by Divergent Solutions Collective

AI-powered AAC

The most advanced AI in the world, working on one thing: helping your loved one be heard.

Fin AAC is a talking picture board for people of any age who can't rely on speech. The AI picks every word, draws the pictures and learns from every tap, guided by where you are, the time of day and what your loved one has said before. What they get is a board that thinks, not a fixed grid.

Finn, a friendly cartoon shark, waving a fin

What it is

A voice for everyone who has more to say than speech allows.

They tap a picture and Fin says the word out loud, so the people around them hear it right away. Wants, feelings, questions, jokes: the things they've been trying to tell you.

What's AAC?

AAC stands for augmentative and alternative communication: any way of communicating that adds to or replaces speech. A talking picture board on a phone or tablet is one of the most common kinds.

  • Users

    For anyone who speaks little or not at all

    Children and adults who are minimally speaking or non-speaking: autism, apraxia, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, stroke, ALS, or anyone just starting out with AAC.

  • Family

    For the families and caregivers who set it up

    No boards to build and no buttons to program. Enter your loved one's age and interests, and Fin is ready to use.

  • Team

    For teachers, therapists and care staff

    A board that keeps up with the person through the day: at school, at work, at therapy, at lunch, at home.

Why Fin is different

A board that thinks, not a fixed grid.

Most AAC apps are a giant, fixed grid. A caregiver spends hours programming it, and the person using it has to learn where hundreds of words live and dig through folders to find them. Fin turns that around: the board rebuilds itself for every moment, so the word your loved one needs is usually already there.

A traditional AAC app

At a restaurant, they want chicken nuggets.

Food→ Meals→ Lunch→ Chicken→ chicken nuggets

5 taps, if someone programmed it in first

Fin AAC

Fin knows it's lunchtime at a restaurant, and that they love chicken nuggets.

chicken nuggetsfriesketchupjuice

1 tap, already on the board

How it works

Fin reads the moment.

Like someone who knows them well, Fin looks at three things and guesses what your loved one is most likely trying to say.

  • 1

    Where you are

    The park, the grocery store, grandma's house, a favorite restaurant. Fin recognizes the kind of place (with your permission) and even what's on the menu.

  • 2

    The time of day

    Breakfast words in the morning, bath and story words at bedtime.

  • 3

    What they've said before

    The words they reach for in each place move to the front there. The more they use Fin, the better it gets to know them.

Place: parkTime: 9:30 amOften says: swing, push me

An illustration of how the board changes. A real board is built from the person's own age, interests and history.

Getting started

Ready in a few minutes. No programming.

  1. 1

    Install Fin

    Free on Google Play. No account, no sign-up.

  2. 2

    Tell it about them

    Their age and a few things they love. This stays on your device.

  3. 3

    Hand it over

    They tap a picture and Fin speaks. Core words like "more", "help" and "all done" are always one tap away.

  4. 4

    Let it learn

    Fin picks up their favorite words and places over time. Add family photos and pin the words that matter most.

"Try again" for new ideas

If none of the words fit, one tap brings a fresh set.

Your own photos

Use family photos as pictures, add your own words, and pin favorites.

A caregiver lock

Editing and settings sit behind a caregiver gate, so the board can't be changed by accident.

Our promises

Calm, private, and made by a family.

Free, with nothing locked

Every feature is available to every family. Optional support purchases help cover our costs and unlock nothing.

Private by design

No accounts, no ads, no tracking. What your loved one taps, their profile and your photos stay on your device, and word suggestions are worked out on the device itself. Privacy policy

Gentle to use

A quiet ocean palette, clear labels, and motion that respects your device's reduced-motion setting.

Made by a family

Fin started as a tool for our own son. We use it every day, at home, at the store and out with friends, and we fix what we find.

Fin AAC app icon

Fin AAC is free on Google Play.

Questions, or wondering whether Fin is a good fit for your loved one? Write to us any time.

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