HCAPP Mobile vs AAT Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HCAPP Mobile
This app assists speech-language pathologists in assessing and analyzing the phonological systems of children with unintelligible speech. It allows for quick transcription of child productions, generates detailed reports on phonological deviations, and helps document progress over time.
- Phonological system assessment
- Analysis of unintelligible speech
- Progress documentation
- Transcription of child productions
- Phonological Analysis Summary report
- Severity rating specification
- Goal statement generation
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The Hodson Computerized Analysis of Phonological Patterns mobile app (HCAPP Mobile) is a user-friendly app that helps speech-language pathologists (SLPs) use their mobile devices to assess and analyze phonological systems of children who have highly unintelligible speech and also to document progress over time. The child names 50 objects and pictures, and the SLP transcribes any deviations of productions on the HCAPP recording form. Typically a child’s productions can then be entered into the app in about 5 minutes (depending on one’s touchscreen typing skills and the individual client’s level of severity). After the 50th word is entered, the HCAPP mobile analyzes the child’s productions quickly and then provides a Total Occurrences of Phonological Deviations score and also individual scores for each deviation. After having gone through all 50 words, a two-page Phonological Analysis Summary report is then produced for viewing onscreen and can also be emailed for printing at a later date. This report includes: - Total Occurrences of Major Phonological Deviations (TOMPDs) - A Severity Rating specification (mild, moderate, severe, profound) based on TOMPDs - A Goal Statement specifying potential optimal target patterns for a highly unintelligible client (based on the percentage data collected) - A place to provide notes regarding specific productions of words and diagnostic information.
AAT Plus
This tool offers a comprehensive suite of screeners and assessments for articulation, including quick screeners, full assessments, sentence-level tests, and stimulability tests. It is designed to aid in evaluating speech sound production.
- Quick screener
- Full assessment
- Sentence level assessment
- R Screener
- Stimulability tests
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Elevate your speech therapy practice with the Articulation Assessment Toolkit Plus (AAT Plus)—the most comprehensive, dynamic, and intuitive criterion-referenced articulation assessment designed specifically for Speech-Language Pathologists. Whether you are determining baselines, monitoring progress, or writing highly targeted IEP goals, the AAT Plus transforms complex speech sound data into clear, actionable clinical insights. Moving far beyond simple raw scores, this tool provides a multi-dimensional analysis of your student's speech sound production, right from your iPad. KEY CLINICAL FEATURES Comprehensive Assessment Modules Quick Consonant Screener: Rapidly assess all English consonants in initial, medial, and final positions. Full Assessment: Evaluate all consonants plus a comprehensive Vowels Analysis (Singletons, Diphthongs, Tongue Advancement/Height, and Lip Rounding). Specialized R-Screener: Tackle the complex /r/ phoneme with a dedicated module targeting prevocalic /r/, vocalic /r/ (ar, er, ear, etc.), and R-blends. Features specialized visual badging for distortions ("dis") and gliding ("gl"). Sentence Screener: Evaluate connected speech to identify coarticulation errors and patterns that only appear in continuous dialogue. Advanced Analytics Dashboard Instantly view detailed color-coded breakdowns of your student's speech sound breakdown across six critical categories: Position in Word: Initial, Medial, and Final. Manner of Articulation: Fricatives, Plosives, Nasals, Glides, etc. Place of Articulation: Bilabial, Alveolar, Velar, Palatal, etc. Voicing Features: Differentiates voiced vs. voiceless consonant accuracy. Word-Level Breakdown: A complete phonetic transcript of target words, highlighted errors, and clinical notes. Error Types & Phonological Processes: Automatically identifies active error patterns (e.g., Final Consonant Deletion, Cluster Reduction) and provides built-in developmental suppression ages. Dynamic Stimulability Testing Automatically imports all missed targets from your assessment into an interactive stimulability dashboard. Test isolated sounds and specific word positions with built-in auditory/visual modeling prompts. Watch target statuses update in real-time (Untested, Stimulable, Not Stimulable) to effortlessly select your next therapy targets. Developmental Sound Profile Instantly overlay your student's assessment data onto standard developmental acquisition norms (adapted from Sander, 1972). Perfect for parent consultations to visually demonstrate whether an error is developmentally appropriate or requires intervention. Professional Reporting & Exporting Generate beautiful, multi-page PDF clinical reports with a single tap. Capture subjective Intelligibility Ratings (Single Word & Conversational) via intuitive sliders. Add custom clinical recommendations directly to the final report. Seamlessly share via Apple AirPrint, Email, or export directly to the Smarty Ears Therapy Report Center (TRC). Why SLPs Love AAT Plus: While standardized tests are required for initial eligibility, the AAT Plus is your essential companion for functional treatment planning. Because it is a criterion-referenced tool, you can use it continuously for progress monitoring, dynamic assessment, and baselining without the validity restrictions of standardized tests. Empower your clinical decision-making and streamline your report writing with the AAT Plus!
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AAT Plus at 100% against HCAPP Mobile's 0%. AAT Plus also leads on price (Free vs $129.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 19 months). HCAPP Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On ads 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
AAT Plus is free to download; HCAPP Mobile costs $129.99 up front. AAT Plus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. HCAPP Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
HCAPP Mobile ships an update every 19 months, AAT Plus monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HCAPP Mobile | AAT Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $129.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phonocomp Software Inc. | Smarty Ears |
Customer experience
HCAPP Mobile
AAT Plus
In-app purchases
HCAPP Mobile
No in-app purchases
AAT Plus
- Monthly Unlimited Testing$5.991 Month
- Yearly Unlimited Tests$37.991 Year
- Purchase 5 tests$5.99
Questions
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