Product Review of Avaz
Avaz was designed to aid in the development of verbally impaired kids. Its interface is appealing to kids, guardians, and even therapists. MIT recognized Avaz as one of the Top 35 Innovations in 2011. Avaz is also aids in helping with the development of kids with Down Syndrome, Angelman’s Syndrome, and other nonverbal conditions.
What Users Love About the App
“As a semi-verbal autistic man I’ve been dying to find an AAC app that’s good for years, one that is loud, clear, and nonrobotic. The Justin voice of this app is the most genuine at this! Since this app costs nothing, it really helps those with low income. Thank you to the developers for such amazing settings. This was so worth the wait and searching. I will recommend the app to other people with autism. It’s an amazing app all around; the layout is so much better than other apps and the customization is superb. The developers were truly keeping disabled people in mind. Thank you!”
“Nice education app with clear cut signs to illustrate the meaning of what children need to be taught. I’d like to recommend to improve the signs to make the app better. Thanks for releasing this great app and thanks for the updates with lot of new features. Keep the great work moving on and on, please!”
“Good app. I like it. It allows children with complex communication needs to choose from an extensive list of core words and research based vocabulary to maximize their ability to communicate. Plus, it helps improve communication through interactive speech therapy sessions.”
“The vast dictionary inside of the app is awesome, and so are the different voices you can use. This app is a great thing to check out if you have a child who is autistic.”
“If you have kids who are struggling with learning to speak, then this app is for you. There are so many words and illustrated pictures for kids to grab. This is a good way for them to learn.”
What Users Dislike About the App
“This app is extremely confusing. I don’t have any language processing issues and I am struggling to figure out how to say something as simple as “I need help.” I can’t imagine any of my students trying to figure it out.”
“We loved this app for our nonverbal child, even got the subscription. After two months of using it, the app suddenly started glitching. Randomly, certain buttons wouldn’t have a voiced word and the entire board would suddenly disappear and manage to somehow revert itself back to factory settings, yet maintained our display ones. It deleted WEEKS worth of our child’s personalized boards! We can’t get them back. We will have to manually enter every single card/board that we created again.”
“I installed the app and spent some time learning to use it. I then clicked subscribe to buy it and the price was $199 USD! Are you kidding me? What a way to take advantage of our disabled children.”
