Comparison

SCIP vs Marble Monster Articulation

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

Marble Monster Articulation

This game integrates speech therapy practice directly into engaging gameplay. Players race marbles on various tracks while a friendly monster helps practice articulation with over 550 custom images. Designed by a licensed Speech Language Pathologist, it streamlines therapy sessions by embedding drills within play.

Highlights
  • Embedded articulation therapy
  • Marble racing gameplay
  • Hundreds of track configurations
  • Over 550 custom articulation images
  • Designed by a Speech Language Pathologist
Features
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Marble Monster is the latest articulation game from Friendly Monster Speech Games! Many therapists incentivize clients by incorporating games into therapy sessions, but switching attention between drill and play can cause delays and waste valuable therapy time. So we wanted to make a game with the therapy embedded in the play! • Race marbles on hundreds of different track configurations! • Practice articulation with a friendly monster! • Over 550 custom articulation images • Designed and developed by a licensed Speech Language Pathologist

Screenshots

Marble Monster Articulation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Marble Monster Articulation at $14.99 against SCIP's $59.99. Marble Monster Articulation also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

SCIP costs $59.99 and Marble Monster Articulation $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SCIP against 5.0 for Marble Monster Articulation. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of SCIP's written reviews are positive against 100% of Marble Monster Articulation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SCIP ships an update every 2 months, Marble Monster Articulation weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SCIP versus Marble Monster Articulation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCIPMarble Monster Articulation
Price$59.99$14.99 — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size355 MB647 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEBS LEARNING INCFriendly Monster Speech Games LLC

Customer experience

SCIP

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

Marble Monster Articulation

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SCIP

No in-app purchases

None

Marble Monster Articulation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SCIP free?
SCIP costs $59.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marble Monster Articulation free?
Marble Monster Articulation costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SCIP or Marble Monster Articulation?
SCIP and Marble Monster Articulation are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do SCIP or Marble Monster Articulation have ads?
Neither SCIP nor Marble Monster Articulation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SCIP or Marble Monster Articulation?
SCIP ships an update every 2 months, and Marble Monster Articulation weekly. Most recently, SCIP was updated on October 12, 2026 and Marble Monster Articulation on October 20, 2026.

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