# SayPlay — Speech-social growth

> Speech-social growth (iPhone/iPad app by Aranyo Ray.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sayplay/id6770196607 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Aranyo Ray](https://appshunter.io/developer/1864826204)
- Category: Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 18 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-19
- Data updated: 2026-07-30
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sayplay/id6770196607/reviews.md

## What is SayPlay?

SayPlay is a private, on-device speech development tracker for parents and caregivers of young children.

Tap record for 15 minutes a day. SayPlay listens, transcribes on-device, and quietly builds a picture of your child's vocabulary, talk-time, and developmental milestones. Nothing is ever uploaded.

WHAT SAYPLAY DOES

• Captures short audio sessions and transcribes them on-device using Apple's Speech framework. Audio and transcripts never leave your phone.
• Tracks unique vocabulary against age-appropriate CDI norms (50% production age, currently English).
• Logs CDC-style developmental milestones across language, social, emotional, and cognitive domains.
• Celebrates first words with a shareable card you decide whether to share.
• Surfaces talk-time trends, mean length of utterance, and tone mix per session.
• Offers gentle Play activities — short, age-tuned prompts you hand the phone to your child for.
• Filters non-target voices once you enroll your child's voice profile (three short clips, on-device only).

PRIVACY BY DESIGN

• 100% on-device speech recognition. SayPlay refuses to start if on-device dictation isn't available on your device — it will never silently fall back to Apple's servers.
• No analytics. No tracking. No account. No login. No network requests.
• Research export is opt-in, anonymized (name and birth date stripped), gated by a parental check, and saved to a file you control.
• Wiping data is permanent and instant, also gated by a parental check.

DESIGNED FOR FAMILIES

• Warm, kid-friendly visuals — but built to clinical seriousness. Milestone framing matches CDC "Learn the Signs. Act Early." domain language.
• Optional multi-child profiles.
• Locale-aware: switches recognition to the child's home language where on-device support exists.
• Accessible: VoiceOver labels, Dynamic Type, high-contrast colors.

WHO IT'S FOR

• Parents who want a longitudinal view of their child's words without uploading audio anywhere.
• Speech-language pathologists and early-intervention clinicians looking for a parent-friendly bridge to milestone screening.
• Researchers running ecologically valid speech development studies (with consenting families).

WHAT SAYPLAY ISN'T

SayPlay isn't a diagnostic tool. It surfaces patterns and prompts conversations with your pediatrician — it doesn't replace one.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-07-24

bugs patched

### 1.0 — 2026-05-19

No release notes.

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