Proloquo2Go
Ages 3-17 · paid · Product · assistiveware.com ↗
Proloquo2Go is a symbol-supported AAC app for children and adults who cannot rely on speech consistently. The child taps symbols, words, or phrases that the device speaks aloud, with layouts and vocabulary that can be personalized heavily. This is not an enrichment app. It is a communication access tool.
Proloquo2Go stands out for developmental impact across multiple literacies. It builds hands-on skills, connection. The main growth opportunity: this is not mainly a curiosity or creativity product.
Strengths & gaps
Strengths
- ● Proloquo2Go is a strong agency builder for the children it is designed for. It restores the ability to initiate.
- ● Connection is equally central. The app exists to make participation with other people more possible.
- ● Adaptability is built into the product because communication needs are individual and changing.
Gaps
- ○ This is not mainly a curiosity or creativity product.
- ○ The developmental value depends heavily on context, setup, and support.
- ○ Much of the strongest evidence comes from the maker rather than independent outcome studies.
Detailed scores
How Proloquo2Go performs on each of the 9 literacies in our framework.
Doing
— 2 of 3 Strong
For a child who cannot reliably use speech, being able to initiate a thought is a big deal. Proloquo2Go gives the child a direct path into action and communication. That makes the agency signal unusually strong.
The app can grow with the child, and learning to use any AAC system takes time. That supports persistence. But the product’s main job is enabling communication, not training tolerance for difficulty.
Proloquo2Go is designed to flex. Vocabulary, layouts, voices, and access methods can all change as the child’s needs change. That adaptive quality is not a side feature. It is the product.
Thinking
— 0 of 3 Strong
The app can unlock curiosity by giving the child a way to ask questions and participate more fully. But curiosity is an indirect benefit, not the design center.
There is some expressive creativity in building novel utterances and personalizing vocabulary. But Proloquo2Go is still a communication support tool, not a creative platform.
The child does make real choices about what to say and how to say it. That matters. Still, the app is not mainly asking for broad evaluative reasoning.
Being
— 1 of 3 Strong
Connection is the point of Proloquo2Go. It helps the child talk with family, peers, and teachers. For many users, that changes everyday participation in a meaningful way.
Being able to communicate clearly can reduce frustration and make hard moments easier to navigate. But the app does not directly teach coping or regulation strategies.
For some children, clearer communication opens up a stronger sense of participation and voice. That can feel meaningful. But purpose remains indirect and context-dependent.
Based on 3 sources
Reviewed by New Literacies
Scored by our research-derived framework · AI-assisted analysis with editorial review · 3 sources reviewed · Our methodology →
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