Speak Up For Parkinson's 4+
from NWPF
Sandcastle
Designed for iPad
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- Free
iPad Screenshots
Description
Speak Up helps Parkinson’s patients practice their speech.
The Speak Up for Parkinson’s app is a useful tool for Parkinson’s patients to practice their speech. The approach pays special attention to the volume of the patient’s voice, a key factor that helps to address several of the challenges faced with Parkinson’s. Two practice tools are included: 1) Words & Phrases, a series of random statements are presented for the user to speak; and 2) Reading & Conversation, a free-form area allowing longer practice sessions. With both tools a volume meter is provided as well as audio/video feedback. The app also provides helpful Speaking Tips and additional information. Brought to you by the Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation.
What’s New
Version 1.2.1
Updates to work with iPad iOS 13 through 16. Enjoy!
Ratings and Reviews
Too Basic
I was hoping for more. This app feels like it was developed by junior high school kids. Not very helpful. Very limited for someone in the early stages of Parkinson’s. Maybe it’s much better for those in later stages.
I was hoping for something to help the quality of the voice recognition on Siri. I find that Siri makes constant errors when I dictate and I was hoping that this app would educate me and help me to resolve this issue.
Speech Therapist
Nice idea for an app. It's good for words and phrases. It's great to have the video of the speaker with the biofeedback.
However, the app crashes frequently. The target volume is too high when the mic is 15-18" from the iPad speaker. The phrase bank is way too small. (We got duplicates in <5 trials.) It should include paragraphs and poems and such for reading.
I would love to see a graph with volume on the Y-axis and time on the X-axis (for speakers whose intensity drops at the end of his phrases.)
Looking forward to version 2.0!
The app won’t connect to my iPad microphone and camera
The Speak Up for Parkinson’s app has been a great help to me. I’ve had Parkinson’s since 2008, and have used it regularly, without a problem. Recently, however, when I have opened the app, it cannot open my iPad’s camera or microphone. I have tried uninstalling the program and reinstalling it, and I get the same result. This makes me act useless. I am disappointed, and I hope there is a better app in the works.
App Privacy
The developer, Sandcastle, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Sandcastle Interactive LLC
- Size
- 2.7 MB
- Category
- Medical
- Compatibility
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- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2023 Northwest Parkinson's Association
- Price
- Free