Express Yourself Openly
Juan Camilo Marin Ochoa Lifestyle iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Express Yourself Openly is a free Lifestyle app for iPhone and iPad by Juan Camilo Marin Ochoa. Requires iOS 18.6. Updated August 19, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 27 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Aug 19
- 2026 · v1.2.1
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About Express Yourself Openly
Express Yourself is an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) app designed to help individuals with speech difficulties communicate clearly, quickly, and naturally. With a highly intuitive visual interface, you can select actions and instantly convert them into speech to express: - Basic needs - Emotions - Everyday responses - Important messages across various contexts Key Features of Express Yourself: - High-quality synthesized voice for clear communication. - Action system organized by categories and sub-actions for easy navigation. - Favorites section to access your most frequent expressions instantly. - Customizable voice parameters and a voice picker, including Apple Personal Voice on iOS 17 and later. - Create your own phrases with photos, emojis or your loved one's recorded voice. - Multiple profiles for therapists and families caring for more than one person. - Emergency mode with SOS phrases and one-tap calls to trusted contacts. - Real-time speech transcription, available on iPhone and iPad. - iCloud sync to keep phrases, favorites and recorded voices across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. - Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets, Siri Shortcuts and Live Activities to speak with a single tap. - Usage reports with charts and CSV export to follow progress alongside your therapist. - Multi-device support: iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch with complications. - 24 supported languages, automatically adapting to your device's settings. - Deep accessibility: full VoiceOver labels, Dynamic Type, configurable haptic feedback and iPad Eye Tracking support. Free to use, Premium optional: Browse the full library of phrases, mark favorites and synthesize speech for free. Premium unlocks live transcription, premium voices, unlimited custom phrases with photos and recorded voice, iCloud sync across devices and detailed usage reports. Built to promote autonomy, inclusion and daily communication, Express Yourself turns every interaction into an opportunity to be heard. Get started today and break down communication barriers. Subscription information: Premium is available as a 7-day free trial followed by a monthly or annual subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Family Sharing is supported. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
What’s new
Version 1.2.1 · Updated August 19, 2026
The pictogram library has been removed. Custom phrases are now illustrated with your own photos or with emojis picked straight from your keyboard. - Photos and emojis for every custom phrase, with a neutral placeholder and a one-tap action for phrases that are still waiting for an image. - Your phrases, recorded voices, favorites and profiles are untouched: only the pictogram image is gone. - Bug fixes and performance improvements.
App privacy
The developer, Juan Camilo Marin Ochoa, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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