I am Jolanda, a mom of 4 wonderful kids, together with my husband for 25 years. Our eldest son is non-verbal and autistic. During our search for the right support, I noticed there were surprisingly few affordable tools available for families like ours. That feeling of "there must be more out there" never left me.
Our son is completely non-verbal, but that doesn't mean he doesn't understand language — quite the opposite! By letting him play an app that matches spoken words to images, we saw just how much he understands. He gets them right every time. For us, that was proof of how much more there is inside him.
That's how the idea for TWIYO was born: an app specially designed for children like our son. The apps we found were often expensive or lacked the options we needed. I wanted an app where you choose the images yourself — an app that grows with your child. My dream is to not only help our own child, but to offer other families a helping hand too.
Communicating and learning should be within reach for every child. Professional speech devices help many families, but they are not available to everyone and can be hard to obtain. TWIYO lowers that barrier: start at home with pictures, words, and speech — affordably, on a tablet or phone. An app that grows with your child.
All personal images and data are stored locally on your device. Nothing is uploaded to the cloud — ever.
Core features are free. Premium is deliberately affordable, so more families can start without a large upfront investment.
Works on any device with a browser. No special hardware, no app store, fully offline after installation.
Designed for children with autism and developmental challenges. Sensory-friendly, large buttons, customizable content.
The original TWIYO app was available in the App Store and Play Store. But traditional apps require approval from Apple and Google, regular updates, and often only work on one platform. On top of that, they take a 30% commission on every purchase. TWIYO is now a Progressive Web App (PWA) — you simply open it in your browser and can add it to your home screen as if it were a real app.
It works fully offline after the first visit, updates automatically, and is available on any device. No expensive hardware needed — any tablet, phone, or computer with a browser works. The costs we save are passed directly on to you.