BRIDGE Communication

Easy to create customized boards. App gives you the option of using icons from its library, the internet, or your photo library. 3x3 grids provide a perfect size to see and use, even on a phone screen. There are two additional features that bring the BRIDGE COMMUNICATION app head and shoulders above the the pack for me. First is the login-save feature which allows teachers, SLPs, and others to create boards for individuals on their devices, then have the client/caregiver download the boards using the created login to their device. This is huge, right?! Second is that the icon label and speech output are typed on two separate lines and don’t have to match. This means that you can label the icon “cookie” and have the speech output say “I would like a cookie”. Game changer. It’s reasonably priced. So glad I found this app. Have been telling people all about it!

I am a special education teacher for severe and profound disabilities, and so I have student who fall in all areas of communication need. Every single one of my students uses (and loves!) this app, and I have created customized set ups for each of them. In the year and a half that I have been using it in the classroom, I have had a student go from complete communication through physical gesture and facial expressions to communicating specific wants and needs through the app! I am extremely satisfied with this product and all of its features!

I’m an EC teacher and this effectively facilitates communication for my nonverbal special needs students! Adding words needed to participate in monthly themes is a breeze. Students enjoy navigating the engaging voice activated pictures and participating independently with class lessons. Highly recommend

As an SLP who works with children, I have found the BRIDGE app to be one of my most successful and versatile tools in therapy throughout the past few years! The kids love using it, I can customize it to fit their needs, it’s interactive and engaging, and very easy to format. It is a game changer!! Highly recommend this app.

As a clinician who is new to treating kids with AAC needs, this app has offered a complete and holistic therapeutic approach to stimulation and use of functional communication. The app is easy to navigate, offering easy to comprehend written and visual cues that kids of all ages easily identify and relate to (easy for parents and teachers too!). The context for communication that it provides is unmatched and allows for more natural communication exchanges, growing and expanding language with each session. Best part of it all, is that this app can be used for many kids with a range of language challenges for vocabulary building and communication. A win-win for clinician and client!

This app is amazing. My son has been using it on a weekly basis to help him learn how to properly pronounce and spell words. He is even able to write sentences and say complete sentence with more accuracy now. He has even got to a point where now if he is trying to say something and it’s not coming across clear....he’ll pull up the app to figure how to get what he is thinking at that moment out. I say this app is “True to its Name” because it is differently a bridge to communication in my household!! 🤗

As a parent, I highly recommend this app! It was easy to install and navigate. My two-year-old was able to use it with little assistance! She loved it and would asked to do “speech”. It was a great supplement to Early Intervention services we were already receiving. The app was especially helpful during Covid when my child’s therapy services were suspended for a time.

I honestly love this app it helps my son communicate with me better, makes him more independent as a communicator! Definitely recommended this app. 10/10, allows you to customize it to you’re best fitting and lifestyle :)

tl;dr - We love this app and the company that makes it. The app is easy to use and easy to edit once you get the hang of it. It has proven to be very intuitive for my non-speaking 5 year old. I would whole-heartedly recommend it. We inquired about getting Bridge on iPhone a few months ago but it was not yet available. The creator of the app said they were working on that and she would let me know if it became available. She emailed me a few days ago and gifted us a copy of the app for iPhone. So, we did receive this app for free but would have purchased it anyway and that does not change my positive review but rather speaks to the integrity of the company. In my interactions with them the last few months it is obvious they care about their users as individuals and work to ensure the app is made available for anyone who would benefit from it. My son is non-speaking and began using the app on his school issued iPad this year. We have found it to be very intuitive for him. When motivated, he can easily find the buttons for what he needs. He also just really enjoys playing with the app and hearing the voice speak what he taps. We are hopeful that his communication skills will continue to grow with use of Bridge. As a parent, editing the app took a bit of getting used to. Now that I know how it works I am able to quickly add and remove buttons. I added my son’s entire 40 word core board in about 15 minutes so he could have an interactive version of the physical board he uses in school. If we can’t figure out how to do something, the company’s support is readily available. I would absolutely recommend this app to anyone who needs assistance communicating. It is user friendly, easy to edit, and backed by a fantastic group of people.

I am a SLP working in the schools and in the private sector. I have worked with many different types of AAC software programs, communication boards, Speech Generating Devices, and AAC devices that are currently on the market. I am absolutely loving this app! It is easy to learn and use for all ages of patients/students, caregivers, nurses, teachers, other therapy providers, and anyone else that might need to use the app or assist in using it. This alone is a huge plus! In my experience so far, the more difficult it is to use - the less it is used. I highly recommend this app -especially if you are looking for assistance with expressive language for functional and daily communication skills!