Grid Player
Medical
Free
Grid Player is leaving the App Store on 1 December 2026. If you already have it, you can keep using it. We recommend switching to Grid for iPad, our full AAC app.
From 1 December 2026, Grid Player will no longer be available for new users to download from the App Store. If you already have Grid Player, you can keep using it, and you can download it again using the same Apple Account if it is removed from your device.
Grid Player is built on old technology and we are no longer able to guarantee it will continue to work in the future. We want everyone who uses to have the best possible experience, and we can do that most effectively by focusing our time and care on Grid 3 and Grid for iPad. We have not developed new features or content for Grid Player for many years, and we want to direct our efforts towards the apps that can continue to grow with the people who use them.
We recommend switching to Grid for iPad, our full AAC app.
You can find full details and answers to frequently asked questions on the Smartbox Hub: https://hub.thinksmartbox.com/knowledgebase/grid-player-update-2026/
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Grid Player is an Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) App that helps people who cannot speak or who have unclear speech to communicate. Sentences that you create are spoken out loud.
Grid Player is suitable for a wide range of people with communication difficulties, including those who use symbols.
Grid Player is designed for use with Grid 3 and The Grid 2, allowing you to play your grids on iPad. If you don't have Grid 3 or The Grid 2, you can use Grid Player with four complete grid sets: Symbol Talker A, Symbol Talker B, Talking Photographs and Text Talker Phrasebook.
Please note that you need a Online Grids account to use Grid Player. You can create an account for free within the Grid Player app, or sign in to an existing account.
GRID PLAYER FEATURES
• Over 12,000 Widgit Symbols
• Over 12,000 SymbolStix Symbols
• High-quality male and female voices
• “TouchType” word prediction for faster typing
• Prediction suggestions with symbols to help with word recognition
• Word list grids for large topics
• Copy sentences to use with Twitter, Facebook, etc
SYMBOL TALKER A and B
• Dynamic screen AAC
• Uses Widgit symbols
• Over 2,000 unique words in over 50 topics
• Two vocabulary sizes (levels A and B)
TALKING PHOTOGRAPHS
• Over 1000 vivid photographs
• 42 categories
• Inspirational for education and communication
TEXT TALKER PHRASEBOOK
• Over 100 instant phrases
• 10 topics to discuss
• Quick response buttons for answering questions
Grid Player is suitable for people with a wide range of disabilities, including cerebral palsy, motor-neurone disease (ALS), autism, apraxia, traumatic brain injury, stroke and deafness. It can also be used in education for people with learning difficulties or special needs, and with young children.
All over the world, thousands of people are communicating with Grid 3 and The Grid 2 from Smartbox. Install Grid Player and you can join the conversation today!
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This is the final update for Grid Player. It restores compatibility with iOS 27. It does not include other technical updates, and there will be no further updates or new features.
Grid Player will be formally retired on 1 December 2026, after which it will no longer be available for new users to download. If you already have it, you can keep using it, and you can download it again using the same Apple Account.
We recommend switching to Grid for iPad, our full AAC app. Full details are on the Smartbox Hub: https://hub.thinksmartbox.com/knowledgebase/grid-player-update-2026/
The developer, Sensory Software International, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Size
- 16.5 MB
- Category
- Medical
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.6 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 15 more
- English, Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
User-Generated Content
- Provider
Sensory Software International Ltd
- Sensory Software International Ltd has identified itself as a trader for this app and confirmed that this product or service complies with European Union law.
- Address
Ysobel House Enigma Commercial Centre
Sandys Road
Malvern Worcestershire
N/A
WR14 1JJ
United Kingdom - Phone Number
+44 7747623982 - Email
dougal@sensorysoftware.com
- Copyright
- © 2026 Smartbox Assistive Technology Ltd