TapSlovo
A communication aid for children
Free. No ads. No account. Works offline.
Get it on Google Play ▶ Web Detailed guide⚙ Settings are behind a parent lock
A quick tap on the gear at the bottom right opens nothing. Press and hold it for over a second and solve a short sum; the parent menu then opens (language, your own voice, photos, backup).
How the lock worksWhy TapSlovo exists
I made TapSlovo for my son, so that he can make himself understood more easily. I looked for a simple app that could give him a voice. I found only expensive ones, or ones that disappeared over time. So I built it myself.
You can record the words in the app in your own voice, so with every tap the child hears the person they know best. You can replace any picture with a photo: a toy, a room or a grandmother.
TapSlovo is and always will be free and without ads.
– Miloš
Getting started (6 steps)
- What TapSlovo is. TapSlovo is a communication aid for children. Your child taps a picture and the app says the word. It is free, has no ads, and the app sends nothing anywhere.
- Speaking and sentences. A tap says the word and adds it to the sentence bar. Say reads the sentence aloud, Clear empties it. In settings you can switch on words-only mode.
- Your own voice and photos. Hold the gear for 1.2 seconds, solve the sum and choose Edit words. Tap a word and record your voice or take a photo. A parent’s voice is better than a robotic one.
- Mind the changes. Some children can get confused when the pictures, labels and voice in the app don’t match. Change things thoughtfully and gradually, one at a time. Make a backup before bigger changes.
- Backup. In settings tap Back up and send the file to yourself, for example via WhatsApp or email. On a new phone choose Restore from backup. Updating the app will not overwrite your changes.
- Parental lock. The lock keeps the settings away from your child. After three wrong answers it locks for a short while. The lock stays even after the app restarts.
How to install TapSlovo and set the language
- Get it on Google Play. On Android you can find TapSlovo in Google Play. Or open the web version: tap “▶ Web” in your phone or tablet browser.
- Add it to your home screen. Android (Chrome): menu ⋮ → Install app (or Add to Home screen). iPhone and iPad (Safari): Share button → Add to Home Screen. After the first open with internet, it also works offline.
- The language sets itself. TapSlovo opens in your device's language (Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, English, German, Spanish, French, Vietnamese). If your device language is not offered, it opens in English. To change it: hold the gear for 1.2 s, solve the sum and choose Language in the parent panel.
What TapSlovo does
- 500 core words and one consistent symbol set.
- Fixed layout: words never move by themselves, so the child learns where they are.
- A sentence bar, 12 quick phrases and up to 15 of your own.
- Your voice and your photos instead of symbols.
- Word search that shows the way and moves nothing.
- Settings for weaker motor skills: tile size, high contrast, tap delay.
- Backup to a file and transfer to another device, no cloud, no account.
- Daily and weekly plan: cards in a fixed order that the child ticks off (switched on in the parent menu).
- Diary: photos and videos of up to 15 seconds with a text the app says; its own backup in parts.
- About me: a sentence about the child with a photo and voice for strangers; a Mine folder for own words.
- Usage overview and goals for parents only; nothing is sent anywhere.
10 languages
- čeština
- slovenčina
- polski
- русский
- українська
- English
- Deutsch
- español
- français
- Tiếng Việt
Privacy
TapSlovo collects no personal data and sends nothing anywhere. Voices, photos, phrases and settings stay on this device only. A backup file exists only if a parent creates it, and it goes only where the parent chooses to share it. No ads, no accounts, no analytics.
Symbols and licence
Symbols: Mulberry Symbols by Steve Lee, licence CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), mulberrysymbols.org. Some symbols were modified (recolored or redrawn). Additional symbols: TapSlovo, CC BY-SA 4.0.