You're searching for an AAC app on your iPhone. Maybe your child was just evaluated. Maybe a therapist mentioned AAC for the first time. Maybe you've been thinking about it for months and you're finally looking.
Tala is an AAC app for iPhone built by a dad for his own son. It costs $9.99/month — not $250 — and it's designed around whole-phrase cards in 9 languages, made for gestalt language processors.
Your child taps a card on your iPhone screen and the app speaks the whole phrase out loud — "I want water", not just "water". Tala uses high-quality voices powered by ElevenLabs — not robotic text-to-speech. Many autistic children learn language by hearing complete phrases rather than single words; Tala is built for them.
Most AAC apps were designed for iPads. That makes sense in a therapy room, but it's not how families live. Your iPhone is always in your pocket. When your child needs to say something at the grocery store, at the park, in the car — you need AAC on the device you already have with you. Tala works on iPhone. No separate iPad required.
| Tala | Proloquo2Go | Avaz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Price | $9.99/mo | $249.99 | $9.99/mo |
| Whole-phrase cards (GLP) | Yes | No | No |
| Free for SLPs | Yes | No | No |
| Languages | 9 (EN/ES/SV/IT/PT/DE/FR/NO/DA) | EN, ES, FR, NL | 15+ |
Search "Tala AAC" in the App Store, or visit talaaac.com to learn more. Free for speech-language pathologists and teachers. $9.99/month for families. No commitment — cancel anytime.