SkillSteps vs BraveStep for Selective Mutism

Every child deserves tools that speak their language. SkillSteps brings together everything your child needs — social stories, communication support, mood tracking, and calming sensory tools — in one beautifully simple app. No more juggling five different apps. No more losing progress between tools. Just one place where your child can learn, express, and feel safe. SOCIAL STORIES — BUILT IN MINUTES Create personalised social stories for any situation — visiting the dentist, starting a new school, handling a meltdown. Use your own photos or our icon library. Based on Carol Gray's evidence-based Social Stories™ framework, trusted by thousands of therapists and parents worldwide. COMMUNICATION BUILDER Build visual communication boards tailored to your child's vocabulary and needs. Tap pictures to speak, construct sentences, and express needs confidently. Designed for children at every communication level — from first words to full sentences. MOOD TRACKER — UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY FEEL Help your child name and track their emotions each day with simple visual check-ins. Parents get a private dashboard showing patterns over time — invaluable for therapy appointments and spotting triggers before they become crises. SENSORY & STIM TOOLS — CALM IN THEIR POCKET When the world gets too loud, SkillSteps is ready. Pop bubbles, draw freely, or focus on your breathing. These sensory tools give children a safe, acceptable way to self-regulate — anywhere, any time. BUILT FOR CHILDREN. DESIGNED FOR PARENTS. Children enjoy the simple, colourful experience. Parents and caregivers get full control behind the scenes — create content, review mood history, share stories with therapists, and track progress over time. ALSO INCLUDES • Visual daily schedule builder • Emotion recognition activities• Custom reward system • Calming breathing exercises • Offline mode — works without internet • No ads. Ever. Your child's world makes more sense with SkillSteps. Free to try — because every family deserves access.

BraveStep helps parents and caregivers turn communication practice into smaller, lower-pressure steps. When a child becomes tense, quiet, or unable to respond in school, social, or everyday settings, adults often wonder whether to hold steady, make the next step easier, or gently move forward. BraveStep starts from a real moment the child can already tolerate, then breaks practice into small steps: first joining and staying near, then gradually moving toward gestures, picture cards, whispers, words, or sentences. With BraveStep, you can: Complete an initial assessment to understand the child's current response level Record a real starting context: person, place, activity, and response mode Practice one low-pressure step at a time Track anxiety before practice and the result afterward Generate a recommended next step after the current step becomes stable Review weekly patterns to decide whether to hold, step back, or move forward Share a simple practice card with teachers, family members, or other supporters BraveStep is for families who are helping a child build communication confidence gradually. It focuses on small, tolerable attempts rather than pushing a child into difficult situations all at once. Important: BraveStep is a practice and tracking tool. It does not replace evaluation or guidance from a pediatrician, mental health professional, speech-language pathologist, or school support team. If school, social life, or daily functioning is clearly affected, or fear and withdrawal keep increasing, please contact a qualified professional. Privacy: In the first version, practice data is stored locally on the device. No account is required, and records are not uploaded automatically. Reports and practice cards are shared only when you choose to share them.