# HootCare: Speech Practice — SLP-prescribed home practice > SLP-prescribed home practice (iPhone/iPad app by Hootcare Inc.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hootcare-speech-practice/id6810803424 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Hootcare Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/6810803426) - Category: Medical, Education - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 15.1 · 55 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-10-09 - Data updated: 2026-10-24 ## What is HootCare? The practice your speech-language pathologist prescribes — made doable at home. HootCare connects a child's speech-language pathologist (SLP) with the six days a week they aren't in the room. It works on iPhone and iPad. The SLP picks the exact speech targets — a sound, a blend like BR, where it sits in the word, words or sentences — and HootCare turns them into short, playful practice sessions a family can actually finish. For families - 10 minutes a day: say-it-with-Hoot practice, speed rounds, tongue twisters, silly fill-in stories, and a storybook — all built around your child's prescribed sounds - Hoot listens during practice and cheers honest effort (practice clips are kept only with your consent, and never without it) - Collect Hoot cards and keep a forgiving streak — encouragement, not pressure - A weekly "how's it going" summary in plain language For SLPs - Prescribe once: targets, session size, and a practice plan (daily or every-other-day) with automatic variety so families see something fresh each day - Assign in seconds from a library grouped by sound - See honest practice data between sessions — tries, what was said clearly, per-target — never inflated accuracy - Add the whole family with an invite code HootCare is home-practice support prescribed and supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist. It is not therapy and not a replacement for your SLP. Accounts are created by adults only. Keeping a child's practice clips is consent-gated per child, and they're deleted after 90 days. No ads. No tracking. For practices, HootCare is a monthly auto-renewable subscription purchased in the app. The Starter plan covers 10 kids, and practices add kids as their caseload grows (about $2.49 a month per extra kid, with no cap). New practices get their first 30 days free, and families never pay. Terms of Use (EULA): https://app.hootcare.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://app.hootcare.io/privacy ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Caseload of up to 41 | $101.99 | per month | | Caseload of up to 42 | $104.99 | per month | | Caseload of up to 43 | $106.99 | per month | | Caseload of up to 44 | $109.99 | per month | | Caseload of up to 46 | $114.99 | per month | | Caseload of up to 45 | $111.99 | per month | | Caseload of up to 47 | $116.99 | per month | | Caseload of up to 48 | $119.99 | per month | | Caseload of up to 49 | $121.99 | per month | | Caseload of 50 or more | $124.99 | per month | | Caseload of up to 19 | $47.49 | per month | | Caseload of up to 13 | $32.49 | per month | | Caseload of up to 11 | $27.49 | per month | | Caseload of up to 14 | $34.95 | per month | | Caseload of up to 10 | $24.99 | per month | | Caseload of up to 15 | $37.49 | per month | | Caseload of up to 12 | $29.95 | per month | | Caseload of up to 18 | $44.90 | per month | | Caseload of up to 17 | $42.49 | per month | | Caseload of up to 20 | $49.90 | per month | ## Is HootCare safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess HootCare. ## Is HootCare legit? HootCare: Speech Practice has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for HootCare is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.10.0 — 2026-10-21 Practice with Hoot is now hands-free: Hoot speaks, a chime says it's your turn, the mic opens on its own and the turn ends when your child goes quiet. Fewer buttons on every screen, and a garden that grows a flower every five tries. SLPs can choose how each child's activities feel and can now use all 9 steps of the sound ladder. ### 1.9.2 — 2026-10-18 Practice now goes sound by sound and spot by spot: SLPs can set separate practice for the beginning, middle and end of words. Hoot's conversation openers now fit each child's age and interests. You can now report a problem or share an idea from Help & support. The app opens screens faster, and it will let you know when an update is needed to keep practicing. ### 1.8.1 — 2026-10-15 Performance improvements across iPhone and iPad: reduced startup work, faster activity-library and storybook loading, and more efficient background and audio handling. ### 1.7.2 — 2026-10-13 Clearer activity names and icons, complete storybook and game previews, and more reliable practice when connections are slow. Improvements across iPhone and iPad. ### 1.5.6 — 2026-10-09 No release notes. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-10-24.*