IDDSI vs Cuespeak
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IDDSI
Access the IDDSI framework for food texture and drink thickness testing. This tool provides easy lookup of descriptors and tests, suitable for all ages and care settings to assist individuals with dysphagia.
- IDDSI framework access
- Food texture descriptors
- Drink thickness tests
- Easy lookup
- Applicable to all ages
- Supports all care settings
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Have the IDDSI framework at your fingertips - get access to the descriptors and look up the different IDDSI food texture and drink thickness tests easily either in the lab, office or at home. The IDDSI Framework is culturally sensitive, measurable and applicable to individuals of all age groups in all care settings, designed in an effort to help those with dysphagia.
Cuespeak
This app provides speech and language rehabilitation exercises for individuals with difficulties following stroke or brain injury. It offers a wide range of customizable activities for speaking, understanding, reading, and writing, designed for home or clinic use.
- Expert-developed exercises
- Personalized therapy sessions
- Engaging and interactive activities
- Weekly new content updates
- Session sharing via email
- Mobile accessibility
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Supercharge your speech therapy with Cuespeak, the NHS-recommended rehabilitation tool for people with speech, language, and cognitive difficulties after stroke or brain injury. Designed for use in both home and clinic, Cuespeak offers a huge range of exercises to work on aphasia and apraxia of speech, addressing speaking, understanding, reading and writing. Key Features: - Expert-Developed Content: Access hundreds of exercises developed by specialist speech and language therapists - Personalise it: Customise your therapy sessions and add personalised content such as names of family and friends - Engaging and Fun: Cuespeak’s interactive exercises are relevant to real life to keep you motivated - Up to date: New content added every week, including the latest items from the news - Share sessions via email: Allows you to get help from someone in another location - Accessible on the move: Use Cuespeak on your iPhone or iPad, so you can practise anytime, anywhere, making therapy convenient and flexible Who is it for? - People with speech and language difficulties seeking a home therapy tool - Caregivers and family members supporting a loved one’s recovery following stroke or brain injury What users have said: - “I just wanted to thank you for your marvellous programme. My husband has severe aphasia but has not lost his intelligence. Your programme stimulates his interest – there is no dumbing down. Keep up the good work. We love the humour in Cuespeak” Home user - “This is the best therapy tool I have ever used” Elizabeth McBarnet, Speech & Language Therapist, N. Ireland - "I can’t stress enough how much I love this app. I have been using it today with a lady with apraxia and aphasia and she was just so excited by how relevant it was to her life!” Bev Snowden, Senior Specialist SLT, North Devon Healthcare Trust
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cuespeak at 83% against IDDSI's 0%. Cuespeak also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 21 months). IDDSI's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Cuespeak sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. IDDSI asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cuespeak holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cuespeak has 83 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of IDDSI's written reviews are positive against 83% of Cuespeak's.
IDDSI ships an update every 21 months, Cuespeak every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IDDSI | Cuespeak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (83 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 83 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative Iddsi | Cuespeak Limited |
Customer experience
IDDSI
Cuespeak
In-app purchases
IDDSI
No in-app purchases
Cuespeak
- Legacy 1$3.991 Month
- Legacy 2$3.991 Month
- Legacy 3$3.991 Month
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- Monthly auto-renewing1 Month trial$7.491 Month
- Monthly auto-renewing$12.991 Month
- 1 year license (non-renewing)$129.99
- 3 year license (non-renewing)$399.00
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