Comparison

Articulation Station Pro Es vs Articulation Essentials

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

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About

Articulation Station Pro Es

This app provides speech-language therapy for Spanish speakers, offering 6 engaging activities to practice all Spanish language sounds. It includes over 1,000 target words, phrases, and sentences with high-quality images and voice recording features.

Highlights
  • 6 articulation activities
  • Over 1,000 target words, phrases, and sentences
  • High-quality images
  • Voice recording and playback
  • In-depth scoring and data tracking
  • Student profiles
  • Multiple user support
Features
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“This is one of the best speech-language therapy apps currently available in Spanish. My clients are familiar with the English version of Articulation Station Pro and are now able to work bilingually on speech sounds in both of their languages. A valuable tool for speech-language therapy!” - Georgia, MS, CCC-SLP Learn how to pronounce and practice all the sounds in the Spanish language with 6 engaging articulation activities! Created by certified Speech-Language Pathologists, Articulation Station Pro Español is a full featured articulation application to help children as well as adults learn to speak and pronounce their sounds more clearly. High quality images represent target words to be practiced in 6 fun activities at the word, phrase, and sentence levels. Activities are to be practiced with the assistance of a Speech-Language Pathologist, teacher, or parent. The 18 sound programs included are: p, b, m, j (h), d, t, n, ñ, k, g, f, ch, ll (y), l, rr, r, s, vowels & diphthongs Articulation Station Español offers: • Quick tips for teaching each sound • Over 1,000 target words • Consistent number of target words throughout the app • Beautiful high quality images • Ability to add your own images • Custom word lists • Phonological processes • Ability to shuffle multiple sounds • Flashcard activity • Matching activity • Rotating phrases • Over 1,000 Unique phrases • 40 Rotating Sentences • Over 1,000 Unique Sentences • In-depth Scoring and data tracking • Email words, phrases, and sentences for home practice • Student profiles (photo, name, email, gender, age, notes) • Multiple users for group sessions (Up to 6 students at one time!) • Voice recording and playback feature for monitoring responses WORD LEVEL ACTIVITIES - Flashcards activity- These beautiful, real life images are attention grabbers! Children and adults will love swiping through them and therapists will love the consistent number of flashcards throughout the entire application. Voiced audio model included! - Matching game -- This super fun matching game is a great way to keep children and adults engaged in the activity as they practice sounds in words. The medium level game play makes it appropriate for kids and adults of all ages. PHRASE LEVEL ACTIVITIES - Rotating phrases -- Spin the target word or spin the modifier word to produce lots of cute and silly word combinations. For example some rotating phrases from the /p/ sound program might be, “la paloma famosa,” or “el payaso pequeño.” - Unique phrases -- Each unique phrase is 3-5 words in length making it a great next step after rotating phrases are mastered. As descriptive phrases, they provide a great opportunity for working on language goals as well. The unique phrase for the word “panda” in the in the initial position of the /p/ program is, “el panda gordo y grande” SENTENCE LEVEL ACTIVITIES - Rotating sentences -- In this activity the sentence stays the same while only the target word changes. For example the rotating sentence for the /p/ sound in the initial position is, “El perro del payaso quería más pez .” With a spin of the target word the next sentence might be, “El perro del payaso quería más pepino.” Each rotating sentence has picture prompts and multiple target words. So much fun!! - Unique sentences -- These provide a great way for a child/adult to to get multiple productions of the target sound in one sentence. Examples of unique sentences from the initial p program are, “El panadero hace pan dos veces por día.” and “Paola pone un poco de pimienta en la pasta.” Each target word in the app was chosen very carefully. Words were chosen that are common among dialects when possible but in the end articulation targets were prioritized over regional vocabulary differences. We hope you enjoy using Articulation Station Pro Español. Please take a moment to review the app in the App Store so we can continue to improve it. Enjoy!

About

Articulation Essentials

This app provides a comprehensive tool for practicing speech articulation at home. It features a large library of words, phrases, and sentences with real-life images, designed to make learning engaging for children and effective for various speech challenges. It's suitable for use by SLPs, parents, and teachers.

Highlights
  • 1400+ words and images
  • Real-life images
  • Progressive articulation techniques
  • Voice recognition
  • Score tracking
  • No ads
Features
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Articulation Essentials is a great app that makes speech therapy fun and is the best way to practice articulation without SLP supervision at home. It has everything you would need for practicing articulation at one place, with each menu simple to navigate so even small children can enjoy the app on their own. Articulation Essentials app is free from any additional or hidden costs for extra words and activities. This is a packaged full version app, called essentials and you get everything you need to practice articulation or speech therapy for only $9.99. To try out the app’s demo by visiting this Link https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulation-essentials-lite/id1180068605?mt=8 Articulation essentials is designed to facilitate speech therapy for speech delays, Articulation Apraxia, Aphasia, Phonology, Stuttering, Naming Therapy and Autism. It provides an extensive library of word flash cards which cover a full range of sounds that children often have difficulty pronouncing. It can be used by Speech Language Pathologists (SLP), parents and teachers to practice the pronunciation techniques taught in speech therapy. For Speech Therapists, Articulation Essentials app includes articulation techniques for 22 consonant sounds coupled with blends, multi-syllabic words, sentences and phrases in the English language. Teachers also have the ability to isolate the initial, medial and final position sounds for all spoken words to help refine articulation. The app also enables you to keep and save scores for everyone during speech therapy sessions. Articulation Essentials App contains: • Around 1400 words and associated images for articulation practice • Real life Images to keep children entertained • Non repetitive flash cards for words, phrases and sentences • Progressive techniques for articulation divided into levels • Voice recognition and real time sound playing • Easy to practice even without SLP or adult supervision • Stimulating activities and articulation games • Absolutely No Ads And more!! Articulation Essentials app can also be used for 1. Kids who enjoy looking at everyday objects with sounds 2. Children first words 3. Naming therapy for children with special needs 4. Articulation picture tools 5. Apraxia & autism flash cards Please share your suggestions & feedback on feedback@articulationessentials.com Google+ : https://plus.google.com/u/0/107302410009075383713 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/articulationessentials Twitter: https://twitter.com/articulationess OR via Reviews Below

Screenshots

Articulation Station Pro Es4 screens
Articulation Essentials4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Articulation Essentials at $9.99 against Articulation Station Pro Es's $59.99. Articulation Essentials also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Articulation Station Pro Es's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (80% vs 43%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Articulation Station Pro Es costs $59.99 and Articulation Essentials $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Articulation Station Pro Es holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Articulation Station Pro Es's written reviews are positive against 43% of Articulation Essentials's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Articulation Station Pro Es ships an update every 16 months, Articulation Essentials fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Articulation Station Pro Es versus Articulation Essentials: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArticulation Station Pro EsArticulation Essentials
Price$59.99$9.99 — better
Rating4.0 (6 ratings) — better3.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size267 MB260 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLittle Bee SpeechNabeel Ahmed Khan

Customer experience

Articulation Station Pro Es

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Articulation Essentials

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

Articulation Station Pro Es

No in-app purchases

None

Articulation Essentials

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Articulation Station Pro Es free?
Articulation Station Pro Es costs $59.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Articulation Essentials free?
Articulation Essentials costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Articulation Station Pro Es or Articulation Essentials?
Articulation Station Pro Es is rated higher. Articulation Station Pro Es averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Articulation Essentials averages 3.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Articulation Station Pro Es or Articulation Essentials have ads?
Neither Articulation Station Pro Es nor Articulation Essentials shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Articulation Station Pro Es or Articulation Essentials?
Articulation Station Pro Es ships an update every 16 months, and Articulation Essentials fortnightly. Most recently, Articulation Station Pro Es was updated on October 20, 2026 and Articulation Essentials on October 24, 2026.

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