--- title: Communication App Guide description: What AAC apps can I use with the eye gaze? Are there any specific settings for each app? Find answers here: --- [Skip to content](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/applications/recommended-apps#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_para%20fondo%20azul.png?width=100&height=75&name=logo_para%20fondo%20azul.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - Ir a irisbond.com Ir a irisbond.com Hi, how can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Knowledge base](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en?hsLang=en) 2. [Hiru & iPad](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/hiru-ipad?hsLang=en) 3. [Applications](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/hiru-ipad?hsLang=en#applications) # Communication App Guide ## What AAC apps can I use with the eye gaze? Are there any specific settings for each app? Find answers here: You can use all the apps that you find in the App Store just with your eye gaze, but some of them are more gaze-friendly than others. Therefore we have prepared a simple guide of what communication apps we recommend using together with Hiru and iPad. ### How to find the correct settings Use these instructions to help you quickly locate the essential settings for your app. You can click on each item in \[brackets\] to find more information about the specific setting. --- **\[Name of the app\] - \[[Recommended user profile from Irisbond](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/hiru-ipad?hsLang=en#settings)\]** **[\[Snap to Item:](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/ipados17/snap-to-item?hsLang=en)\]** Highlighting of the cell[![Proloquo ](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Proloquo%20(2).png?width=70&height=68&name=Proloquo%20(2).png)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/proloquo/id1521978238) [**\[AutoHide:\]**](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/ipados17/invisible-cursor?hsLang=en) Temporarily hidden cursor **\[Time:\]** x seconds, for how long time the cursor stays hidden when we look at one place  **[\[Dwell time:](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/dwell-time?hsLang=en)\]** Time to perform a click [**\[Hot Corners:**](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/hot-corners?hsLang=en)\] Additional actions in the corners of the iPad [**\[AT menu:\]**](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/personalization-of-the-assistive-touch-menu?hsLang=en) Imitation of touch actions **[\[](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/dwell-time?hsLang=en)[Custom Actions\]](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/custom-action?hsLang=en)**: Touch actions for the caregiver **[\[](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/dwell-time?hsLang=en)[Custom Gestures\]](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/custom-gesture?hsLang=en)**: Personalized drawn gestures **Click on the icon of the app to explore more about it!** --- It is beneficial to have these actions in your AT menu for communication apps in general: - **Pause Dwell:** Pause the click functionality. - **Move Menu:** Ability to move the AT Menu - **Home:** To leave the app and return to Home ### Communication Apps Guide --- #### Symbol based apps --- **Proloquo2Go - [Early Stage 2](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/early-stage-user-profile-2?hsLang=en)**  **Snap to Item:** ON[![Proloquo2Go](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Proloquo2Go.png?width=70&height=67&name=Proloquo2Go.png)](https://apps.apple.com/es/app/proloquo2go/id308368164) **AutoHide:** OFF **Hot Corners:** None **AT menu:** - Long Press: To access more vocabulary options, a long press is needed - Disable/Enable Fallback: allows you to lock in the action selected, in case you want to repeat this action. **Custom Actions:**   - Double tap: Pause/Resume Dwell - Long Press: Disable/Enable Fallback. --- **Grid for iPad - [Early Stage 2](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/early-stage-user-profile-2?hsLang=en)**  **Snap to Item:** ON[**![Grid for iPad](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-07-2024-03-33-09-9253-PM.png?width=70&height=68&name=image-png-Feb-07-2024-03-33-09-9253-PM.png)**](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/grid-for-ipad-aac/id1064332378) **AutoHide:** ON **Time:** 0.4 s **Dwell time:** 0.75 s **Hot Corners:** Active bottom corners **AT Menu:** To avoid having to move the AT menu around, create an empty cell in most used Gridsets where the AT menu can be placed. **\*TIP\*:** To give the eye gaze user an easy route back to the Grid Explorer (Home Screen), edit a cell in their communicator grid for "Grid Explorer", or remove the upper left hand hot corner. --- **Proloquo - [Early Stage 2](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/early-stage-user-profile-2?hsLang=en)**  **Snap to Item:** ON[![Proloquo ](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Proloquo%20(2).png?width=70&height=68&name=Proloquo%20(2).png)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/proloquo/id1521978238) **AutoHide:** ON **Time:** 0.4 s **Dwell time:** 0.75 s **Hot Corners:** Active only bottom corners **AT Menu:** To avoid having to move the AT menu around, create an empty cell in most used vocab sets where the AT menu can be placed. --- **Go Talk Now - [Early Stage 2](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/early-stage-user-profile-2?hsLang=en)**  **Snap to Item:** ON[![Go to talk now](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Go%20to%20talk%20now.png?width=70&height=69&name=Go%20to%20talk%20now.png)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gotalk-now/id454176457) **AutoHide:** OFF **Hot Corners:** Toggle ON/OFF Snap to Item **AT Menu:** - Create a **Custom gesture** for a 5-second long press to access the home menu - Add a **scroll** to browse through lists of symbols --- **TouchChat HD (with WP) - [Early Stage 2](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/early-stage-user-profile-2?hsLang=en) / [Independent user](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/advanced-user-profile?hsLang=en)**  **Snap to Item:** ON[![Touch chat icon](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Touch%20chat%20icon.png?width=150&height=72&name=Touch%20chat%20icon.png)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/touchchat-hd-aac/id398860728) **AutoHide:** OFF **Hot Corners:** Pause / Resume Dwell, optional\* Open AT menu. **AT Menu:** Add a Long Press action to access more vocabulary options. ⭐TIP: - Make the [AssistiveTouch Menu invisible](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/invisible-assistive-touch-menu?hsLang=en) to avoid blocking any cells on the pages.Add “Open Menu” as a Hot Corner to access it - For eye gaze skill building, indicate the hot corner "pause" using a customized button & Symbol.  Edit the cell closest to the hot corner with a symbol to encourage the user to use that hot corner (see lower right). ![](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-14-2024-09-21-32-0802-PM.png?width=445&height=305&name=image-png-Nov-14-2024-09-21-32-0802-PM.png) ---  **LAMP Words for Life - [Early Stage 2](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/early-stage-user-profile-2?hsLang=en) / [Independent user](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/advanced-user-profile?hsLang=en)**  **Snap to Item:** ON                                                                          [![Screenshot 2025-05-20 154802](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-05-20%20154802.png?width=91&height=83&name=Screenshot%202025-05-20%20154802.png)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lamp-words-for-life/id551215116) **AutoHide:** OFF **Hot Corners:** Pause / Resume Dwell, optional\* Open AT menu. **AT Menu:** Add a Long Press action to access more vocabulary options. --- **SimPODD - [Early Stage 2](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/early-stage-user-profile-2?hsLang=en) / [Independent user](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/advanced-user-profile?hsLang=en)** **Snap to Item:** ON[![SimPODD icon](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SimPODD%20icon.png?width=70&height=69&name=SimPODD%20icon.png)](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/simpodd/id1464489596) **AutoHide:** OFF **Hot Corners:** Snap to Item **AT Menu:** Scroll --- **Avaz- [Early Stage 2](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/early-stage-user-profile-2?hsLang=en) / [Independent user](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/advanced-user-profile?hsLang=en)** **Snap to Item:** ON.  Begin with Snap to Item activated, but Avaz currently has some screens which  Make tools available to deactivate as needed: - Hot Corner: Tap - gives the user autonomy to remove Snap. - Custom Action: Tap - gives the communication partner ability to quickly deactivate Snap. [![avaz-logo-hi-res-1](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/avaz-logo-hi-res-1.png?width=70&height=70&name=avaz-logo-hi-res-1.png)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/avaz-aac/id909574843) **AutoHide:** OFF. Consider turning on case by case basis. **AT Menu: Tap, Pause** **Hot Corners:** - Snap to Item - bottom right - Pause - bottom left. ⭐TIP: For eye gaze skill building, indicate the hot corner "pause" using a customized button & Symbol.  Edit the cell closest to the hot corner with a symbol to encourage the user to use that hot corner (see lower left). ![Screenshot 2025-04-16 142753](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-04-16%20142753.png?width=450&height=338&name=Screenshot%202025-04-16%20142753.png)     --- **CoughDrop - [Early Stage 2](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/early-stage-user-profile-2?hsLang=en) / [Independent user](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/advanced-user-profile?hsLang=en)** **Snap to Item:** ON[![CoughDrop\_icon](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CoughDrop_icon.png?width=70&height=70&name=CoughDrop_icon.png)](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/coughdrop/id1021384570) **AutoHide:** OFF **Hot Corners:** Add **Disable fallback**, and [Make the AssistiveTouch Menu invisible](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/invisible-assistive-touch-menu?hsLang=en) to avoid blocking any cells on the pages.Add “**Open Menu**” as a Hot Corner to access it --- **FlexSpeak - [Early Stage 2](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/early-stage-user-profile-2?hsLang=en)** **Snap to Item:** ON[![460x0w (1)](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/460x0w%20(1).webp?width=70&height=70&name=460x0w%20(1).webp)](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/coughdrop/id1021384570) **AutoHide:** OFF **Hot Corners:** - Pause/Resume Dwell - Snap to Item Toggle on/off: some areas of the app do not have Snap to item access **AT Menu:**  [Make the AssistiveTouch Menu invisible](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/invisible-assistive-touch-menu?hsLang=en) to avoid blocking any cells on the pages. Add “Open Menu” as a Hot Corner to access it - Shortcut to open Hiru App. With the app's small icons, its good to have easy access to the calibration. **Tip:** Add an assistive Keyboard like [Keeble](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/keeble/id918497054) to your iPad keyboard options if you want an adapted keyboard.  Since FlexSpeak uses the keyboards you have stored on your device!   --- **Speak for Yourself - [Early Stage 2](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/early-stage-user-profile-2?hsLang=en)** **Snap to Item:** ON[![1200x630wa-1](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1200x630wa-1.png?width=70&height=71&name=1200x630wa-1.png)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/speak-for-yourself/id482508198) **AutoHide:** OFF **Hot Corners:** - Pause/Resume Dwell **AT Menu:**  [Make the AssistiveTouch Menu invisible](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/invisible-assistive-touch-menu?hsLang=en) to avoid blocking any cells on the pages. Add “Open Menu” as a Hot Corner to access it - Shortcut to open Hiru App. With the app's small icons, its good to have easy access to the calibration. - Calibration: Calibrate with at least 5 points. 9 will give higher success rates for the large number of cells on screen.   --- **Clicker Apps - [Early Stage 2](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/early-stage-user-profile-2?hsLang=en)** **Snap to Item:** ON![Screenshot 2024-11-15 131815](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-11-15%20131815.png?width=166&height=58&name=Screenshot%202024-11-15%20131815.png) **AutoHide:** OFF or ON, preference **Hot Corners:**  None **AT Menu:**   - Disable/Enable Fallback - Long Press **Tip:** To successfully use the apps with eye gaze, you must either: 1. Turn Snap to item ON. Or... 2. If you prefer not to use Snap to item, select "Disable Fallback", then "Long Press" to navigate through the app via eye gaze. --- **Yes or No Communication - [Early Stage 1, Early Stage 2, Independent](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/beginner-user-profile?hsLang=en)** Yes or No is a rudimentary digital communication aid. Yes and No can be used by any type of eye gaze user as a first step in establishing communication before a user moves on to more sophisticated AAC apps. **Snap to Item:** ON[![200x200ia-75 (1)](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/200x200ia-75%20(1).webp?width=70&height=70&name=200x200ia-75%20(1).webp)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yes-or-no-communication/id1269155698?platform=ipad) **AutoHide:** OFF **Hot Corners:** NONE **Custom Actions**: Double Tap - Toggle Pause/Resume Dwell **Calibration:** Calibrate with 1 point. 5 points is an option if possible for the user.     --- #### Text based Apps --- **Predictable - [Independent user](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/advanced-user-profile?hsLang=en)**  **Snap to Item:** ON  [![Predictable 6](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Predictable%206-1.png?width=70&height=66&name=Predictable%206-1.png)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/predictable/id404445007) **AutoHide:** OFF **Hot Corners:** Toggle ON/OFF Snap to Item --- **Proloquo4Text - [Independent user](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/advanced-user-profile?hsLang=en)**  **Snap to Item:** ON  [![Proloquo4text icon](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Proloquo4text%20icon.png?width=70&height=68&name=Proloquo4text%20icon.png)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/proloquo4text-aac/id751646884) **AutoHide:** OFF **Hot Corners:** None --- **Dialogue - [Independent user](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/en/ipad/settings/advanced-user-profile?hsLang=en)**  **Snap to Item:** ON                                                                          [![Screenshot 2025-05-20 155304](https://knowledge.irisbond.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-05-20%20155304.png?width=91&height=90&name=Screenshot%202025-05-20%20155304.png)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dialogue-aac/id1500578568) **AutoHide:** OFF **Hot Corners:** Pause / Resume Dwell, Toggle on/off Snap to Item, optional\* Open AT menu. **AT Menu:** Add a Long Press action to access more vocabulary options. **Please note:** App availability varies by region. 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