# Loquena: Speak, Regulate, Grow — AAC, autism & special needs

> AAC, autism & special needs (iPhone/iPad app by Charlie Macnamara.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/loquena-speak-regulate-grow/id6754030254 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Charlie Macnamara](https://appshunter.io/developer/1846341904)
- Category: Education, Games
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 270 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-02
- Data updated: 2026-09-30

## What is Loquena?

Loquena helps you say what you mean, practice how you say it, and settle when you need to.

Build a sentence from picture tiles. Press speak. Loquena reads it aloud.

Split any word into syllables, hear each one, then record yourself and play it back.

Part AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) tool, part speech-practice coach, part calm-down space — as useful for someone working on clarity as for someone who doesn't speak.

COMMUNICATE
• Build sentences from picture tiles
• Search a categorized vocabulary
• Add words with your own photos
• Reorder tiles to match how you talk
• Save voice settings per profile

TEXT TO SPEECH
• Tap a tile to hear the word
• Adjust rate and pitch

SYLLABLES
Type a word or phrase and watch it split. Tap a syllable to hear it, play the whole phrase, or record yourself and play it back.

EMOTION CARDS
Match expressions with the front camera. Decks: Mammals, Dinosaurs, Forest, Ocean, Loop mode.

BREATHE
Box Breathing and Extended Exhale, with a bubble that expands and contracts. Soundscapes, and Sleep mode up to 60 minutes.

TIC-TAC-TOE
Turn-taking against the computer, with scores.

PRIVACY
Offline-first: boards, profiles, and progress work without a connection. Camera images are never uploaded.

FREE AND PRO
Core communication is free. Pro adds 6 profiles instead of 2, 50 custom words instead of 5, and every emotion deck with no daily limit.

Download Loquena and start the conversation.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Loquena Pro Lifetime | $19.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.7 — 2026-09-16

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-09-08

Bug fixes, performance improvements, and reimplementation of syllable mode microphone.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-05

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 0.8.1 — 2026-09-02

No release notes.

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