SnapType Pro
Price
$ 399.99
In-App purchases
By: SNAPTYPE, LLC
Update: 03-13-2025
Supported Platforms
iPad
iPhone
Android
SnapType Pro
The newly updated SnapType for Occupational Therapy is an easy to use, intuitive app with a simple interface for iPads, iPhones, and now with the latest updated Androids. The app allows completion of worksheets using the camera on mobile devices. It’s simple design allows users to “Snap” a picture of a worksheet or virtually anything and then “type” directly onto it. This free app greatly assists students who have handwriting difficulties including dysgraphia, learning disabilities, low vision, low muscle tone and Parkinson’s.
With the pro version, users can use the whiteboard feature to draw on their worksheets and can save an unlimited amount of documents, where the free version only allows you to save three documents and does not include the whiteboard feature. Using the device’s camera, a picture is captured of a worksheet or form and then loaded into the application. The user is then able to type an answer directly on the worksheet using the keyboard. Users can draw lines that are completely customizable allowing you to change the thickness, length, and color with the new update. Another feature that has been added is the ability to work in landscape mode. Font can be enlarged and images can be resized by simply pinching with two fingers. Tapping and dragging can move textboxes. Typing in a snap for students using the predictive text feature, taking the guesswork out of spelling for some students. This feature can also be turned off in the settings. Work can then be saved to the camera roll and either emailed or printed. It is easy to begin again by flipping over the device for two seconds. Customize images with the ability to crop and rotate images. Store and work on more than one document at a time. It is easy to import images from your device into SnapType Pro as well. The pro version makes it easy to share documents via email, Google Drive, Dropbox, or print from directly within the app. Convert images to black and white for better printing. Share your creations as an image or PDF. Share your creations as a SnapType document, which allows others to open and edit them on their devices. We trailed SnapType with an 8-year old who is receiving school-based occupational therapy due to visual motor and visual perceptual issues. The biggest complaint from teachers about handwriting for this student was related to illegible answers on worksheets. The student quickly learned to take images of the worksheets using her iPad, upload them to the device and type in her answers. In addition to making her writing legible and eliminating issues with visual perceptual skills, the child’s interest in the task was greatly improved, as was her pride in her work. Some pros of the app are: • Extremely fast and easy to use for young, inexperienced or cognitively challenged users • Few tools available that can be confusing • Requires few steps to complete the task • Text boxes are easily created and deleted for the user • Workflow to Photo Album for printing or sharing Adaptation Possibilities: • Worksheets could be modified to user ability level using pictures, multiple choice or word banks to copy from or providing simplified vocabulary • If answer choices are offered, X’s or voice recognition capabilities can be used to complete the worksheet • Instructional support can be provided to take the picture, create text boxes prior to completion, perform the screenshot or shared using AirDrop capabilities
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