Every child has something to say.

Two apps built by a parent, for parents. Helping your child communicate, build routines, and feel prepared -- one tap at a time.

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Communication

Yappie

Your child's voice, in their hands.

A communication board designed for children ages 2-6. Tap words, build sentences, hear them spoken out loud. Customizable, colorful, and clinically informed.

600+ words with color-coded categories your child learns to navigate
Activity mode surfaces the right words for mealtime, playground, bath, and more
Custom photos -- use images your child actually recognizes
Works offline -- no internet needed after setup
Built on AAC best practices (motor planning, core vocabulary)

$9.99 -- one time, no subscription.

Yappie AAC board showing colorful word categories and sentence builder

Only in Yappie

Activity Mode

Switch into an activity and Yappie surfaces just the words your child needs for that moment -- no digging through folders while life is happening.

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Mealtime

Words like "more", "all done", "water", and "yummy" -- surfaced together when it's time to eat.

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Playground

"Push", "swing", "slide", "my turn" -- the words your child needs when they're playing, not buried in a folder.

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Bath Time

"Warm", "cold", "splash", "all done" -- context-specific vocabulary that makes communication natural.

Routines & Stories

Guiding Steps

Structure that feels like support.

Visual schedules, reward charts, and social stories designed for children who thrive with routine and preparation.

Visual schedules with step-by-step progress
Reward charts that celebrate effort, not perfection
Social stories for doctor visits, haircuts, school, and more
Sensory-friendly design throughout

$4.99 -- one time, no subscription.

Guiding Steps morning routine schedule with step-by-step progress

Inside Guiding Steps

Social Stories That Prepare, Not Just Describe

Help your child feel ready for new experiences with personalized, illustrated stories they can read together with you -- or on their own.

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Doctor Visits

"The doctor will look at your body to make sure you are healthy." Step-by-step preparation that reduces anxiety before it starts.

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Haircuts

"The clippers might buzz and feel tingly. That is just what they do." Sensory-aware language that validates your child's experience.

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First Day of School

"It is okay to feel nervous about something new." Stories that name the feeling and give your child a plan.

Built different. On purpose.

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Built by a parent

These apps exist because our family needed them. Every feature solves a real problem.

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Your data stays on device

No accounts. No cloud. No tracking. Everything lives on your phone, nowhere else.

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Pay once, use forever

No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. One fair price and it's yours.

About

My daughter is four years old and was diagnosed with autism in 2024. Getting her to communicate has been our family's single focus since she was two -- but progress was slow, and the tools that could help were out of reach.

Our developmental and speech therapists recommended an AAC device. Insurance wouldn't cover it. When I talked to other parents, the story was almost always the same: insurance won't cover it, or the price is too high. The families who need these tools the most are the ones who can't afford them.

I believe every child who needs a voice should have access to one. So I started building.

Yappie and Guiding Steps are built by one parent, one developer, during nights and weekends -- for families like mine. I'm still in it, just like you.