Comparison

Cuespeak vs PRESS calc

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Expert-developed exercises
  • Personalized therapy sessions
  • Engaging and interactive activities
  • Weekly new content updates
  • Session sharing via email
  • Mobile accessibility
Features
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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

About

PRESS calc

This medical tool estimates the probability of recovering oral intake or returning to a pre-stroke diet for individuals who have experienced an ischemic stroke. It is intended for use by healthcare professionals to aid in prognostication of dysphagia recovery.

Highlights
  • Predicts oral intake recovery probability
  • Estimates return to pre-stroke diet
  • Applicable to ischemic stroke patients
  • For use by medical professionals
  • Supports 7 and 30-day prognostication
Features
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PRESS (Predictive Swallowing Score) is a prediction tool applicable to people who suffered an ischaemic stroke leading to impaired oral intake. Given some clinical characteristics, it provides estimates of the probability to recover oral intake or return to prestroke diet 7 or 30 days after stroke. This tool is meant to be used only by medical professionals to improve prognostication of dysphagia recovery after stroke. Its clinical usefulness to influence medical decisions has not been tested.

Screenshots

Cuespeak4 screens
PRESS calc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cuespeak at 84% against PRESS calc's 0%. Cuespeak also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). PRESS calc's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cuespeak sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PRESS calc asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cuespeak holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cuespeak has 88 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Cuespeak's written reviews are positive against 0% of PRESS calc's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cuespeak ships an update every 3 weeks, PRESS calc every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cuespeak versus PRESS calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCuespeakPRESS calc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (88 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings88 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB18 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCuespeak LimitedMarian Galovic

Customer experience

Cuespeak

All ratings87 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative8.0%

PRESS calc

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Cuespeak

Subscriptions5
  • 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
One-time2
  • 1 year license (non-renewing)$129.99
  • 3 year license (non-renewing)$399.00
None

PRESS calc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cuespeak free?
Cuespeak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PRESS calc free?
PRESS calc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cuespeak or PRESS calc?
Cuespeak is rated higher. Cuespeak averages 4.7 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while PRESS calc averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cuespeak or PRESS calc have ads?
Neither Cuespeak nor PRESS calc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cuespeak or PRESS calc?
Cuespeak ships an update every 3 weeks, and PRESS calc every 5 months. Most recently, Cuespeak was updated on October 23, 2026 and PRESS calc on October 15, 2026.

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