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Simple, fun assessments that flag issues in target sounds automatically
Feedback on pronunciation, so children can try again straight away
Progress reports parents and therapists can review remotely
Therapists add their own images and videos for each child
Speech Buds helps speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and parents detect and track speech issues in children early. Before it, progress was checked mostly in person, and the people around a child rarely shared the same picture. The app had to work for three groups:
Speech development happens every day, but assessment usually happens only at appointments. The longer the gap between the two, the longer an issue can go unnoticed.
Brain Station 23 built Speech Buds for iOS and Android on a serverless AWS back end, with automatic detection of issues in target sounds, recording playback, graded assessments and visual progress charts.
SLPs and parents use it together to see and hear a child’s progress over time, from anywhere.
Children’s speech and language difficulties take many forms, and each needs regular practice and careful tracking.
Three pressures shaped the app.
The goal was to bring assessment and practice into everyday life, while keeping therapists in the loop.
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The app turns short, playful sessions into data that parents and therapists can act on.
Simple, fun assessments automatically detect issues in target sounds, and give real-time feedback so children can try again and practise correct pronunciation.
Sessions are recorded so parents and therapists can play them back and hear exactly how a child is progressing.
Assessment grading and online assessments cover everything from early language development to more complex combined skills.
A library of videos, interactive images and articles supports practice, and therapists can add their own images and videos to tailor therapy to each child.
Charts give a bird’s-eye view of progress and problem target sounds, for the child’s parents and therapist alike, from anywhere.
Native iOS (Swift, Objective-C) and Android (Kotlin, Java) apps run on AWS Lambda, with an Angular admin front end.
The outcomes show up in the practice children do, and in how the adults around them work together.
Children practise their speech on a platform that gives them immediate feedback and shows them their progress, helping many to improve their communication skills and build confidence.
Parents and therapists share recordings, reports and charts from anywhere, which helps organisations serving children with speech difficulties save time and make the most of each therapy session.
The transferable lesson is that early detection depends on frequency. A tool simple enough to use every day catches what an occasional appointment might miss.
Recording playback is the feature that brings everyone together: a parent and a therapist listening to the same clip are having the same conversation about the same child.
You might need assessments that feel like play, data that clinicians can trust, or a way for parents and professionals to share progress. In every case, the first step is the same.
Book a 30-minute call with Brain Station 23. Bring your care model and your users, and we will come back with a proposed approach and a scoped estimate.
Bring it to a 30-minute call — we will come back with an approach and a scoped estimate.
