iPhone or iPad (Safari)
- Open app.willsvoice.com in Safari.
- Tap the Share button (the square with an arrow). On newer iPhones it's inside the ••• menu.
- Tap "Add to Home Screen", then Add.
A simple talk board for kids who don't speak.
Your child taps pictures to tell you what they want, on a phone or tablet you already have.
Open the appFree to use right now. Works in the web browser. No download needed.
Why it's different
- Simple enough that kids actually use it. Big pictures, a few clear buttons, nothing to get lost in.
- Start in minutes. No funding paperwork, no waiting for approval. Open it and set it up.
- Use the device you already have. Works on an iPad, Android tablet, or phone.
- Add it to the home screen. It opens like an app, with its own icon.
Put it on your home screen
Android phone or tablet (Chrome)
- Open app.willsvoice.com in Chrome.
- Tap the ⋮ menu at the top right.
- Tap "Add to home screen" or "Install app", then Install.
Open it once while you're online. After that it opens from the WillsVoice icon, even without internet.
What it does
Tap pictures, build a sentence, hear it
Your child taps pictures like I, want, pancakes. Tap Speak, next to the sentence, and the phone says it out loud. Folder tabs open more pictures, like Food and Feelings.
A typing box for kids learning to spell
Kids can type a word and tap Add, and it joins the sentence. Typing is encouraged. It's how many kids grow into more words.
Send a message to Mom or Dad
Your child taps Mom or Dad, under Send to at the bottom, to send the sentence. With a family account, it shows up in the app on your phone, and your phone can buzz when you turn on notifications. Replies show in Messages, next to the lock.
Grown-ups can reply
Answer from your phone: tap Reply, then Yes, No, or Wait. Or type a few words, like I'm coming, and tap Send.
My plan
Your child picks what they want to do, like park, then snack, then swim, and taps Show a grown-up to send the plan to you. You can say Yes, Not now, or change it.
Coming up
Show what's planned, like a visit to Grandma's house, with a countdown in sleeps. You can also set up picture schedules for the day.
First / Then
In Grown-ups, pick two pictures, like book, then park. They show at the top of the board. Your child taps them, then Done, and you get a message.
Grown-up settings are locked
Settings sit behind a 4-number passcode that you choose, so your child can talk but can't change things.
In Grown-ups you can also switch the board to Spanish. Signed-in families can try Tell us about your kid: write a few sentences and get suggested buttons, up to 3 a day.
Screenshots use a made-up demo family with a child named Sam.
How-to videos
Short videos, about a minute each.
Privacy, in plain words
- No ads. We don't sell data. No trackers or analytics.
- You can use WillsVoice without an account. Then the board stays on your device.
- If you make a family account, your email, your child's board and settings, and the messages sent in the app are saved in our database in the US, so the board can follow your child to another device.
- You can ask us to delete your family's data at any time.
An honest note
WillsVoice is a communication aid. It is not therapy and not a medical device, and it doesn't replace a speech therapist. If your child has one, they're a great person to show it to.