Every voice matters.

A voice for kids who can't speak yet.

TapTalk is a tap-to-talk app for nonverbal and minimally verbal kids. They tap big picture buttons and the phone says the words out loud, in a natural voice they choose.

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Any phone or tablet Works offline Free, no ads

Free forever

No ads, ever

Works offline

Private by design

Made in Canada

How it works

Talking in under a minute

No download, no account for your child, nothing to pay. If your child already uses a talking app, the colors and layout will feel familiar.

Open it on any phone

Go to app.taptalk.ca and add it to the home screen. It opens like a regular app.

Make it theirs

Add their name and photos of their real things: their dog, their cup, Grandma. Record your own voice.

Adding a photo of the family dog to a button

Tap to talk

Each tap says the word and builds a sentence. “Say it” reads it all. Show them by tapping as you talk.

Features

Made for real kids and busy families

Every feature came from watching two nonverbal boys use TapTalk every day, and from what their family needed.

Big photo buttons

2, 4 or 6 large buttons per screen, with photos of the things your child actually loves.

Natural voices

Lifelike voices your child picks themselves, saved on the phone so they work offline.

Your family's voice

Record Mom, Dad or a sibling saying any word. It plays instead of the computer voice.

Calm corner

A breathing bubble, soft ocean sounds and quick phrases like “I need quiet” for hard moments.

About me card

A full-screen card for helpers: “My name is Sam. I'm autistic and can't speak. Please call my mom.”

Favorites that grow

Saved sentences, favorite words, and next-word suggestions learned from what your child says most.

A button with a photo of the family dog named Biscuit

Their world

Their dog. Their cup. Their words.

Kids connect with real things. Snap a photo, type the word, and it's a button. Their talking app finally looks like their life.

Take a photo or choose one from the phone
Make a button say a whole phrase, like “my dog Biscuit”
Starter folders for food, play, trains and cars, animals, music and feelings

For hard moments

A calm place, one tap away

Big feelings happen. The calm corner gives your child a breathing bubble to follow, gentle ocean sounds, and quick ways to say what they need.

Breathe in, hold, breathe out, at a slow, steady pace
“I need quiet”, “I need a hug”, “I need a break”
Works with no internet, no sound effects or surprises

About me card with name, message and a phone number to call

Peace of mind

Help is always in their pocket

If your child is lost or needs help, their About me card tells a stranger who they are and who to call, and can read itself out loud.

Photo, name and a short message in your own words
A phone number a helper can tap to call
Important notes like allergies

For families and therapists

See how they're talking

The optional family dashboard at family.taptalk.ca shows what your child says, from any computer. Connect their phone with a short code.

Most-used words, new words, and every sentence they say
A heads-up when they open a folder and leave, a sign a word is missing
Change buttons, photos and voices; the phone updates on its own
A weekly progress email, and view-only access for their therapist

Open the family dashboard

family.taptalk.ca

Family dashboard overview with words per day, vocabulary growth and most-used words (sample data)

Sentence timeline showing want train, want juice and more pizza (sample data)

Every child deserves a way to say what they want, how they feel, and who they are.

TapTalk started with two nephews who are autistic and nonverbal. The talking apps they used were expensive, hard to customize, and crowded with tiny buttons, and the boys lost interest.

So we built something simpler: big buttons, their own photos, voices they picked, and a calm corner for hard days. Then we made it free, so every family can use it.

TapTalk grows from what families tell us. If something would help your child, we'd love to hear it at hello@taptalk.ca.

Questions

Good to know

Is TapTalk really free?

Yes. There are no ads, no subscriptions and no paid upgrades. We don't sell data.

What phones and tablets does it work on?

Any recent iPhone, iPad, Android phone or tablet with Safari or Chrome. There's nothing to download from an app store.

How do I put it on my child's home screen?

iPhone or iPad:

Open app.taptalk.ca in Safari.
Tap the Share button.
Choose “Add to Home Screen”.

Android:

Open app.taptalk.ca in Chrome.
Tap the ⋮ menu.
Choose “Add to Home screen”.

On iPhone, turn on Guided Access (Settings → Accessibility) to keep your child inside TapTalk.

Does it need the internet?

Only the first time, and once more after picking a natural voice so its words can be saved. After that TapTalk works with no internet: in the car, at the pool, on a trip.

My child already uses another talking app. Can they use TapTalk?

Yes. TapTalk uses the same word colors most talking apps use (people in yellow, actions in green, and so on), plus a Home button and a sentence bar, so it should feel familiar. Talk with your child's speech therapist about what's best for them.

Is my child's information private?

Without the family dashboard, everything stays on the phone. With it, TapTalk stores which buttons were tapped, sentences said, and photos and recordings you add, only so your family can see them. It never listens in the background or tracks location. Read the privacy page.

Can a speech therapist or teacher use it?

Yes. Invite them from the family dashboard with a link. They get view-only access to stats, sentences and buttons, and can add words to the “words we need” list.

Who makes TapTalk?

A family in Canada, starting with two nephews who use it every day. Questions or ideas? Email hello@taptalk.ca.

Every voice matters.

Give your child a voice today

Open TapTalk on their phone. Set-up takes about a minute, and it's free.

Open TapTalk