Comparison

CoughDrop vs Articulation Test Center Hive

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

Head to head
About

CoughDrop

This app provides a modern communication and support tool for individuals with complex communication needs. It offers customizable boards with symbols, images, and audio, along with reporting features for support teams.

Highlights
  • Customizable communication boards
  • Rich symbol set and image personalization
  • User-recorded audio and speech synthesis
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Support team access and collaboration
  • Built-in reporting and messaging
Features
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CoughDrop is a simple, modern AAC communication and support tool that empowers individuals and the teams around them. It is a full-featured communication app built for individuals with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Rett syndrome, or other complex communication needs. CoughDrop is flexible and configurable enough to accommodate the access and comprehension needs of many communicators. CoughDrop users can install this app to access CoughDrop's communication and reporting features on their mobile device. The app includes starter boards for different levels of communication, and boards with large or small buttons can be personalized using the rich symbol set, user-provided images or camera photos, user-recorded audio, speech synthesis, etc. CoughDrop runs on multiple devices, so you can log in on your tablet, phone and computer and have access to the same communication tools and interface. In addition, users can be linked so parents, therapists and supervisors can access a communicator's boards from their own devices to better facilitate modeling, and to make it easier to modify boards without taking away the communicator's device. The built-in reporting and messaging tools also help the support team have a consistent strategy and know what's working across locations and times.

About

Articulation Test Center Hive

This app provides a comprehensive tool for assessing speech sound disorders in children and adults. It offers flexible testing options, intelligent scoring, interactive scenes for speech sampling, and auto-generated reports to save time for speech-language pathologists.

Highlights
  • Flexible testing options (Screener, Full Test)
  • Intelligent scoring with auto-marked phonological processes
  • Interactive speech scenes for connected speech samples
  • Comprehensive test results and progress graphs
  • Auto-generated, editable reports
  • Speech sample audio recording and playback
Features
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Articulation Test Center Hive (ATC Hive) is a criterion-referenced, articulation and phonology test, created by SLPs for SLPs to assess speech sound disorders in children and adults. It is a smart testing solution that offers flexible testing options, interactive speech scenes, comprehensive test results, and auto-generated, data-driven reports that will save you time! ARTICULATION TEST CENTER HIVE OFFERS: FLEXIBLE TESTING OPTIONS: Screener: Assesses the sounds and words that are developmentally appropriate based on age. Full Test: Assesses all the speech sounds in the English language including initial sounds, medial sounds, final sounds, blends, vowels, and R sounds or any combination of these sound sets. INTELLIGENT SCORING: - Quickly mark sounds incorrect or approximate - Easily mark substitutions and omissions - Enjoy 19 auto-marked phonological processes & distortions - Rate intelligibility INTERACTIVE SPEECH SCENES: Speech Sample: Offers two beautifully illustrated and interactive speech scenes for children to explore with question prompts to keep them talking. It is a fun and easy way to record and save a connected speech sample for assessing a student’s speech and language skills, and it provides a more accurate way to measure intelligibility. COMPREHENSIVE TEST RESULTS: Scores Overview: Displays progress graphs for Percent Phonemes Correct and Intelligibility, and a list of tests given. Words Tested: Displays all the words tested, how they were scored, and phonological processes & distortions marked. You can listen to recordings made and view notes. If edits are needed you can return to the test to make changes. Sound Errors: Displays the sound errors by sound position and age of acquisition. You can also mark sound errors for stimulability. Place/Manner: Displays sound errors based on the place of articulation and on the manner of articulation. It also displays vowel errors by position and quadrant. Substitutions: Displays all the substitutions made and omissions marked. Processes/Distortions: Displays all the phonological processes and distortions marked in the test. It does this with a visual graph as well as a list of processes marked. Speech Sample: The audio recording taken from the speech sample is saved and available for playback. The intelligibility can be updated and a transcription can be entered or viewed. Recommendation: Shows a quick summary of sounds and phonological processes recommended for practice and sounds processes that should be monitored for appropriate development. AUTO-GENERATED REPORTS: The Report tab presents a full written report summarizing the test results. The report can be edited and/or shared with parents, teachers, and others involved in the intervention process. Once you immerse yourself in ATC Hive’s many testing and reporting features you will come to know we invested an enormous amount of our resources and our best thinking in both the testing experience, and in the test administrator–YOU! We’re proud to offer ATC Hive as part of the Little Bee Hive membership which includes access to both Articulation Test Center Hive and Articulation Station Hive. If you are already subscribed to Articulation Station Hive (Pro tier) you may download and login to Articulation Test Center Hive with your same login information at no additional cost. SUBSCRIPTION, PRICING & TERMS: Articulation Test Center Hive offers a 14-day free trial which includes unlimited access to both Articulation Test Center Hive and Articulation Station Hive. The subscription automatically renews unless the auto-renew feature is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at the end of your 14-day trial period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off at any time.

Screenshots

CoughDrop4 screens
Articulation Test Center Hive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Articulation Test Center Hive at 4.8 against CoughDrop's 3.7. Articulation Test Center Hive also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 52%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. CoughDrop sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Articulation Test Center Hive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Articulation Test Center Hive holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 136 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of CoughDrop's written reviews are positive against 64% of Articulation Test Center Hive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CoughDrop versus Articulation Test Center Hive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoughDropArticulation Test Center Hive
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (57 ratings)4.8 (136 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews64.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings57136 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB162 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoughDrop, Inc.Little Bee Speech

Customer experience

CoughDrop

All ratings57 ratings
Positive61.4%
Neutral14.0%
Negative24.6%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative33.3%

Articulation Test Center Hive

All ratings136 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.4%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CoughDrop

One-time3
  • Evaluator Access$29.99
  • Supporter Access$44.99
  • Communicator Access$294.99
2 purchases

Articulation Test Center Hive

Subscriptions2
  • Hive Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Hive Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$119.991 Year

Questions

Is CoughDrop free?
CoughDrop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Articulation Test Center Hive free?
Articulation Test Center Hive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CoughDrop or Articulation Test Center Hive?
Articulation Test Center Hive is rated higher. CoughDrop averages 3.7 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Articulation Test Center Hive averages 4.8 from 136 ratings.
Do CoughDrop or Articulation Test Center Hive have ads?
Neither CoughDrop nor Articulation Test Center Hive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CoughDrop or Articulation Test Center Hive?
CoughDrop ships an update monthly, and Articulation Test Center Hive monthly. Most recently, CoughDrop was updated on August 29, 2026 and Articulation Test Center Hive on September 23, 2026.

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