Comparison

SCIP vs Simple Phonic Stories

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

Simple Phonic Stories

Features
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A very, simple, fun reading app full of adorable pictures to help your kids learn to read quickly! Read the phrase to reveal the picture. This is a fun, educational tool that kids love and is good way for parents to get involved too!

Screenshots

Simple Phonic Stories4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple Phonic Stories at Free against SCIP's $59.99. Simple Phonic Stories also leads on device support (3 vs 1). SCIP's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On update cadence, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SCIP ships an update every 2 months, Simple Phonic Stories every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SCIP versus Simple Phonic Stories: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCIPSimple Phonic Stories
Price$59.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size355 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEBS LEARNING INCRyan Mcdermott

In-app purchases

None

SCIP

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Phonic Stories

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SCIP free?
SCIP costs $59.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Phonic Stories free?
Simple Phonic Stories is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SCIP or Simple Phonic Stories have ads?
Neither SCIP nor Simple Phonic Stories shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SCIP or Simple Phonic Stories?
SCIP ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Phonic Stories every 3 months. Most recently, SCIP was updated on October 12, 2026 and Simple Phonic Stories on October 5, 2026.

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