Comparison

Rhyming Words Center vs Articulation drills

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

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About

Rhyming Words Center

This app offers a fun and simple way to teach rhyming skills to young learners. It features over 200 rhyming word pairs with engaging graphics and audio, customizable game settings, and progress tracking to keep children interested and motivated.

Highlights
  • Over 200 rhyming word pairs
  • Customizable game settings
  • Picture and word matching
  • Audio hints and voice artist
  • Progress tracking
  • Sorting activity
Features
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"Fun and easy way to teach rhyming--love the simplicity of the games and clarity of pictures. THANKS" - Dana S Kindergarten teacher "These are so cute! I homeschool, and they are perfect for my first grade budding reader. Thanks!" Jennifer Starr - Mom WHY TEACHERS LOVE IT - Fun, simple, easy to use - Fully customizable - Easy to adjust game settings for each student - Easy to customize content - Cute pictures keep kids engaged - Includes over 200 matching pairs of words that rhyme - Sorting activity is great for advanced learners - Includes Tile Magnet that you can turn on and off based on user skills - Includes audio hints that you can turn on and off - Ability to match either pictures or words - Fun an engaging voice artist keeps kids engaged - Ability to adjust min. and max. items shown - Can record own success sounds - Can update recordings of all content - Track user progress to see how well each user is doing - You decide whether to show a scorecard or sticker screen at the end of the game WHY KIDS LOVE IT - Rhyming words feels like a game and kids love playing games! - Cute graphics and voice artist keeps kids engaged - Huge variety of words that rhyme keeps kids interested and wanting to keep learning HEROIC SUPPORT Heroic Support is not just what we do. It's really what makes us, well, us. It's that drive to make a difference in your life - no matter how big or small. Really, it's our way of life because we want you to be our customer for a lifetime of fun and learning. Have questions? We are here to help. Email us at support@alligatorapps.com

About

Articulation drills

Features
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Listen, and repeat. That is the whole app. A picture appears. Your child hears the word spoken clearly by another child. They say it back, then swipe on to the next card. No menus to fight, no timers, no score to lose: just the drill, one word at a time. Articulation Drills was built by two speech-language pathologists with 75 years of practice between them, most of it in public school therapy rooms. HOW IT WORKS • Tap the picture to hear the word again, as many times as you like • Swipe left for the next card, right to go back • A slim bar along the top shows how far through the set you are • Finish a set and earn a sticker for the sticker board WHAT IS INSIDE 479 words across 21 sets, covering 10 speech sounds: ch, f, g, k, l, r, s, sh, th, and v. Every sound is split by where it falls in the word (beginning, middle, or end) because a child who says "sun" cleanly can still lose the same sound in "bus". Practice the position that actually needs the work, not the whole sound at once. BUILT FOR THE GROWN-UP TOO • Choose exactly which sets appear, so a session stays on target • Hide the printed word for children who are not reading yet • Calm mode trims the celebrations to a single chime, with no confetti • Mute all audio in one tap • A press-and-hold gate keeps settings and purchases out of small hands WORKS ANYWHERE, TELLS NOBODY Every picture and recording lives inside the app, so it works on a plane, in a waiting room, or in a school with no usable Wi-Fi. There are no accounts, no ads, no analytics, and no tracking of any kind. The app collects no personal information at all. Nothing is uploaded, because nothing is gathered. THE VOICE Every word is spoken by a professional child actress, not a synthesizer. Children match a peer's voice more readily than an adult's, and a model worth copying has to sound like something they could actually say. FREE TO TRY, ONE PRICE TO OPEN Download and practise the complete /s/ sound, plus /r/ at the beginning of words and /l/ at the end, for free. That is four full sets, not a trial that expires. Everything else opens with a single one-time purchase. No subscription, no per-sound packs, nothing to buy twice, and it restores free on your other devices. WHO MADE IT Leah J. Musgrave, MS, CCC-SLP has more than 40 years as a speech-language pathologist across public schools, private practice, home health care, and early intervention. Dean Trout retired in 2008 after 35 years in schools, clinics, and Head Start centres in West Virginia and Kentucky. Articulation Drills is a practice tool for home and therapy-room drill. It does not diagnose, and it does not replace working with a speech-language pathologist.

Screenshots

Rhyming Words Center4 screens
Articulation drills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Articulation drills at Free against Rhyming Words Center's $1.99. Rhyming Words Center's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, 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

Articulation drills is free to download; Rhyming Words Center costs $1.99 up front. Articulation drills sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rhyming Words Center asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rhyming Words Center ships an update every 9 days, Articulation drills every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rhyming Words Center versus Articulation drills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRhyming Words CenterArticulation drills
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (80 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings80 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnovative Mobile AppsLee Trout

In-app purchases

None

Rhyming Words Center

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Articulation drills

One-time1
  • Unlock all sounds$4.99

Questions

Is Rhyming Words Center free?
Rhyming Words Center costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Articulation drills free?
Articulation drills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rhyming Words Center or Articulation drills have ads?
Neither Rhyming Words Center nor Articulation drills shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rhyming Words Center or Articulation drills?
Rhyming Words Center ships an update every 9 days, and Articulation drills every 5 days. Most recently, Rhyming Words Center was updated on November 6, 2026 and Articulation drills on October 31, 2026.

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