Verb Toolbox vs Articulation Station Hive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Verb Toolbox
This app provides targeted exercises for individuals with comprehension and word-finding challenges. It offers activities focused on understanding verbs, retrieving and naming them, and producing them in sentences, with progress tracking features.
- Verb comprehension exercises
- Verb retrieval and naming activities
- Sentence production practice
- Errorless learning approach
- Semantic feature analysis
- Response elaboration therapy
- Customizable verb testing
- Progress tracking and reporting
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Verb Toolbox is a professional speech therapy app designed for older children and adults with comprehension and/or word-finding difficulties. It targets listening and reading comprehension of verbs, verb retrieval and naming as well as verb production in sentences. Verb Toolbox has 6 activities: Comprehension Listen: In the activity, the person is required to understand the spoken verb and match it to the corresponding picture. There is a choice of 2, 3, 4 or 6 pictures. Read: In this activity, the person is required to read and understand the written verb and match it to the corresponding picture. There is a choice of 2, 3, 4 or 6 pictures. Naming & Sentence Production Repeat: This activity uses an evidence-based treatment approach called Errorless Learning. The app repeats the name of the verb 3 times and asks the user to repeat it 3 times. Describe: This activity uses an evidence-based treatment approach called Semantic Feature Analysis. There are 6 questions designed to prompt the user to describe each feature of the action/verb and ultimately improve their naming/verb retrieval. Elaborate: This activity is based on a treatment approach called Response Elaboration Therapy. It uses 'Wh' questions (Who, What, Where, Why) to help the user to expand their answers when describing the picture. Assessment Verb Test: A fully customisable test which allows you to choose the verbs you wish to include. Keep track of client progress over time by emailing result summaries or by checking the in-built record of scores. The app includes: - Over 100 clear, large, high-quality colour pictures of people doing a range of activities such as eating a hamburger, driving a car, bowling, sight-seeing etc. - Adjustable difficulty levels in comprehension tasks - The option to add multiple users - Results summary that can be emailed - Results tracking and in-built storage - No subscriptions, no monthly bills, no Wi-fi needed All Aptus Speech & Language Therapy apps participate in the 50% off Volume Purchase Program, so talk to your school about buying in bulk!
Articulation Station Hive
This app provides speech-language pathologists and learners of all ages with a comprehensive suite of tools and activities to improve articulation. It offers a wide range of practice options, from isolation to conversation, with customizable features and progress tracking.
- 17 engaging articulation activities
- Customizable practice for individual learners
- Progress tracking and session summaries
- Group sessions for up to 6 learners (Pro tier)
- Variety of cueing methods (hand, picture, letter)
- Story and conversation practice modules
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Articulation Station Hive is the most comprehensive speech therapy app on the App Store, giving Speech-Language Pathologists tools and activities to help learners of all ages speak more clearly. Target consonants and vowels across 17 engaging activities—from isolation through conversation. Whether you’re targeting a single sound, multiple sounds, phonological patterns, complex word shapes, or carryover into conversation, Articulation Station Hive makes it easy to customize practice for each learner. ARTICULATION STATION HIVE OFFERS: ISOLATION ACTIVITIES: - Hand Cues provide a video model with a hand cue for each sound. - Picture Cues offer fun animated illustrations for each sound. - Letter Cues pair the letter with the sound in a playful way. SYLLABLE ACTIVITIES: - Syllable Sliders let learners slide two sounds together to make a word. - Syllable Spinners create one-, two-, and three-syllable combinations. WORD ACTIVITIES: - Contrast Pairs support minimal pairs, maximal pairs, and multiple oppositions for phonological intervention. - Flashcards provide repetition. - Matching Games offer three levels of practice. PHRASE ACTIVITIES: - Rotating Phrases combine lead words and target words into two-word combinations. - Unique Phrases provide three-word descriptive phrases for addressing speech and language goals. SENTENCE ACTIVITIES: - Fixed Rotating Sentences provide repeated practice within predictable carrier sentences. - Mixed Rotating Sentences generate varied sentences by combining pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and target words. - Unique Sentences provide longer, more complex speech practice. STORY ACTIVITIES: - Level 1 Stories are short, rhyming, and sometimes repetitive stories paired with picture prompts. - Level 2 Stories provide longer stories with richer vocabulary and more opportunities to practice target sounds. CONVERSATION ACTIVITIES: - Conversation Scenes encourage spontaneous speech with interactive scenes and the ability to record, save, and score speech samples. - Conversation Questions offer four question types for conversation and carryover. WORD LISTS: - Create and save custom Word Lists tailored to each learner. - Combine targets from multiple Sound Programs or search for words across the app. - Explore Speech and Language lists for multisyllabic words, complex consonant clusters, vocabulary, phonological awareness, and more. - Add custom words and images for personalized practice. - Use your lists in word, phrase, and sentence activities. ADDITIONAL TOOLS & RESOURCES: - Customize Sound Programs with Suggested Words, syllable selection, and word shape filtering. - Target phonological processes with word-level practice and contrast pairs. - Work with up to 6 learners at once with Group Sessions. *Pro tier only. - Personalize sessions with seasonal, holiday, just-for-fun, and colored themes. *Illustrated themes are iPad only. TRACK PROGRESS: - Track performance across targeted sounds with session summaries and progress graphs. - Review correct, approximate, and incorrect responses. - Add notes, listen to recordings, and repeat previous sessions. - Share progress and session notes with parents or adult learners. LITTLE BEE HIVE MEMBERSHIP: Articulation Station Hive is included with the Little Bee Hive membership. Pro members receive access to both Articulation Station Hive and Articulation Test Center Hive. Already a Little Bee Hive member? Simply download Articulation Station Hive and sign in with your existing account. SUBSCRIPTION, PRICING & TERMS: Articulation Station Hive offers a 14-day free trial with unlimited access to both Articulation Station Hive and Articulation Test Center Hive. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at the end of the 14-day trial. Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off at any time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Articulation Station Hive at Free against Verb Toolbox's $11.99. Articulation Station Hive also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Verb Toolbox's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Articulation Station Hive is free to download; Verb Toolbox costs $11.99 up front. Articulation Station Hive sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Verb Toolbox asks for nothing beyond the download.
Verb Toolbox ships an update every 5 months, Articulation Station Hive monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Verb Toolbox | Articulation Station Hive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $11.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (667 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 63.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 667 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 737 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aptus Speech and Language Therapy Limited | Little Bee Speech |
Customer experience
Verb Toolbox
Articulation Station Hive
Bugs and requests
Verb Toolbox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Articulation Station Hive
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login/sign-up issues
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Data loss or inability to access previous sessions
Requested features
5 requests- Add more words and vocabulary
- Include British accent options
- Allow one-time purchase option
- Improve navigation and flow
- Add more games and interactive activities
In-app purchases
Verb Toolbox
No in-app purchases
Articulation Station Hive
- Hive Parent (Monthly)14 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Hive Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Hive Parent (Yearly)14 Days trial$83.991 Year
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- Hive Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$119.991 Year
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