Comparison

Advanced Naming Therapy vs Advanced Comprehension Therapy

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

Head to head
About

Advanced Naming Therapy

This app offers evidence-based speech therapy exercises for adults with aphasia and cognitive-communication challenges. It focuses on improving word-finding, sentence creation, and verbal reasoning through engaging activities.

Highlights
  • Word-finding practice
  • Sentence creation
  • Category generation
  • Picture description
  • Comparison activities
  • Progress tracking
  • Voice recording
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Take your speech therapy to the next level! Practice word-finding skills for adults with aphasia after stroke with this evidence-based app. Four engaging activities give you lots to talk about in new ways as you improve higher-level expressive language skills including thought organization, attention to detail, and mental flexibility. **Try Advanced Language Therapy Lite for FREE** Advanced Naming Therapy is your next step up from our best-selling Naming Therapy app - perfect for the speech therapy clinic and home practice for people with aphasia, cognitive-communication challenges, and unclear speech after stroke. Challenging, fun, and perfect for groups, Advanced Naming Therapy will be your “go-to” app for verbal expression. ------------------ 4 Trusted Activities: 1) CREATE sentences using 250 action words based on the evidence-supported Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) method for aphasia. 2) GENERATE words in over 300 sound- and meaning-based categories to stretch your mental dictionary as you improve verbal fluency and speed after stroke. 3) DESCRIBE over 500 interesting photographs that will make you laugh or scratch your head – and talk! 4) COMPARE and contrast over 200 pairs of items from concrete to abstract using verbal reasoning skills. Over 1,250 unique stimuli – you won’t get bored as you improve with this exciting speech therapy app! ------------------ Here’s what you’ll be able to work on: * Word Finding * Sentence Creation * Verb Conjugation * Semantic Organization * Non-Literal Language * Verbal Reasoning * Synonyms * Mental Flexibility * Speed of Processing These activities can help people with aphasia or anomia after stroke, cognitive-communication challenges after brain injury, tip-of-the-tongue sensation during conversation, or other cognitive and communication challenges. ------------------ Helpful features and settings: * Track progress easily with automated reports that include data and responses * Assess verbal fluency easily with built-in tests with published norms * Record your voice with on-screen audio recording you can email * Adaptable to any level with multiple input methods: type, dictate*, or choose * Learn quickly with helpful instructional overlays that guide you ------------------ See what Speech-Language Pathologists are already saying about this app: “I love using the VNeST technique with my patients with aphasia, but I struggle to come up with good verbs and choices. I can’t believe how easy it is with this app! What’s even better is that now my patients can practice at home too. Thank you Tactus!” – Outpatient SLP “The members at my stroke group were so engaged with the Describe pictures – even the ones who are normally quite passive spoke up. I can’t wait for my volunteers and families to start using this app.” - Community SLP “My client with aphasia used your 4-in-1 app until he got too good. I showed him this one and he loved it! It’s just the right level for him now. In general, for the stroke and brain injury clients I usually see, I think this is your most useful app yet!” – Private Practice SLP “Everyone loves Generate – including me! I’ve used it to elicit clear speech while engaging in a cognitive challenge for a patient with Parkinson’s, and my aphasia group gets very competitive with it. Each activity is useful for so many goals.” – Rehab SLP “I used the app today with 2 kindergarten students working on /s/ and turned to Describe for the silly pictures. We were all giggles, and they were so motivated!” – School SLP ------------------ Download now to get started – or try it for FREE with Advanced Language Therapy Lite! Looking for something different in a speech therapy app? We offer a wide range to choose from. Find the right one for you at tactustherapy.com/find *Voice dictation requires 3rd generation iPad or newer

About

Advanced Comprehension Therapy

This app offers professional speech therapy to improve sentence-level understanding, following directions, and language processing. It features three engaging activities designed for adults and older children with communication impairments, helping to build comprehension skills beyond single words.

Highlights
  • Sentence identification with increasing complexity
  • Sentence building from word order
  • Following multi-step directions
  • Auditory, reading, and combined comprehension modes
  • Progress tracking and email reports
  • Hints and audio repeat options
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Train your brain to listen carefully with this professional speech therapy app. Three activities help you to understand sentences, follow directions, and improve language processing. If you’re looking for a speech therapy app for adults and older children with communication and cognitive impairments that takes understanding beyond single words, this app is for you. ** Try for FREE by downloading Advanced Language Therapy Lite ** Advanced Comprehension Therapy will help you find where comprehension breaks down, then help you build it back up with 3 classic speech therapy activities targeting sentence-level listening and reading comprehension. 1) IDENTIFY the picture that matches the sentence, increasing in syntactic complexity. Start by finding the picture that matches a sentence like “The baby sleeps.” Work up to finding “The grandparent is told a secret by the child” from closely related pictures. * 11 levels of difficulty for understanding sentences with nearly 700 unique trials * Listen, Read, & Both modes to focus on auditory, reading, or total comprehension * Includes up to 3 nouns, indirect objects, reversible sentences, & passives 2) BUILD a sentence by focusing on each word & how they all fit together. Arrange the words one-by-one to match the pictured sentence you hear. Start with 3 words and work up to 9. * 20 sentence types in nearly 1200 unique trials * Add up to 3 extra words for an added challenge * Tricky "little words" like articles, pronouns, and prepositions * Hear each word as you touch it 3) FOLLOW directions of increasing difficulty in 1-, 2-, & 3-step commands. Start with exercises like “Touch the pencil.” Work up to brain-bending challenges like “Before you touch the large yellow striped circle, touch the small blue solid star.” * 16 levels of difficulty for following directions * Listen, Read, & Both modes to focus on auditory, reading, or total comprehension * Includes basic, temporal, & conditional commands in a hierarchy of 1-, 2-, & 3-step directions In All Activities: * Enjoy 1000’s of unique stimuli with hundreds of photos * Use hints when you get stuck so you always finish successfully * Track progress with detailed e-mail reports * Record yourself on-screen and send it when you’re finished * Repeat audio at any time, or repeat slowly for easier understanding * Designed with adults in mind but easy enough for children to use * No subscriptions, no monthly bills, no Wi-Fi needed ------------------------------------------------- Who is Advanced Comprehension Therapy For? * Speech-Language Pathologists * Adults with Aphasia (mild-moderate) * Stroke & TBI Survivors * Children with Autism or Language Learning Difficulties * Anyone who has mastered the single words in Comprehension Therapy or Language 4-in-1 & wants to take their therapy to the next level! ------------------------------------------------- Which Skills Does This App Target? * Auditory Comprehension (listening) * Reading Comprehension * Attention to Detail * Working Memory (holding information) * Nouns & Pronouns (he/she/it/they) * Adjectives (colors, size, shading) * Syntactic Processing (understanding grammar) * Temporal Concepts (before/after) * Conditional Directions (if/then) * Problem Solving (using hint/repeat or fixing errors) ------------------------------------------------- Download now to get started – or try it for FREE with Advanced Language Therapy Lite! Looking for something different in a speech therapy app? We offer a wide range to choose from. Find the right one for you at tactustherapy.com/find

Screenshots

Advanced Naming Therapy4 screens
Advanced Comprehension Therapy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Advanced Naming Therapy and Advanced Comprehension Therapy both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Advanced Naming Therapy's written reviews are positive against 50% of Advanced Comprehension Therapy's. Advanced Naming Therapy also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). Advanced Comprehension Therapy's advantage is chart position (#54 vs #199). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Advanced Naming Therapy costs $29.99 and Advanced Comprehension Therapy $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Advanced Naming Therapy against 4.7 for Advanced Comprehension Therapy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 245 and 284 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Advanced Naming Therapy's written reviews are positive against 50% of Advanced Comprehension Therapy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Advanced Naming Therapy versus Advanced Comprehension Therapy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdvanced Naming TherapyAdvanced Comprehension Therapy
Price$29.99$29.99
Rating4.7 (245 ratings) — better4.7 (284 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings245284 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#199#54 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.09.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.

Customer experience

Advanced Naming Therapy

All ratings244 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Advanced Comprehension Therapy

All ratings276 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Advanced Naming Therapy

No in-app purchases

None

Advanced Comprehension Therapy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Advanced Naming Therapy free?
Advanced Naming Therapy costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Advanced Comprehension Therapy free?
Advanced Comprehension Therapy costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Advanced Naming Therapy or Advanced Comprehension Therapy?
Advanced Naming Therapy is rated higher. Advanced Naming Therapy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 245 ratings, while Advanced Comprehension Therapy averages 4.7 from 284 ratings.
Do Advanced Naming Therapy or Advanced Comprehension Therapy have ads?
Neither Advanced Naming Therapy nor Advanced Comprehension Therapy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Advanced Naming Therapy or Advanced Comprehension Therapy?
Advanced Naming Therapy ships an update every 4 months, and Advanced Comprehension Therapy every 4 months. Most recently, Advanced Naming Therapy was updated on October 29, 2026 and Advanced Comprehension Therapy on October 30, 2026.
Which is more popular, Advanced Naming Therapy or Advanced Comprehension Therapy?
Advanced Naming Therapy currently peaks at #199 in the App Store charts, and Advanced Comprehension Therapy at #54. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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