Comparison

Advanced Naming Therapy vs VDLI

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

VDLI

This application facilitates discussions about the sounds and words a child is currently producing. It serves as a tool to help understand and document a child's vocal development.

Highlights
  • Vocal development tracking
  • Speech sound analysis
  • Word production documentation
  • Child communication aid
Features
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The purpose of this app is to aid in engaging in a discussion about the types of sounds and/or words a particular child is currently producing.

Screenshots

Advanced Naming Therapy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VDLI at Free against Advanced Naming Therapy's $29.99. VDLI also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Advanced Naming Therapy's advantage is ratings volume (245 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 20 months). On ads and in-app purchases 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

VDLI is free to download; Advanced Naming Therapy costs $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VDLI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Advanced Naming Therapy has 245 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Advanced Naming Therapy ships an update every 4 months, VDLI every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Advanced Naming Therapy versus VDLI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdvanced Naming TherapyVDLI
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (245 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings245 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.Raj Persaud

Customer experience

Advanced Naming Therapy

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

VDLI

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Advanced Naming Therapy

No in-app purchases

None

VDLI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Advanced Naming Therapy free?
Advanced Naming Therapy costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VDLI free?
VDLI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Advanced Naming Therapy or VDLI?
VDLI is rated higher. Advanced Naming Therapy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 245 ratings, while VDLI averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Advanced Naming Therapy or VDLI have ads?
Neither Advanced Naming Therapy nor VDLI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Advanced Naming Therapy or VDLI?
Advanced Naming Therapy ships an update every 4 months, and VDLI every 20 months. Most recently, Advanced Naming Therapy was updated on October 24, 2026 and VDLI on October 18, 2026.

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