EchoSteps: Speech Play Lab

EchoSteps turns any sound a child makes into something magical. It is made for young children who are not talking yet, talk only a little, or are learning at their own pace, including autistic children and children with speech delays. SOUND SPARK: Milo the bear is fast asleep. A hum, a whisper, a click or a big "aaah" wakes him up: he glows and blows bubbles. Quiet sounds make small yellow bubbles; louder sounds make big rainbow ones. There is nothing to get wrong. ECHO SAFARI: Pip the bird shows a sound and its mouth shape: Ah, Mmm, Oo, Ba, Ee, Ma, Oh and Da. As your child copies it, a flower grows and blooms, and new picture cards unlock. MY CARDS: Tap a picture to hear the word: more, help, all done, yes, no, eat, drink, play, hug and more. Core words are always available. Communication is never locked or time-limited. FOR GROWN-UPS (behind a question for adults) • Vocal Growth Tree: roots for every sound, branches for every day of practice, flowers for every sound practised. • A weekly chart of play time and voice time. • Mark a sound as mastered when you or your therapist hear it reliably. • A one-tap PDF report to share with a speech therapist. • Explore or Practise level, microphone sensitivity, calm mode, daily time limit, speaking speed. • Several children on one device. GENTLE BY DESIGN • No failing, no buzzers, no scores. Silence simply lets Milo doze. • Calm mode: fewer bubbles and gentler motion for children who are easily overwhelmed. • Adapts to the room's background noise, and reacts to very quiet voices. • Spoken prompts, so no reading is needed. PRIVATE • The microphone is analysed on the device and never recorded or uploaded. • No ads, no in-app purchases, no tracking. • Optional cloud backup keeps progress safe if the device is lost, and can be switched off or deleted at any time. EchoSteps is an educational practice app. It is not a medical device and does not replace speech and language therapy.

New: Animal Friends (echo the cow, owl, sheep, monkey, bee and cat), Echo Turns (my turn, your turn with Pip) and Pitch Slide (sing high and low to fly Pip). Four more Echo Safari sounds (pa, wa, na, bye-bye) and 12 more picture cards.