Comparison

Beginning Sounds vs My Articulation

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

Head to head
About

Beginning Sounds

This app provides interactive sound spelling cards to help young learners practice beginning sounds for each letter of the alphabet. It offers over 200 cards with fun graphics and professional sound recordings to make phonics practice engaging and effective for children preparing to read.

Highlights
  • Sound spelling cards for beginning sounds
  • Over 200 practice cards
  • Interactive tap-to-hear feature
  • Fun graphics and professional sound
  • Supports independent and guided practice
  • Covers all beginning sounds from A to Z
Features
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"Wonderful for practice! I love the option to read silently or touch the screen to hear and figure it out if stuck, or check your own work. SUPER!" - Amanda O - Kinder teacher and mother of 3 kids Beginning Sounds is a comprehensive collection of sound spelling cards for students who are getting ready to read by helping them practice beginning sounds for each letter of the alphabet. When it comes to learning phonics, repetition is very important, especially for students that are already struggling. These workbooks with over 200 beginning sound cards are designed to give you students extra practice in a fun, simple, easy and engaging way. Please ask your students to say each page following the pattern below. "A says 'a' as in alligator. I use these beginning sound workbooks to reinforce new phonic sounds. They are great for daily repetition and reading practice. The best way to first use this app is together with a student. Whenever they see a page, ask them to read each page. If they get stuck, they can tap on the word or phonics sound to get help. Once a student has been introduced to the app, they can also continue using it independently to gain confidence in their reading, spelling, and phonics. WHY TEACHERS AND PARENTS LOVE BEGINNING SOUNDS - I can use it to introduce new beginning sounds - I can use it as a guided reading practice - I can use it in my reading word work centers - I can use it for daily reading practice with my students - It includes a lot of beginning sounds for each letter - Fun graphics and huge variety keep kids engaged - Professional sound recordings make the workbook fun and interactive and allow kids to learn phonics at their own pace What sounds are included? - All beginning sounds from a to z with up to 10 examples per letter - There is one workbook for each letter 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

My Articulation

This app helps children practice S-Blends (Sm, Sp) through interactive stories, word cards, and games. Developed by a speech-language pathologist, it uses evidence-based methods to improve phonological awareness and descriptive language skills.

Highlights
  • Interactive story
  • Target word cards
  • Auditory bombardment
  • Phonological awareness games
  • Descriptive language practice
Features
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Teach your child how to produce S-Blends (Sm, Sp) with this fun and engaging app! Created by a certified speech-language pathologist, My Articulation: S-Blends is a must have app for speech therapists and parents. This app utilizes evidence-based practices, including carefully chosen practice words, auditory bombardment, and a strong focus on phonological awareness. The S-Blends (Sm, Sp) app includes: - an interactive story - target word cards (with modeling at the phoneme and word level) - auditory bombardment - 3 separate games with a phonological awareness component - the language concept of descriptive language is also included "This is such an effective app! Kids learn while having fun!" "So much for just one app, LOVE it!"

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: My Articulation at 5.0 against Beginning Sounds's 4.3. Beginning Sounds's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Beginning Sounds costs $0.99 and My Articulation $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Articulation holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beginning Sounds has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Beginning Sounds versus My Articulation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeginning SoundsMy Articulation
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequency—Every 40 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.1
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnovative Mobile AppsSara Smith

Customer experience

Beginning Sounds

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

My Articulation

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

In-app purchases

None

Beginning Sounds

No in-app purchases

None

My Articulation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beginning Sounds free?
Beginning Sounds costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Articulation free?
My Articulation costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beginning Sounds or My Articulation?
My Articulation is rated higher. Beginning Sounds averages 4.3 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while My Articulation averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Beginning Sounds or My Articulation have ads?
Neither Beginning Sounds nor My Articulation shows ads.

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