Comparison

SCIP vs ASHA Schools Connect

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SCIP

This therapeutic tool aids speech therapy by implementing evidence-based contrastive phonology approaches. It offers a vast library of words and allows for individualized or group sessions with detailed progress tracking and reporting.

Highlights
  • Five contrastive therapy approaches
  • 2,400+ real words and 6,000+ nonsense words
  • Individual or group sessions (up to 4 students)
  • Individualized treatment targets and data collection
  • Printable progress graphs and session notes
  • Printable illustrations for practice
Features
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Turbocharge your speech therapy! SCIP (Sound Contrasts In Phonology) is an evidence-based, therapeutic tool developed through a one million dollar NIH grant by ASHA Fellow Dr. A. Lynn Williams. Dr. Williams partnered with EBS Learning to create this revolutionary app to maximize therapy by increasing intelligibility in less time. SCIP allows you to both create and implement treatment approaches using five different contrastive therapy approaches: Multiple Oppositions Minimal Pairs Maximal Oppositions Treatment of the Empty Set Vowel Contrasts SCIP includes more than 2,400 real words and 6,000 nonsense words to provide the widest variety of treatment stimuli and support rapid progress. The app allows individual or group sessions with up to 4 students. In group sessions, each student has individualized treatment targets and data collection. Print or email graphs of treatment progress and individual session notes! Choose the option to treat word-initial or word-final sounds using pictures or illustrations. You can also print illustrations to prepare practice sets to be used away from the iPad or sent home for reinforcement. Amazing features of this app allow you to: Easily create treatment programs with five contrastive approaches. Provide therapy sessions using illustrations or pictures. Collect data and enter therapy notes for each session. Graph treatment data and produce therapy reports. Print illustrations for use away from the iPad. Create and save groups of up to four students each with their own targets and treatment approach. Previously created for use with a computer, this improved and even easier-to-use program is now available as an app on your iPad! "SCIP" the prep time and jump right into treatment!

About

ASHA Schools Connect

This app provides conference attendees with access to schedules, speaker and exhibitor details, and poster abstracts. Users can take notes directly on presentation slides and engage in in-app messaging with colleagues.

Highlights
  • View conference schedule
  • Access speaker and exhibitor details
  • Browse poster abstracts
  • Take notes on presentation slides
  • In-app messaging with attendees
  • Share information via tweet and email
Features
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*** FOR ATTENDEES ONLY *** The ASHA Connect mobile application allows you to view the schedule, poster abstracts, exhibitors and speaker details from the conference. Users can take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the Exhibitors module. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with in app messaging, tweeting and emailing.

Screenshots

ASHA Schools Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ASHA Schools Connect at Free against SCIP's $59.99. ASHA Schools Connect also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and ratings volume (69 vs 4). SCIP's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 31 months). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ASHA Schools Connect is free to download; SCIP costs $59.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SCIP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ASHA Schools Connect has 69 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of SCIP's written reviews are positive against 100% of ASHA Schools Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SCIP ships an update every 2 months, ASHA Schools Connect every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SCIP versus ASHA Schools Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCIPASHA Schools Connect
Price$59.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.8 (69 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings469 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 31 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size355 MB68 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEBS LEARNING INCAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Customer experience

SCIP

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

ASHA Schools Connect

All ratings69 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SCIP

No in-app purchases

None

ASHA Schools Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SCIP free?
SCIP costs $59.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ASHA Schools Connect free?
ASHA Schools Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SCIP or ASHA Schools Connect?
SCIP is rated higher. SCIP averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while ASHA Schools Connect averages 4.8 from 69 ratings.
Do SCIP or ASHA Schools Connect have ads?
Neither SCIP nor ASHA Schools Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SCIP or ASHA Schools Connect?
SCIP ships an update every 2 months, and ASHA Schools Connect every 31 months. Most recently, SCIP was updated on October 12, 2026 and ASHA Schools Connect on October 24, 2026.

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