# Sayable: AAC for Stroke & ALS — Talk when you lose your voice

> Talk when you lose your voice (iPhone/iPad app by Yoshifumi Sato.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sayable-aac-for-stroke-and-als/id6792041501 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yoshifumi Sato](https://appshunter.io/developer/6780413827)
- Category: Medical, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 48 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-07-23
- Data updated: 2026-10-25
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sayable-aac-for-stroke-and-als/id6792041501/reviews.md

## What is Sayable?

When someone you love can no longer speak — after a stroke, with ALS/MND, aphasia or dysarthria, or in the hospital with a breathing tube or tracheostomy — Sayable lets them tap a picture and be heard.

Sayable is an AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) app for adults. Tap a symbol, and the app says it out loud. No account and no complicated setup, so a family member can hand it over the same day.

MADE FOR
- Adults with aphasia after a stroke
- People living with ALS/MND or other progressive conditions
- Patients who can't speak in the hospital: breathing tube, tracheostomy, after throat surgery
- Anyone who has temporarily lost their voice
- Their families, caregivers, nurses, and speech-language pathologists

FOR FAMILIES AND CARE TEAMS
- Ready in minutes: no account, nothing to configure
- "At the doctor" and "Care help" boards for the hospital room: "It hurts here", "Please help me turn over"
- The About me card tells nurses and staff how to talk with them
- Speech-language pathologists can tailor the boards: hide, rename, and add words with photos

TAP. SPEAK. BE HEARD.
- Communication boards: health, food, people, places, time and more (28 categories, 320+ words)
- Large buttons with clear picture symbols. Tap once and it speaks
- Combine words into sentences, or say just one word — both work

READY-MADE PHRASES FOR REAL SITUATIONS
- Boards for the doctor, eating out, shopping, getting around and care help: "It hurts here", "Please explain slowly", "The bill, please", "Please help me turn over" (67 phrases)

PREDICTS YOUR NEXT WORD
- Suggests what you are likely to say next, based on the word you just tapped
- Learns how you speak, so you need fewer taps over time

ADD YOUR OWN WORDS
- Turn family photos into buttons ("My grandson")
- One-tap phrases, including partner requests like "Please speak slowly."

MAKE THE WORDS YOUR OWN
- Hide the words you don't use. A hidden word keeps its place, so no other word ever moves (your muscle memory stays intact)
- Rename a word or change what it says, and put it back any time

FOR THE HARD MOMENTS
- Show mode: display your message in huge letters for noisy places
- About me card: show people a message like "I have aphasia. Please speak slowly", plus your name, medicines, allergies and an emergency contact
- Call for help: a loud voice and flashing screen to call someone from another room
- Keyboard with word prediction, spoken aloud — for those who can type

FREE TO START, ONE PURCHASE FOR EVERYTHING
- Free forever: Express and Needs & body boards, 1 photo word of your own, typing with speech, next-word prediction, call for help, About me card, show mode, and backup
- Preview every other board before you decide to buy
- A single one-time purchase unlocks every board (28 categories including the situation boards, 320+ words), unlimited photo word buttons, and unlimited My Phrases
- No subscription. Bought Sayable as a paid app? Everything stays unlocked for you at no charge

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
- Works fully offline — every feature, even with no signal
- No account. Your data stays on your device
- No ads
- Works with VoiceOver and Switch Control
- Full backup, so you can move everything to a new device

FROM THE DEVELOPER
Sayable grows with your feedback. A missing word, a confusing button — send it from Settings. I read every message and ship improvements.

Symbols: Mulberry Symbols (CC BY-SA)

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Unlock | $11.99 | one-time |


## Is Sayable safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Sayable.

## Is Sayable legit?

Sayable: AAC for Stroke & ALS appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Sayable is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sayable-aac-for-stroke-and-als/id6792041501/reviews.md

### 5/5 — 操作性◎

*2026-10-14*

操作性がとても良く、直感的に使えます。言葉をタップするだけで文が作れて、「〜がほしい」「たすけて」などの出だしからすぐ組み立てられるのが便利です。使い始めたばかりですが、思っていた以上に日常でよく使っています。場面ごとのボードも分かりやすく、デザインも優しい雰囲気で見やすいです。

**Developer response:** レビューをありがとうございます。「〜がほしい」「たすけて」などの出だしから組み立てる使い方や、場面ごとのボードを気に入っていただけてとても嬉しいです。日常でよく使っていただけていると伺い、大きな励みになります。これからも使いやすさを大切に、改善を続けていきます。

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.2 — 2026-10-24

New App Store screenshots, so each screen says what it is for at a glance.

- The sample phrases now follow the language you use
- Small adjustments

Thank you for using Sayable. Send requests from Settings, "Send feedback to the developer".

### 1.4.1 — 2026-10-23

Updated the App Store description to help families, nurses and speech-language pathologists find Sayable. The app works the same as before.

Thank you for using Sayable. Send requests from Settings, "Send feedback to the developer".

### 1.4.0 — 2026-10-19

Make one word of your own — free.

- On the Express and Needs & body boards, turn a family photo or an icon into a speaking button
- Your grandson's name, your own doctor, your usual park: try a word that only matters to you before you buy
- It speaks on tap like any other word, and shows up in next-word prediction
- A one-time purchase unlocks the rest (delete yours and you can make the free one again)

Fixes
- Fixed words not speaking when "Hold to select" is turned on
- The screen no longer locks while Call for help, Show mode or the About me card is open. Call for help warns you when the volume is low
- Fixed purchases sometimes showing as locked right after launch or offline. Restore purchase now tells you the result
- Fixed a wrong number being dialed when two phone numbers are written in the emergency contact
- If saved data can't be read or is damaged, it is kept instead of being overwritten
- Long messages in Show mode are no longer cut off
- Deleting your own words or phrases now asks first, and swiping down no longer throws away what you typed

Thank you for using Sayable. Send requests from Settings, "Send feedback to the developer".

### 1.3.0 — 2026-09-12

Make the words your own:

- Hide the words you don't use. A hidden word keeps its place, so no other word moves (your muscle memory stays intact)
- Rename a word, or change what it says (per display language)
- Put things back one word, one board, or everything at once
- Edit from the button at the top of a board, or press and hold a word

Thank you for using Sayable. Send requests from Settings, "Send feedback to the developer".

### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-12

New in this version:

- About me card: show people why you can't speak, plus your name, medicines, allergies and an emergency contact (free). Tap "About me" next to Call for help
- Situation boards: 67 ready-made phrases for the doctor, eating out, shopping, getting around and care help
- Preview every board before you decide to buy
- Save the message you built straight to My Phrases, or clear it all (with undo)
- Easier to use with VoiceOver and Switch Control
- Your text size setting now applies to more screens
- Backups: confirm before importing, and go back to your previous data at any time

Thank you for using Sayable. Send requests from Settings, "Send feedback to the developer".

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