Conversation-aware AAC · iPhone & iPad

AAC for taking part in real conversation

Take part through phrases, symbols, your own words and context-aware choices. Ryan's Voice keeps the decision with the person: they choose what, if anything, is spoken.

Download on the App Store See how it works
  • Phrase, symbol and text routes
  • Core tools work offline
  • No Rockshore account
  • Free core app

Designed for people who cannot rely on speech alone. Suitability depends on language, access method, communication preferences and support needs.

Why people choose Ryan's Voice

Whole phrases in fewer steps

Instead of building every sentence letter by letter, a person can choose a prepared phrase on a large tile and hear it spoken.

Choices follow the conversation

With Smart Voice, nearby speech is transcribed on the device and relevant phrase choices appear. The person can choose one, use their own words or choose none.

Privacy by design

Core communication and Smart Voice processing are designed to occur on the device, and no Rockshore account is required. See the privacy policy for local storage, Apple services and optional sharing.

More ways to express

More than 1,000 ready-to-use phrases sit alongside symbols, text input, favourites and personal phrases. Large tiles support a clear touch route.

How it works

One clear action at a time.

Choose a route

Start with phrases, symbols, text, favourites or Quick SOS.

See relevant choices

Browse everyday topics. With Smart Voice, nearby speech becomes text and context-aware choices appear.

Choose what to say

Tap a phrase to speak it, add your own words or decide that none of the choices fit.

Pricing

Start with the free core app. Smart Voice adds context-aware phrase choices.

Free
$0
the current core app
  • 1,000+ ready-to-use phrases
  • Tap-to-speak with large tiles
  • Favourites and your own phrases
  • Quick SOS phrases
  • Core tools work offline
Get the app
Optional conversation support
Smart Voice
Monthly or lifetime
optional in-app purchase
  • Everything in Free
  • Transcribes nearby speech on the device
  • Presents context-aware phrase choices
  • Keeps the final choice with the person
  • Designed for on-device processing
Download, then choose in-app

Smart Voice is available as a monthly subscription or lifetime purchase. The App Store shows the current price for your storefront. Author Voice is planned for a later release — join the waitlist.

Built by Ryan's family

Ryan is autistic, communicates without relying on speech and has apraxia, a motor-planning condition that makes speaking and typing demanding. His parents, both physicians, began building Ryan's Voice with him after years of seeing how much communication could be lost between a thought and the interface meant to carry it.

Ryan's own language and the family's experience informed a system with more than one route to expression. His experience is the origin of the product, not a claim that one AAC approach will suit every person.

The details, if you want them

The research behind the design

Published AAC research describes the effort involved in constructing messages letter by letter (Beukelman & Light, 2020). Ryan's Voice offers a phrase-level route that can reduce the number of selections needed for a prepared utterance. That design rationale is not a promise of a particular communication speed or a clinical outcome.

Designed around motor strengths

Ryan's Voice uses a small number of large touch choices, horizontal category navigation and text paired with symbols in its symbol-based route. This can reduce the number of precise selections needed for a familiar message, but access needs are individual and should be tested with the person.

Privacy, in depth

Core communication and Smart Voice processing are designed to occur on the device, and Ryan's Voice does not require a Rockshore account. Ryan's Voice does not send communication content to Rockshore during ordinary use. Apple services and user-initiated external features have their own data pathways; see the privacy policy for feature-specific details.

Which release does this page describe?

This page describes the public App Store release verified on 12 September 2026: version 3.1.0, Build 253. The interactive experience is an educational practice demo, not the iOS app itself. Check the App Store listing for the currently downloadable version.

Comparing AAC apps?

We keep practical, evidence-aware guides: Ryan's Voice vs Proloquo2Go, AAC apps for apraxia, and free AAC for adults. The person should lead any AAC decision, with support from a speech-language pathologist or assistive-technology professional where useful. The Ryan's Voice core app can be trialled without purchase.

Try it today

No Rockshore account. Choose a phrase and hear it spoken.

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