Comparison

Listening Power Advanced vs Contrology Connection

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

Head to head
About

Listening Power Advanced

This app offers practice for auditory and language processing skills, covering grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, and memory. It features five activities with over 1200 questions, adjustable difficulty, and customizable story options.

Highlights
  • Language processing practice
  • Auditory processing tasks
  • Over 1200 questions
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Customizable story selection
  • Optional text display for reading comprehension
Features
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Listening Power Advanced Skills is a groundbreaking app that provides practice for users anywhere from late elementary school age through adults. Designed by Patti Hamaguchi, MA, CCC-SLP, a licensed speech-language pathologist who has written books on the treatment of auditory processing and is a co-author of the TAPS4 test, this app focuses on language processing (grammar, vocabulary, narrative and question comprehension) and auditory processing tasks (auditory memory auditory closure, auditory figure-ground). This is a great choice to supplement speech-language therapy and those who are strengthening central auditory processing skills. This app was previously titled "Listening Power Grades 4-8+" but we found that it was also an excellent choice for students in high school and even adults, so it has a new title! Put the "text on" and narration off to turn it into a reading comprehension app! There are 5 activities in this app and over 1200 questions in the following categories: Listening for Grammar (Which sentence sounds right?) Listening for Meaning (What does that mean? Building vocabulary!) Listening for Fast Sentences (What did I say? Time-compressed sentences) Listening for Missing Sounds (What did I say? Auditory clozure) Listening for Stories (Narrative language): Various questions about the story-includes optional visual and/or background noise distraction) Now the user can also custom-select the stories too! An auto advance/drop setting automatically adjusts the level of difficulty of the app. Text can be turned on (for reading decoding and comprehension practice) or left off. Within the Settings, you can select 2, 3 or 4 choices as well as the Easy, Intermediate, or Advanced level. A perfect app for speech therapy! Questions? Contact our tech support at: info@hamaguchiapps.com Check our website at www.hamaguchiapps.com

About

Contrology Connection

Features
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Contrology Connection is the student app for our classical Pilates teacher-training academy, recognized by the National Pilates Certification Program (NPCP). Enrolled students can: • Stream the full training video curriculum, lesson by lesson • Read the illustrated Mat Manual alongside every exercise, with audio narration • Study the Movement Foundations Workbook — anatomy, history, and the principles of the method • Take knowledge checks as you progress through your program • Log and track your training hours — self-practice, observation, and practice teaching — toward your certificate • Browse the video reference libraries in any order • Sign your training agreement and manage your account An active enrollment with Contrology Connection is required to access course content. Enrollment is available at contrologyconnection.com.

Screenshots

Listening Power Advanced4 screens
Contrology Connection4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Contrology Connection at Free against Listening Power Advanced's $19.99. Contrology Connection also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 28 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Contrology Connection is free to download; Listening Power Advanced costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listening Power Advanced ships an update every 28 months, Contrology Connection every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Listening Power Advanced versus Contrology Connection: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListening Power AdvancedContrology Connection
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHamaguchi Learning & Development, LLCEric Olsen

In-app purchases

None

Listening Power Advanced

No in-app purchases

None

Contrology Connection

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Listening Power Advanced free?
Listening Power Advanced costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Contrology Connection free?
Contrology Connection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Listening Power Advanced or Contrology Connection have ads?
Neither Listening Power Advanced nor Contrology Connection shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Listening Power Advanced or Contrology Connection?
Listening Power Advanced ships an update every 28 months, and Contrology Connection every 2 weeks. Most recently, Listening Power Advanced was updated on October 24, 2026 and Contrology Connection on October 24, 2026.

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