SCIP vs Word Wipeout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Word Wipeout
This app makes memorizing songs and phrases fun for children through interactive word removal. Users can select songs or input custom text, then watch animated characters gradually erase words, challenging recall and building memory.
- Memorize songs and phrases
- Custom lyric input
- Animated word erasure
- Gradual difficulty progression
- Adjustable animation characters
- Full-screen mode
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Word Wipeout makes learning songs and phrases irresistibly fun for children. Simply pick a song from the library or paste any song lyrics or phrases and tap the Sing musical note button — the words appear in large, easy-to-read text perfect for little learners. When your child is ready for a challenge, tap the Eraser button and watch Pac-Man, Shark, Tornado, or several other animation characters come to life, chomping through 25% of the words with sound and animation. Keep tapping to erase 25% more words progressively — each round a little harder than the last — until your child is singing from memory all on their own. How It Works: • Pick a song from the built-in library or type or paste any song lyrics or any phrase you want to memorize • Tap the Sing musical note button to display the words in large text • Practice memorizing the words, with all of the words displayed • Tap Erase to let Pac-Man or other animations wipe out 25% of the words • See if you can remember the words that were wiped out • Keep Erasing — each round erases 25% more, building memory • Hit the 'Full Screen' button to operate in full screen. • Tap Reset to bring all the words back and start again • Tap Settings to change font since or change the erase animation character to a Shark, Tornado, and several others (or None). Selecting more than one animation will randomly pick from those selected. • Load a new song or phrase anytime with New Song Built for Learning: Word Wipeout uses a proven memory technique — gradual word removal — that turns rote memorization into an engaging game. Children build reading fluency, phrase recall, and confidence without even realizing they're learning. Perfect For: • Primary school children learning songs or phrases for class or church • Parents and teachers who want a simple, screen-time-worthy tool • Though targeted to children and teachers, this app is great for anyone learning to memorize a song or phrase. If you are too old to enjoy the animation, just turn it off. No cost. No ads. No in-app purchases. No hidden fees. Just pure free learning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Word Wipeout at Free against SCIP's $59.99. Word Wipeout also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). SCIP's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.5). 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
Word Wipeout is free to download; SCIP costs $59.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SCIP against 5.0 for Word Wipeout. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of SCIP's written reviews are positive against 100% of Word Wipeout's.
| Parameter | SCIP | Word Wipeout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $59.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 355 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EBS LEARNING INC | Appzavvy, LLC |
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SCIP
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In-app purchases
SCIP
No in-app purchases
Word Wipeout
No in-app purchases









