixes crash that could occur after pasting image from Photos album. 6.1.0 08/31/2018 New Favorites tab in Page Picker. Custom button colors now editable. Improved switch support. 6.0.0 02/15/2018 Adds editable picture buttons, support for new OS and devices, minor bug fixes. 5.5.0 01/16/2018 Create-your-own button pages. 5.0.0 08/28/2017 Fixes missing sounds on some devices. 4.4.2 06/29/2017 Fixes secret gesture to open settings when screen arrows are hidden, fixes crash when page is turned immediately after striking piano key. 4.4.1 06/22/2017