Expressive

HIGHLIGHTS

The Expressive is now available for $25.99 for both iPhone and iPad owners.The application is designed for use in English language. It weighs in at only 10MB to download. The new Expressive app version 2.1 has been updated on 2014-11-25. The Apple Store includes a very useful feature that will check if your device and iOS version are both compatible with the app. Most iPhone and iPad are compatible. Here is the app`s compatibility information: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later
Bottom Line: For more information about Expressive check developer Smarty Ears`s website : http://www.smartyearsapps.com

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App crashes often when creating a new folder with images I also wish the app would just open when selected without the Smarty Ears loge intro song It s distracting it causes a delay for access to the app             Great idea but needs tweaking Tawni Miller

I am an SLP always seeking for new AAC apps that are effective and efficient and since I purchased this app in a bundle with custom boards about a year ago I have been extremely satisfied with how user friendly both apps are My students love using expressive and have augmented communication using this app instead of those expensive devices that often times sit on shelf of a special education classroom unused This app is so effective because once you purchase it you can download it to any ipad the buyer owns and use it with various students Young and old students both love the pictures and one enjoy using it to communicate I pair it with communication books I make using custom boards and students answer questions from their communication notebooks using expressive I thank the app creator who is a very knowledge and creative SLP because not only is app fun but the app is often updated and targets both core and fringe vocabulary I highly recommend this app For future improvement I would recommend that this app works out of cloud system that way any changes one makes could be made by the SLP from home and show changes when synched as does the app coughdrop an app by another app developer Expressive and coughdrop are my two favorite AAC apps to use in the public school setting and in the medical setting with both pediatrics and geriatrics                     Most effective app to create your own communication boards Rsgduke

All the folders and pictures keep red is no phone number support line to call     Don t buy Heatherhed

Very nice start We ve seen other apps from Smarty Ears start out with a few kinks and then greatly improve with future updates to become definite must have SLP apps Benefit of investing in an app from such a solid company Love that it incorporates familiar color coding a nice clean layout and relatively simple editing Might become my go to rec for families who want to get something in place while we re working on the bigger AAC eval process I m very excited to see what they have planned for the future of this communication app                 Has excellent potential MelanieSLP

The organization is awkward Black pepper is filed under vegetables Corn a grain represents the category of vegetables I understand some are confused and group it with vegetables but to be the key icon isn t the best representation One of the selected key verbs is to paste with an icon of toothpaste If this were all that is available to a child it could be used as a bare minimum until proloquo could be purchased         Bare minimum None68467

This app is very similar to Proloquo Easy to use and individualize to fit a child s needs I would like to be able to edit the buttons and folders a little easier if you want to rename the button you essentially have to just delete and make another one and be able to move drag buttons in and out of folders Other than that I like it Good app I m excited to see more updates coming soon Thank you                     Great for SLPs Jess324729

Only giving this app a one because it is simple to figure out HOWEVER this app is not something I would suggest even with the low price tag This app is unintelligible to listeners it often gets stuck and the voices available sound very robotic Would spend the extra money for a more usable app Wish I would have known this before going through the lengthy process to purchase an app in my setting     Speech Pathologist SLP-Louisiana

Absolutely not worth the money Poor models for literacy with I not capitalized and syntax no way to formulate sentences using basic word order Not impressed with digitized voice quality or symbol set either not all users are Caucasian children     Not impressed Chattitychatchat

I just bought this app this week and am grateful I caught the sale It s a user friendly AAC app to use with my non verbal students It can be as easy or as complicated as you want to fit your students needs I watched the tutorial and learned that I can do a lot with this app Customizable and can be personalized Smarty Ears has yet to disappoint me                     EASY TO USE THE BEST AAC Trisha C.-SLP

Haven t gotten to try it out yet with my students but it was recommended by a current user It was compatible with my ios4 ipad             Hopeful Language Lady

I got this app for a discount price of 4 99 Original price supposedly 24 99 I can not use this app with the horrible voice output quality No wonder it was discounted I would not give 1 for this Maybe they will update to fix the bug I can only hope Sadly disappointed     Horrible Voice output Miss Cheeze La Feet

It crashes while opening I can t really give it any stars but it makes me when I post a review Please fix so I can review     Crash Awe

Was excited about app Freezes up just by editing a picture or adding a new one to a category Won t buy more in VAPP until fixed         Disappearing act JCPS Assistive Tech Center

Every time you move an icon or try to add an icon it crashes It s very frustrating especially to someone that is trying to use this to communicate And you should be able to lock the icons so they don t move My husband has aphasia and will use this to communicate but when he tries to touch an icon and it moves instead of selecting it He becomes frustrated and just gives up             Fix the bugs Witch2987

Every time you move the pictures it knocks me out of the app Very frustrating         Need help Kmesb

The app continues to crash on my iPad It s the only app giving me issues at this time I have deleted the app and uploaded it again I m truly disappointed at the lack of customer service I have sent several emails since early October with crash reports and the support team has not responded     Crashes all the time YME SLP

This program is great for non verbal children The only complaint I have is that the pictures are too small Other than that I think it is well worth the money and kid user friendly                     Kristin janjga

As a parent this app is amazing and very user friendly Granted not all words are available but that us when the photo library comes in Our SLP has turned this app into a very workable tool and resource for my son Well worth the price My only complaint is that if you want to erase a word it erases the word and any words previous By not being able to erase the one word and always having to start over it cause a lot of frustration Other than that one issue we love it             Expressive Nascarwulf

Easy to use right away with patients Not complicated Needs some easier editing but worth the money love how I can add photos to personalize                 Easy to use KDog68

Great program with easy programming ability However glitches prevent some pictures from being added Unable to copy full files around to re organize Unable to save my own pictures in the picture library for future use I am an SLP and use this app during therapy with a variety of students Each child has their own folder and it would be nice to reuse some of the pictures without having to re record titles                 Some bugs Hanikuma

I love the application expressive It has helped my students a great deal to transition with ease as well as modify behaviors I love that I can customize a folder for every student I am able to use their picture as a reinforcer and they tell me exactly what they want and need This is one of the best and easiest to navigate programs that I have seen I would recommend it to all                     Love It Frances Amato

I use this app with adults It is excellent Easy to use and you can find just about any essential concept for every day communication function and needs Several of my clients have bought it and all of them reported that they use it at least once a day for communication or as an aid to help them retrieve words                     Expressive Bettylehman

Easy to use Need more icons             Expressive Oldspeecher

The good relatively inexpensive easy to use The bad very limited set of icons voices are not consistent when you record your own so the output is not the same voice can t change labels icons are not able to be locked so a little kid with fine motor problems can move them all over the place the vocabulary is not little child friendly Also when using your own pictures they are cropped into the icon leaving them very small the Overall I am not ecstatic about this purchase and feel that a lot needs to be improved to make it a successful AAC app Luckily I got it on sale and didn t pay full price although I feel the money might have been better spent on something else         Expressive Donna Konkol Williams

Great app Need it for members of my church who have verbal problems But needs an edit function so that I can change the folders and icons I create Rev Greg Dawson                 Great But revgregdawson

I am a speech therapist and use this with my kids with autism I would recommend                     Great app angieslp

I got this app for my 7 year old daughter who has Apraxia The app is great for one word conversations perhaps more for a smaller child Though she wants to talk sentences and it seems a bit limited in that category She would like to be able to build a sentence with this app and can t So great for smaller kids just learning to talk but not quite enough for old children Would give it a 5 if we could build a full sentence and get it to speech the entire sentence at once                 Good for Younger kids twinsand2more

This app crashes when I try to start it Can t get past the opening screen     Crashes rmtc78

This is a very promising program that does not do what it promises The custom icon function does not play back requiring a program restart This is not excusable and until the program does what the company says it will do they should not sell it I cannot recommend this program or any product from this company until they correct this issue     Express isn t MDMatlock

I own ALL Smarty Ears apps and recently purchased Expressive This was the easiest to use alternative communication app I own I wish I this app had been available three years ago when I had a child who really could benefit from it This is not your full AAC but it is designed for users who will start learning to use symbols to communicate                     A nice entry level expressive communication app Speech Path lady

I tried this app with 3 kindergarteners with autism and it was a disaster It was way to easy for them to delete buttons drag buttons access the training videos etc Once the kids saw they could drag the buttons they no longer wanted to tap them to send them to the speech bar they kept trying to drag them I could see this app as having potential to be used with children with apraxia but without a way to lock out errant strikes I cannot recommend this app I am glad I bought it when it was half price         Not pleased AAC is Me

This app can be a good quick solution for AAC users It is user friendly and easy editing features         Temp Solution KI-SLP

I use this app in speech therapy with some of my non verbal students It helps them to communicate their basic needs without going through pages of buttons like some of the other high tech devices I recommend this app for speech therapy                     Affordable AAC app Nia / SLP

Okay for quick in a pinch communication You cannot edit symbols once you create them and I find that overall it s slow to respond             You get what you pay for mrkot

This is a very user friendly app for anyone Great voices organization graphics and performance The update really helped in many ways                     Worth it AAC Girl

I am very disappointed with this app How can I get my money back I am an slp Planned to use with my patients but way too slow and not user friendly at all Tried to add my own photos and zero instructions how to incorporate into program The pictures are rather obtuse as well Would give this app zero stars     Expressive Namaste2all

I am a speech language pathologist and was so excited about the potential of this app BUT it is way too slow Many if not most AAC users need immediate feedback When you touch the icons there is too much of a delay before they are spoken Can you speed up the triggering of the message please If not I just wasted my money Otherwise it would be a wonderful app     too slow Speechlady

This is a very good basic entry level AAC app It is inexpensive and easy to use                     Great App LSHteacher

Expressive is a must have app if you have or work with a child with special needs who struggles with communication I am using this app in teaching young children with autism My students and I enjoy the simple user friendly interface as well the preloaded vocabulary and symbols Users can easily create folders and add more vocabulary from the built in image library We cannot wait for some of the features to be included in the next update which you ll get for free if you purchase like adding your own images to Expressive s built in library Mr Brown s elementary autism class                     A powerful app with a simple user interface that can increase a child jeremyebrown

Good potential once you work on it more on an individual basis I like the pictures                     Good potential SLP girl

This is one of the most user friendly aac apps I have ever had the pleasure to try out                     Very user friendly jhsu Usa

This is the app that we were missing Cheap entry level AAC app but still powerful enough to create phrases It allows the parents teacher SLPs to decide if student is ready for this level of services                     Worth the money Hershoes3