BirdsaySpeech practice for kids

Birdsay is made for children ages 2 to 8: from age 2 with an adult beside them, and on their own from about age 4. Each world goes from word to sentence (“lion” → “the strong lion” → “the lion roars so loud”), in the order language develops.

Your phone’s speech recognition transcribes what your child says, and Birdsay compares it with the expected word, allowing for the errors that are typical in childhood. Your child earns 1 to 3 stars; after 2 tries, the game always moves on to the next word, so practice never turns into frustration.

No. Birdsay is a complement for practicing at home a few minutes a day, between sessions or while you wait for an appointment. If anything about your child’s speech worries you, talk to your pediatrician or a speech-language pathologist (SLP).

Birdsay is free to download, and part of the game is free, with no ads. To unlock all the worlds, the subscription costs $6.99 per month or $39.99 per year in the United States (the price in other countries is shown in your app store), and you can cancel at any time.

No. Birdsay does not record or store your child’s voice: the microphone goes through the system’s speech recognition (Apple or Google), which processes it and returns only the recognized text to the app. No ads and no ad tracking.

The voices are downloaded once and stay on the phone, so the app works well on a slow connection. Depending on the phone, speech recognition may need a connection.