A small status app for days when speaking is hard
An autistic person who is sometimes built a small web app to help their partner check in without needing spoken words. The app shows an emoji, a status, a section for what they are doing, and a note area.
The demo status shows “Watching Youtube.” This is their first attempt at building a web app through , and they do not describe themselves as a coder. The plan has three stages: first make it work on the web so it runs on their partner’s phone, then try a hardware version if it helps, and later consider a to turn it into a real product.
For now, they are testing it with their partner for a week to see whether it actually solves the communication problem. Their side includes a settings page and an update page, where they can write anything from about four words to about forty words.
Key points
- The app helps someone share their condition with a partner when speaking is difficult.
- It displays an emoji, current status, current activity, and a short note.
- The maker is not a coder and used for a first web app attempt.
- The roadmap starts with a phone-friendly web version, then possibly hardware, then a .
- They are testing it for one week before treating it as a real product idea.