For Families

Your Family. Your Voice.
Your Way.

Every family looks different. Every person communicates differently. TinkySpeak puts a voice in the hands of the people you love — ready the moment it arrives. No waitlists. No insurance. No setup. Just communication.

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$125

one-time payment

100%

offline

Zero

accounts needed

65+

languages

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Kitchen Table

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APPLE

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"I want to eat the apple"

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I WANT

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EAT

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APPLE

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Our Story

Built by a Dad Who Understood

"I don't write code. I have a nonverbal autistic child and a mother recovering from a stroke. I needed something that worked — so I figured out how to build it."

Luke's son couldn't say "I want juice." His mom — recovering from a stroke, navigating dementia — couldn't say "my head hurts." When he looked at what was available, the math didn't make sense. Commercial AAC devices cost $8,000–$15,000. Insurance took months to approve. And the options were limited, locked down, and designed for clinicians — not for a kid at the breakfast table.

So he built something. Not a weekend project — a real, complete system. 377 source files. 159+ communication boards. 2,600+ tiles in 65+ languages. Running on recycled tablets that would otherwise end up in a landfill, given a second life as dedicated communication devices. $125 each.

"This didn't start as a company. It started at a kitchen table, with a dad who needed his kid to be able to ask for juice."

Source files

Tiles built

Boards ready

$125

One-time payment

Every Family

Communication Has No One Shape.
Neither Does Family.

TinkySpeak was made for your family — whatever that looks like.

A parent and a child at breakfast

Your 5-year-old can't say the words yet. But when she taps JUICE then PLEASE on her tablet and it speaks for her — and you pour the juice — she smiles. She was heard.

Grandchildren visiting Grandma

After the stroke, Grandma couldn't tell you where it hurt. Now she points to the body map, taps PAIN then HEAD then 7, and you know. You can help.

A multilingual household

Three languages at home. One device. Your child switches between English, Spanish, and Tagalog with a single tap. Because communication shouldn't have a language barrier.

A foster family getting to know each other

You just met. Words are hard. But the tablet gives you a bridge — "I FEEL SCARED" becomes the start of trust. Communication is how connection begins.

An adult child caring for Dad

Dad was always the one with the answers. Now you're helping him find the words. The daily routine board keeps his independence intact — he tells you what he needs.

Direct Access

You Shouldn't Have to Wait
to Communicate

The traditional path to a communication device can take months. We think that's too long.

The Traditional Path

1SLP referral — 2 to 6 month waitlist
2Insurance evaluation — more paperwork
3Device approval — 1 to 3 months
4Device arrives — training required

Total: 6–12+ months

The TinkySpeak Path

1Visit this page
2Order for $125 — one-time payment
3Device arrives in days, pre-loaded
4Turn it on. Start communicating.

Total: days, not months

We'll never replace a speech-language pathologist. But your family shouldn't have to wait to begin communicating. TinkySpeak is your day-one partner.

What You Get

What's in the Box

Everything your family needs. Nothing you don't.

Pre-loaded Tablet

A recycled tablet, fully charged and ready to go. Turn it on and start communicating. No setup required.

2,600+ Communication Tiles

Covering daily life, emotions, needs, social phrases, medical, and more. Organized into 159+ boards by context.

65+ Languages

All built in, all offline. Switch between languages with a single tap. Serve your whole multilingual family from one device.

100% Offline

No WiFi needed. No accounts. No cloud. No data collection. Everything stays on the device, private and secure.

Kiosk Mode

Lock the device to TinkySpeak. No accidental app exits. No settings changes. It does one thing — communicate — and it does it perfectly.

No Training Needed

If you can tap a screen, you can use TinkySpeak. Designed for real people, not therapists with certification hours.

No manuals. No setup wizards. No training. Turn it on, and it works.

Our Promise

If It Breaks, We've Got You.

Life with kids (and life in general) is messy. Devices get dropped. Juice gets spilled. That's not a problem — that's just Tuesday.

Ship It Back

Send us your damaged device. We'll take care of it.

Pay $25

That's it. Twenty-five dollars. Not eight thousand.

Get a Replacement

A new device arrives pre-loaded and ready — usually within 48 hours.

"Your family will never be without a voice because of an accident."

Traditional AAC devices cost $8,000 to replace. Ours costs $25. Because the ability to communicate shouldn't depend on whether your kid has butterfingers.

Returned devices are refurbished or responsibly recycled. Nothing is wasted.

Real Families

The Moments That Matter

These are real words from real families. The moments that changed everything.

"When my daughter built her first sentence — 'I want pizza please' — and the tablet spoke it out loud, she looked at me and smiled. She knew she'd been heard. I cried for an hour."

Parent of nonverbal 6-year-old

"My mom had a stroke and couldn't tell us what hurt. Stroke Mode let her point to her body on screen and rate her pain. It gave us a way to communicate when nothing else was working."

Family caregiver

"We foster. Communication is the hardest part of those first weeks. Having a device that lets a scared child say 'I feel sad' or 'I want to go home' — that's not technology. That's humanity."

Foster parent

Questions

Everything You're Wondering

No. You can order a TinkySpeak device directly — no referral, no prescription, no gatekeeping. If your family needs a way to communicate, you shouldn't have to ask permission first.

You're welcome to try, but at $125, most families skip the paperwork entirely. No prior authorization. No months of waiting. Just order it.

Our Board Builder lets you create custom boards with any words, images, or categories your family needs. And we're always adding new boards and tiles to the system.

No — and we'd never claim to be. TinkySpeak is a communication tool that works alongside therapy, not instead of it. Many SLPs recommend supplementing therapy with AAC devices for daily use.

TinkySpeak has dedicated modes for stroke recovery and dementia — including pain tracking, body maps, emergency alerts, and daily routine boards. Same device, different boards. Visit our Hospitals & Clinical page to learn more.

Zero data collection. No accounts. No cloud. No tracking. Everything stays on the device. Your family's communication is nobody's business but yours.

65+ languages, all built in, all offline. Switch between them with one tap. Your child can communicate in English at school and in your home language at dinner — from the same device.

Get Started

Ready to Bring TinkySpeak Home?

We're a small team building something we believe in. A real person reads every message. We respond within 48 hours.

We're a small team building critical infrastructure. Response within 48 hours.

Your Family. Your Voice.Your Way.