Cause &Effect Apps
This list is not exhaustive. It is a collection of apps that have been used by or made available to my own children and/or students. These are available for trialing through the Loan Device Library. It is also a work in progress and may be edited frequently as categories are expanded upon, or descriptions and/ or new apps are added.
Some apps have been marked iPhone- I tried to do this for all apps but have likely missed some. These will still work on an iPod touch or iPad. On an iPad you will have to tap the 2x symbol in the corner of the screen to zoom in to the size of the iPad screen. Sometimes text or images are not as crisp in this mode, but all apps marked iPhone should run on iPad. However, apps marked iPad will not work on an iPhone or iPod. If an app is not marked iPhone or iPad, it is universal and can be run on both without losing screen quality.
See also SENSORY Lights & Sounds Apps
(Basic)
Vocalize/Speak to create sound and/or action:
Magic Voice * by Synapse Apps, LLC (
FREE with in-app purchase)
Party Blowouts * by Drukka hu. Kft.
Butterflies - iBlower (more options from the same developer below:)
* SASK FAVORITE*
Bugs - iBlower ; Magic Lucky Charms - iBlower ; Lucky Horse Shoes - iBlower ; Hearts - iBlower
Stars - iBlower ; Christmas Cookies - iBlower ; Animals - iBlower ; Magic Halloween- iBlower ; Fruits and Vegetables- iBlower ; Alphabet- iBlower ; Clouds- iBlower ; Numbers - iBlower; Faces - iBlower ; FireBall - iBlower ; Leaves - iBlower ; Euro Coins - iBlower
Quiet Please (you can program your own recordings to be activated)
Waves by Aestesis LLC
Bla Bla Bla
Sensory Speak Up Too- speech therapy fun effects- one of many
FREE apps from
Sensory Apps Ltd.
(There are also quite a few free w/ in app "talking" apps such as Talking Tom, Gina the Giraffe etc.)
Touch anywhere on screen to create sound and/or action:
w/ any touch:
Colorful Rotating Bear... by Naomi Izumizaki
Random Touch
Broom-Broom for iPad* by Atech inc. (has ads, can remove w/ in-app purchase. Touch the screen and a roadway and moving vehicles will follow the roadway, making vehicle noises. )
Let's play with trains! for iPad* by Atech inc. (has ads, can remove w/ in-app purchase)
Touch and Born! Moving paint for iPad* by Atech inc. (has ads, can remove w/ in-app purchase)
First Colors * by Michael Irlam (When you touch the screen it changes color; a color label is displayed and the color name is spoken. Sounds and Word Labels can be shut off.)
First Alphabet * by Michael Irlam
First Numbers * by Michael Irlam
Butterflies - iBlower ( touching the screen will cause a butterfly/butterflies to appear and move across the screen, then fade away. These have ads- at least the free ones do- you can put your iPad in airplane mode to disable ads temporarily; Options from the same developer below:)
Bugs - iBlower ; Magic Lucky Charms - iBlower ; Lucky Horse Shoes - iBlower ; Hearts - iBlower
Stars - iBlower ; Christmas Cookies - iBlower ; Animals - iBlower ; Magic Halloween- iBlower ; Fruits and Vegetables- iBlower ; Alphabet- iBlower ; Clouds- iBlower ; Numbers - iBlower; Faces - iBlower ; FireBall - iBlower ; Leaves - iBlower ; Euro Coins - iBlower
Sensory Coloco- Symmetry Painting and Visual Effects -one of many
FREE apps from
Sensory Apps Ltd.
Finger Paint with Sounds by Inclusive Technology Ltd.
Musical Paint Pro by Building Blocks Media (touch the screen to paint with color and sound simultaneously- controls to change thickness and color shade)
RadSounds Lite* By RJ Cooper & Associates (comes with one song- free w/ $4.99 in-app purchase to use additional songs, record or import custom music; SWITCH ACCESSIBLE- can set it to respond only when screen is touched, or for a set number of seconds after user releases switch or lets go of screen - switch not required to use)
RadSounds (see above, full version)
For additional switch accesible games & products, see here:
http://pinterest.com/lasenders/switch-accessible-apps-and-ipad-compatible-switch-/
Select object(s) on screen to create sound and/or action:
w/any touch ( tap, mulitple fingers):
Touch Trainer by Touch Autism (set to 'Any Touch'; begins as 1 large screen to activate, challenge increases with play, including buttons in new locations, field of 3, field of 6. There is no "wrong" choice as the field of choices increases- as long as a button is selected, the user will be rewarded with a corresponding sound/movement)
Smart Tot Rattle (3 identical objects of different colors, touch any of the three objects to activate sound. Dragging action will create movement.)
Beautiful Bubbles by Joe Scrivens (set to Free Mode -user pops 10 bubbles of different colors and sizes; set to challenge mode to pop many bubbles of different colors and sizes)
Marcus' Discoveries HD (iPhone version also available. Field of 20. 20 images are presented. Tap an image to enlarge it, a corresponding sound is activated.)
(With Additional Challenge)
These may require an additional visual or motoric challenge, or knowledge of a concept such as "touch same" "touch different" "touch the empty space" or early theory of mind- what is so and so thinking or needing?
w/finger isolation:
Touch Trainer by Touch Autism (set to 'Only Distinct Taps'; begins as 1 large screen to activate, challenge increases with play, including buttons in new locations, field of 3, field of 6. There is no "wrong" choice as the field of choices increases- as long as a button is selected, the user will be rewarded with a corresponding sound/movement.)
Slide & Spin by MyFirstApp.com (some of the buttons require finger isolation to activate image/sound)
Trace a path from one object to another to make sound and/or action:
w/swipe:
BrushRoute by Wandering Dolphins
Injini Child Development Game Suite by NCsoft (Tracing activity, challenge increases with play)
Dot Collector by Ellie's Games, LLC (starts w/ one dot to drag to hole, number of dots increases with play)
Slide & Spin by MyFirstApp.com (some of the buttons require dragging/sliding to activate image/sound)
Touch an object, then distinguish among remaining objects to touch to make sound and/or action:
w/any touch (tap, multiple fingers):
Color Squares by Ellie' Games, LLC (tap any square to change its color, then tap all remaining squares until all squares have merged into a large rectangle of the same color- challenge increases with play)
Injini Child Development Game Suite by NCsoft (Farm- Chicks. tap the eggs until the chick inside has hatched, then tap another egg to do the same etc.)
(Farm- Horses. tap the trough to feed a horse. Must use visual & auditory cues horses give -snorting, whinnying, hearts in horses' eyes- to determine if a horse needs hay or is full.)
Touch an empty location on a screen to make sound and/or action:
w/any touch (tap, multiple fingers, swipe):
Baby Discover Images by Richard Hatch
(Touch a blank spot on the screen to reveal a portion of its hidden image. User must select a new, blank spot to uncover more of the hidden image, until finally the whole image is uncovered, and a sound is made. If an already touched spot is touched again, the screen will sparkle in that spot, but the image will remain unchanged. If you don't do anything, the screen will display the uncovered image and make a sound after about 5 seconds. Sounds and sparkles can be shut off through Settings on the iPad.)
TickleMe Animals (iPhone; Touch a spot on the screen to reveal a portion of its hidden image. User must select a new, blank spot to uncover more of the hidden image, until finally the whole image is uncovered. When the image is uncovered, the title of the picture is voiced and shown on the screen.)
