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My company, Legend, improves lives in a very tangible way. OneVoice is our iOS app that helps anyone who can't verbalize their thoughts "speak". Though not the

My company, Legend, improves lives in a very tangible way. OneVoice is our iOS app that helps anyone who can't verbalize their thoughts "speak". Though not the first in the space, I focused on great design and it being very easy to use. So far it has been very well received. I get messages every day from parents who are now able to communicate with their autistic children, grandparents who have suffered strokes who can now "speak" to their families, and many other great stories. Link: http://thinklegend.com/OneVoice http://thinklegend.com/OneVoice Though it is very expensive for an iOS app ($199), it costs a fraction of the main competitors. Currently devices like the DynaVox ($7k+) are the most commonly used so OneVoice, including the iPad, is less than 10% of the cost. It has been a joy to work on and I am looking forward to seeing how I can continue to improve it over the years to come.

chime 15y ago
OneVoice looks awesome! However, you should start thinking of Proloquo2go and their ilk ( http://www.acapela-for-iphone.com/gallery http://www.acapela-for-iphone.com/gallery click on 'AAC') as your competition now instead of DynaVox. How is AcapelaTTS working out for you? I know they take a significant chunk of sales. Is it worth it? I'm currently using https://bitbucket.org/sfoster/iphone-tts https://bitbucket.org/sfoster/iphone-tts but the quality is far from satisfactory. My research http://ktype.net http://ktype.net is in the same arena but is aimed at addressing a slightly different audience. Feel free to contact me if it sounds interesting to you.
- nathanbarry 15y ago
  Thanks! Yes, Proloquo2Go and TouchChat are truly the main competitors, but many people still compare against the DynaVox and dedicated devices. AcapelaTTS is working pretty well. It was expensive to get started, and they like to maintain some control, but so far I haven't had any real issues. I started off with the exact library you are using (Flite), but ultimately the quality wasn't high enough. The voices from Acapela sound so much better.

chime 15y ago

OneVoice looks awesome! However, you should start thinking of Proloquo2go and their ilk ( http://www.acapela-for-iphone.com/gallery http://www.acapela-for-iphone.com/gallery click on 'AAC') as your competition now instead of DynaVox. How is AcapelaTTS working out for you? I know they take a significant chunk of sales. Is it worth it? I'm currently using https://bitbucket.org/sfoster/iphone-tts https://bitbucket.org/sfoster/iphone-tts but the quality is far from satisfactory. My research http://ktype.net http://ktype.net is in the same arena but is aimed at addressing a slightly different audience. Feel free to contact me if it sounds interesting to you.

nathanbarry 15y ago
Thanks! Yes, Proloquo2Go and TouchChat are truly the main competitors, but many people still compare against the DynaVox and dedicated devices. AcapelaTTS is working pretty well. It was expensive to get started, and they like to maintain some control, but so far I haven't had any real issues. I started off with the exact library you are using (Flite), but ultimately the quality wasn't high enough. The voices from Acapela sound so much better.