IDDSI vs Advanced Language Therapy Lite
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.
Advanced Language Therapy Lite
This app offers a free sample of four advanced speech therapy applications designed to improve language skills for individuals with aphasia or cognitive-communication impairments. It provides practice in comprehension, naming, reading, and writing through various evidence-based activities.
- Advanced comprehension practice
- Word-finding skill improvement
- Paragraph-level reading practice
- Typing and writing exercises
- Evidence-based therapy techniques
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Take your aphasia therapy to the next level with four evidence-based advanced apps that build on the skills established the best-selling Language Therapy 4-in-1 app. This free sample of the new value-priced advanced app lets you try four popular speech therapy apps to help you improve. YOU'LL GET TO TRY THESE 4 APPS: ----- 1) ADVANCED COMPREHENSION THERAPY Practice understanding sentences with three activities to improve listening and reading skills. ------- 2) ADVANCED NAMING THERAPY Practice word-finding skills with four activities to improve verbal expression. ------- 3) ADVANCED READING THERAPY Practice reading at the paragraph-level with three levels of difficulty with comprehension questions and audio support. ------- 4) ADVANCED WRITING THERAPY Practice typing at the word, sentence, and paragraph levels along with strengthening sound-letter relationships. ----- WHO IS THIS APP FOR? *Stroke survivors with mild or moderate aphasia (impaired language) *Brain injury survivors with high-level cognitive-communication impairments *Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who work with adult communication TRY FOR FREE! Download Advanced Language Therapy Lite to try each of the four apps for free. Then purchase all four in Advanced Language Therapy, or purchase only the ones you need separately. THE TACTUS THERAPY DIFFERENCE In all Tactus Therapy apps for speech therapy, you'll get wifi-free use, no log-ins, and no subscriptions. The activities are based on researched techniques that work. The content is designed with adults in mind, yet can easily be used with older children and teens. Support is built-in to encourage independent use for home practice while being flexible for in-clinic use with a qualified clinician. 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Advanced Language Therapy Lite at 50% against IDDSI's 0%. Advanced Language Therapy Lite also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 21 months). IDDSI's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Advanced Language Therapy Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Advanced Language Therapy Lite has 589 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 50% of Advanced Language Therapy Lite's.
IDDSI ships an update every 21 months, Advanced Language Therapy Lite every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IDDSI | Advanced Language Therapy Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (589 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 589 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative Iddsi | Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd. |
Customer experience
IDDSI
Advanced Language Therapy Lite
In-app purchases
IDDSI
No in-app purchases
Advanced Language Therapy Lite
No in-app purchases
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