Kalinio
AAC Communication Aid
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Try Kalinio free for two weeks – with all features included. After that, a paid monthly or annual subscription is required.
Family Sharing for up to 6 family members
Kalinio is an assistive communication app (AAC – Augmentative and Alternative Communication) for people who are unable to speak or can only speak to a limited extent due to a neurological condition or injury.
The app allows users to select letters, numbers, words and help requests using different input methods:
• Mouse click or external switches
• Tongue click
• Mouth opening detected by the device camera
• Sticking out the tongue, also detected by the device camera
The selected content is then spoken aloud.
Kalinio is particularly suitable for people with:
• Stroke
• Dysarthria
• Apraxia of speech
• Severe swallowing disorders (e.g. with a tracheostomy)
• Other neurological conditions involving severely impaired speech together with limited hand function
A prerequisite is that cognitive abilities and the ability to write or spell are preserved.
Eligible new subscribers can use all features described here during a two-week free trial. After the trial, a paid auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription is required to continue using Kalinio.
Features
• Letter, number and word selection
• Customizable words
• Various input methods
• Local processing of microphone and camera data
• Diagnostic and calibration functions
• Multilingual user interface
Note
Kalinio is a communication aid. The app is not intended to treat or cure medical conditions and does not replace medical or therapeutic care.
Privacy Policy: https://www.kalinio.app/en/privacy/
Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
New in version 5.4
• Long words now adapt better to small screens.
• The Greek on-screen keyboard has been corrected.
• The Geist font is bundled locally and fully available offline.
• Diagnostics provide clearer guidance when speech output is interrupted.
• Rating requests appear only at safe moments outside active communication.
• Very narrow and split-screen layouts are better supported.
• Instruction hints have been refined in several languages.
The developer, Arno Thorsten Muller-Heinemann, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Arno Thorsten Muller-Heinemann
- Size
- 54.6 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 10 more
- English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Monatsabo $4.99
- Jahresabo $44.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Arno Müller-Heinemann

