SFY vs Pocket Pals

IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SUBSCRIPTION! AFTER THE 30 DAYS, IT JUST STOPS WORKING. You don't have to cancel it...YOU AREN'T GOING TO BE CHARGED. If Speak for Yourself is the right choice, purchase the full version! It’s FINALLY here! This is the answer to everyone who has been hesitant to purchase the full version of Speak for Yourself without being able to try it. SFY-Lite 2.0 (and above) gives you access to the full Speak for Yourself app capabilities* for a 30 day FREE trial!  SfY-Lite includes access to the almost 5000 word vocabulary, full programming capabilities, the unparalleled search feature, history feature, Hold That Thought, and voice options. By doing this, AAC users, SLPs, other professionals, and family members are able to use the intuitive programming and features of Speak for Yourself and access the library of almost 11,000 Smarty Symbols®. SFY-Lite is not intended to be an individual's permanent AAC language system. It was designed to determine if an individual is able to access the button size, activate the buttons, and use Speak for Yourself to improve communication.  The free trial will only last for 30 days. After the 30 days, it will go back to the static main screen where it started. HOWEVER, you will be able to access your history data and your vocabulary file, even after the trial ends. That means that any of your programming and customization will be saved so that you can transfer it into the full version. Speak for Yourself was designed by two ASHA-certified speech-language pathologists (SLPs) with an extensive knowledge of AAC devices and implementation. We're very excited to give EVERYONE the ability to have the full functionality of Speak for Yourself in their hands and homes for free! You have nothing to lose and every reason to take 30 days and give it a try. With the release of a new and improved SFY-Lite, we invite you to join us in our mission to change the world...one voice at a time. *The only features that are not available in SfY-Lite are Acapela premium voice offered in the full version as in-app purchases and multi-user capabilities (the full version can hold 40 different user vocabulary files).

Pocket Pals: Texting Practice is a private, parent-guided place for children and teens to explore the rhythm of texting without sending a message to a real person. Each contact is a simulated practice partner created by a parent or caregiver. Pocket Pals is designed for calm, repeatable practice: a child can try a greeting, ask a question, answer a message, share an interest, or take a break and try again. Nothing in the app connects a child to strangers or sends a text to a real phone number. BUILT FOR DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION STYLES Pocket Pals can be especially useful for children and teens who benefit from more structure, time, and predictability when communicating — including autistic children and young people with communication, reading, typing, or social-confidence differences. It offers a low-pressure space to rehearse everyday exchanges at a pace that feels manageable. Children can: • Practice the back-and-forth of a conversation without real-world pressure. • Read messages slowly, replay them with Read Aloud, and use dictation when typing is difficult. • Get optional, gentle reply ideas when they are unsure what to say next. • Interact with familiar, parent-created characters based on interests, routines, and relationships. • Explore common social moments — greetings, invitations, making plans, handling a delayed reply, and ending a conversation — in a supportive setting. FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS Pocket Pals puts the grown-up in charge. Create the practice contacts, choose how often they start a conversation, set the hours when texting is available, tune reply length and pace, and protect grown-up controls with a PIN. Use “See What [Child] Sees” to preview the child-facing contact screen and the active child-facing controls before handing over the device. The preview shows shared contacts and settings, but never reveals, copies, or syncs a child’s conversation history. PRIVACY AND SAFETY • No real messaging: all conversations happen inside Pocket Pals with simulated contacts. • No strangers, public profiles, or direct user-to-user messaging. • A child’s conversations stay on that child’s device and are not shared with the parent device. • Optional family sync shares only the parent-managed setup, such as contacts and controls. • There are no ads, behavioral advertising, analytics, or tracking. Pocket Pals is a practice tool, not a replacement for professional advice, therapy, school support, or a parent/caregiver’s judgment. A grown-up should choose settings and contacts that fit the child. FREE TO START Pocket Pals is free to use with up to five practice contacts. A one-time TextPractice Premium purchase unlocks unlimited contacts for $6.99. There are no subscriptions.