BITS Lab vs Boardmaker 7 Student Center
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BITS Lab
This app uses visual biofeedback to help users, particularly children and adolescents, correct speech errors related to the American English 'r' sound. It offers guided practice, adaptive challenges, and progress tracking for effective speech therapy.
- Visual biofeedback for speech correction
- Tutorial for biofeedback interpretation
- Free play mode for 'r' practice
- Adaptive quest mode for increasing difficulty
- Quiz mode for progress tracking
- Visual rewards for improvement
- Clinician dashboard for progress monitoring
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Many children, adolescents, and adults struggle to eliminate speech errors affecting the American English 'r' sound. Research suggests that these errors can in some cases be eliminated through biofeedback, where learners view a dynamic visual image of their speech and attempt to match a target representing correct production. staRt ("Speech Therapist's App for /r/ Treatment") aims to make biofeedback treatment for /r/ widely accessible to practicing speech-language pathologists. Features: - Tutorial explaining how to interpret and use the biofeedback display - "Free play" mode where users match their real-time visual-acoustic display to a target representing correct production of ‘r’ - "Quest" mode presenting syllables/words for 'r' practice; complexity increases or decreases in an adaptive fashion based on recent performance - "Quiz" mode for use in measuring baseline performance and tracking progress - Visual rewards reinforcing improvements in performance - Clinician dashboard tracking progress over the course of treatment
Boardmaker 7 Student Center
Create symbol-supported educational and communication materials for individuals with special needs. Design printable boards, custom books, interactive games, and quizzes to aid communication, behavior, and learning success. Empower educators, therapists, and parents with personalized, life-changing resources.
- Symbol-supported material creation
- Printable communication boards
- Custom books
- Interactive games and quizzes
- Personalized learning resources
- Visual supports for communication and behavior
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Boardmaker 7 is the most powerful tool for creating unlimited symbol-supported educational and communication materials for individuals with special needs. From printable communication boards and custom books to interactive games and quizzes, there are endless options for creating engaging, relevant, and personalized materials in minutes. Symbol-based visual supports have been proven to help people with communication, behavior, and learning challenges succeed in school and life. Boardmaker 7 makes it easy for educators, therapists, and parents to create these materials and use them for life-changing results.
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BITS Lab at 67% against Boardmaker 7 Student Center's 0%. BITS Lab also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BITS Lab holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BITS Lab has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of BITS Lab's written reviews are positive against 0% of Boardmaker 7 Student Center's.
BITS Lab ships an update every 2 months, Boardmaker 7 Student Center every 9 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BITS Lab | Boardmaker 7 Student Center |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (16 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 817 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tara McAllister | Tobii Dynavox LLC |
Customer experience
BITS Lab
Boardmaker 7 Student Center
In-app purchases
BITS Lab
No in-app purchases
Boardmaker 7 Student Center
No in-app purchases
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