Talk, learn, and grow, one step at a time.
Picture cards, learning games and a friendly AI buddy for children with special needs — including autism, speech and language delays, and developmental delays.
Free to start · Premium free for 7 days · Works offline
A simple, picture-based way to say what they need and how they feel.
AbleSteps is a communication and early-learning app for children who find words hard. It builds early literacy, numeracy and everyday life skills through calm, playful activities.
Every screen is bright, uncluttered and predictable — with large tap targets, gentle spoken instructions and friendly animal guides. A PIN-protected parent area lets grown-ups personalise the app, follow progress and choose a plan.
Who it’s for
Children
Who are non-verbal, minimally verbal or still building language — including autistic children and children with speech or developmental delays.
Parents & caregivers
Who want a simple daily tool to help their child communicate and learn at home.
Therapists & educators
Looking for a supportive aid for practice between sessions.
Give your child a voice
- My World picture cards — tap a picture (needs, food, places, people, activities) and AbleSteps speaks a helpful sentence like “I need to go to the toilet.”
- Feelings — recognise and share happy, sad, angry, scared, tired and excited.
- Concepts — big and small, more and less, position, time and temperature.
- Colours and Time & Weather — colour names, days, months, seasons and weather words.
- Personal cards — add your own words with photos of real people, places and favourite things.
Early skills through play
- Writing — trace A–Z upper and lowercase with a moving guide arrow, and practise writing their own name.
- Maths — Guess the Number, Big and Small, Read the Numbers (1–100), and Addition & Subtraction on friendly hands.
- Life Skills — bedtime, hand washing, tidying up, social moments, a Cross the Road game and room-by-room home activities.
- Picture Matching — colours, animals, letters and shapes by dragging or tapping.
- My Stars — finished tasks earn stars that unlock new animal friends.
Meet Buddy, a friendly chat companion
A gentle conversation partner that helps children practise everyday talk. Replies are short, warm and encouraging, and use your child’s name. Quick-phrase buttons help children who prefer not to type, and voice chat can be turned on per account.
Designed for every child
Calm & sensory-friendly
Turn instructions, sounds, animations, the helper and rewards on or off. Simpler visuals removes extra decoration.
Adaptive learning
Activities start with a few choices and grow as your child succeeds.
Accessible
Adjustable text size and voice speed, plus light, dark and high-contrast themes.
Works offline
After a parent signs in, cards and activities work without internet. Buddy needs a connection.
Built for parents
Everything grown-ups need lives in the Parent Dome — safely out of little fingers’ reach.
Simple plans
AbleSteps Premium
7 days freeEvery letter, number and learning activity, plus Buddy. Cancel anytime.
Try Premium freePrices in USD. Purchases and plan changes always need a grown-up. Payments are handled securely by Stripe.
- On your deviceYour child’s words, pictures and progress are stored on your device.
- A minimal accountYour account holds only your sign-in details and subscription status.
- Secure paymentsPayment is handled securely by Stripe.
- Grown-ups onlyAny purchase or plan change requires a grown-up.