VOICE APPS
SERIES 3
About
Technology is rapidly developing and changing many areas of our
lives, and this does not exclude speech pathology! With the rise of both
the Smartphone and tablet platforms, applications have been
designed to aid both patients and staff in a huge range of areas – from
voice control, loudness monitors, autism, breathing as well as a number
of other tools to assist in brain stimulation and developmental activities.
In this edition we’ve included new voice analysis apps, new Parkinson’s
apps, loudness monitors and updates to some of our favourite apps.
Disclaimer: As always we won’t be attempting to evaluate these apps or
recommend them for particular problems as apps are, after all, therapy tools, not
stand alone therapy techniques. These are not clinical apps as most are designed
for adults learning English - but these are some that we are using in clinic and find
helpful for some clients.
This guide is intended as a reference and an adjunct to voice therapy. If you are
having difficulty with your voice you should discuss this with your doctor and arrange
Contact Us
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Phone: 0403 903 822
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Editor: Katrina Hemingway
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Our Favourites
Have a read below for some useful applications
Loudness: Voice Analyst
Voice Analyst provides
people with immediate
visual, acoustic and statistical
feedback of their voice and
the option to save each
recording. It will be helpful
to a wide range of people
who want to change the
pitch or volume of their voice
including those with
Dysphonia, Parkinson’s
Disease, Transgender and
even singers wanting to
improve the acoustic quality
of their voice
Requires IOS 6.0 or later.
Compatible with iPhone,
iPad & iPod touch.
Cost: $22.99
Loudness: Sensory Speak Up
Brought to you by the
Northwest Parkinson’s
Foundation this app is a
useful tool style for Parkinson’s
patients to practice their
speech. The approach pays
special attention to the
volume of the patient’s
voice. Two practice tools are
included: 1) Words & Phrases,
a series of random
statements are presented for
the user to speak; & 2)
Reading & Conversation, a
free form area allowing
longer practice sessions.
Requires IOS 7.0 for iPad only.
Cost: Free
Exercises: Ivoice Therapy
Ivoice Therapy is designed to
complement the care of
patients undergoing voice
therapy by offering efficient
rehabilitation exercises that
maximise tone clarity by
balancing respiratory,
phonatory & articulatory
effort. This app allows
clinicians to program
exercises at regular intervals
throughout the day
promoting awareness,
habituation & efficient
recovery.
Requires IOS 7.1 or later.
Compatible with iPhone,
iPad & iPod touch.
Cost: $16.99
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“What new technology does is
create new opportunities” Tim O’Reilly
Breathing:
Voice Lessons to the World
Voice Lessons To The World™
episodes, created by New
York Vocal Coaching's™
Justin Stoney, are now
available on your smart
device. This app is designed
to make voice lessons
available to anyone,
anywhere in the world.
Requires IOS 7.0 or later.
Compatible with iPhone,
iPad and iPod touch
Cost: $6.49
Loudness:
Sonneta Voice Monitor
This app allows you to
measure vocal pitch
(fundamental frequency) &
sound pressure level (SPL).
The real-time meter display
and moving chart provide
you with feedback for singing
or speech therapy exercises.
It is designed specifically for
measuring the human voice
with play back recordings
allowing you to review Pitch,
Sound Level and Phonation
Time.
Requires IOS 6.0 or later.
Compatible with iPhone,
iPad and iPod touch
Cost: $53.99
Voice Anatomy: Larynx ID
The Larynx ID app helps
students and patients learn
and professionals teach
normal larynx structure. It
features front, side, back and
top views. As each part is
touched, the part highlights
and the part name and
description text changes.
It makes learning normal
larynx structure identification
easy.
Requires IOS 6.0 or later.
Compatible with iPhone,
iPad and iPod touch
Cost: $6.49
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Contact OSP at any time for more
information on these apps!
Voice Anatomy: Vocal Folds ID
The Vocal Folds ID app is designed to help students and
patients learn and professionals to teach vocal fold
anatomy.
Structure ID is provided for vocal folds, their muscles, cut
larynx & zoom vocal fold views. As each part is touched, the
part highlights and the text changes to describe the part.
Includes a video of stroboscope of a 29yr female vocal folds
with full sound.
Requires IOS 6.0 or later.
Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Cost: $3.79
Noise Down
Noise Down is a sound
manager alarm app which
sounds an alarm when the
noise from your kids,
classroom or office goes
overs a certain number of
decibels. It really works.
A fun app to help you
manage noise levels and
restore calm. As soon as
someone goes over the noise
limit you have set the alarm
sounds.
Requires IOS 5.0 or later.
Compatible with iPhone,
iPad and iPod touch.
Cost: Free
