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Tip of the Tongue

Word finding after stroke

A calm, private practice tool for reconnecting with words that have become hard to reach — place names, people's names, everyday things.

Coming soon to the App Store.

What it is

After a stroke, specific words — often names and places — can become hard to retrieve, even when you know them well. Tip of the Tongue is a simple, unhurried tool for practising exactly those words, using a technique from speech-language therapy called Spaced Retrieval Training: words you find hard come back sooner, words you know well come back less often.

How it works

  1. Build a personal word bank — the specific words you struggle with, each with your own description and an optional sound hint.
  2. In a practice session, the app shows the description. You say the word aloud, at your own pace.
  3. Need help? Reveal a category hint, then a sound hint — one gentle step at a time.
  4. You tap whether you got it. No microphone, no scoring, no pressure.

A note from the maker

After my stroke, I had a hard time finding my words or remembering the names of people. I could sense the words were there, on the tip of my tongue, but I could not find the path to them — often names and places I'd known my whole life. The tools I tried felt clinical or overwhelming, so I built the calm, private one I wished I'd had: a way to make step-by-step progress, practising the exact words you struggle with, at your own pace, with no scoring and no pressure. I hope it helps you find your words the way it's helped me find mine.

— JJ, a 70-year-old innovator

Your privacy

Everything you enter stays on your device. There is no account, no login, no cloud, and no tracking of any kind — the app works entirely offline. Nothing you type ever leaves your phone.

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Support & contact

Questions, feedback, or trouble with the app? Email contact@tipofthetongue.net and I'll get back to you.

Tip of the Tongue is a practice aid, not a medical device. It does not diagnose or treat any condition. For a personalised rehabilitation programme, please work with a qualified speech-language pathologist.