Fluent Stuttering Calculator vs Speech Assist Switch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fluent Stuttering Calculator
This app helps measure stuttering by tracking fluent and disfluent syllables in speech samples. It provides detailed metrics like syllables per minute and percentage of stuttered syllables, aiding therapists and parents in monitoring speech fluency.
- Live syllable and stutter count
- Stopwatch for speech sample timing
- Calculates SPM, SWPM, and %SS
- Customizable button colors and feedback
- Shake to pause functionality
- Optimized for small screens
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"Fluency Calculator - Measurement of Stuttering" provides a measure of the frequency of various types of disfluency occurring in a speech sample. It is designed for Speech and Language Therapists to perform a live count of the number of fluent or disfluent syllables. A parent can also use it to track their children's stuttering severity. App Features: 1. A Stopwatch to track time 2. Two buttons "Syllable" and "Shutter". A live track of the total number of syllables recorded is shown on the main screen as well as the number of fluent and disfluent syllables/words entered. 3. "Fluency Calculator - Measurement of Stuttering" provides the following results: * SPM: Number of Syllables Per Minutes * SWPM: Number of Stuttered Words Per Minutes * %SS: Percentage of Stuttered Syllables 4. A Settings screen: user can customize almost everything: Change button to any colors by Color Picker, vibrate or highlight when touching. 5. Optimize screen for small screens like iPhone 4s, iPhone 5 6. SHAKE to PAUSE without touching button Please send me email co email: contact@vnmobilesolutions.com for any more features you request. I will definitely add it in next upgrades.
Speech Assist Switch
This app provides Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for individuals with speech impairments, specifically designed for use with iOS Switch Control. It offers customizable scanning patterns and navigation to enhance control for users with motor difficulties on iPads.
- Customizable scanning patterns
- Page up/down navigation
- Categories and subcategories for phrases
- Phrase history
- Photo and symbol integration
- Speech recording or text-to-speech
- Full-screen message display
- iCloud backup and restore
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Speech Assist Switch is an AAC app for people who are speech impaired and is designed to be used with iOS Switch Control. With Switch Control people with motor difficulties can operate their iPad with a switch. The app has special features for scanning with iOS Switch Control like the option to adjust the scanning pattern and has page up/down navigation buttons to avoid scrolling. If you don’t need these features, the original app ‘Speech Assistant AAC’ is the better choice. Key features • The app is designed for the iPad. • Easy to use and completely customizable to your needs and preferences. • Categories and subcategories to organize your phrases. • History for quick access to previously typed phrases. • Option to select photos from your Photo Library or Symbols on the buttons. • Option to record speech or use one of the many iOS text-to-speech voices. • Full screen button to show your message with a large font. • iCloud backup and restore (also for recordings). Special features for iOS Switch Control • The scanning pattern can be adjusted in the settings. • All the button are created in one large grid. • The buttons can be made very small, in the settings you can choose from 6 to 12 buttons per row on an iPad. • The category buttons can be placed anywhere and it is possible to create subcategories. • Navigation through the pages can be done with page up/down buttons. • A special optional bar for the keyboard with buttons to move the cursor a letter or word. Scanning pattern • When iOS Switch Control is enabled, the default scanning pattern scans row by row and then button by button. This is not always efficient and therefore the scanning pattern can be adjusted in the settings: • The number of rows that will be grouped during scanning. • The number of buttons in a row that will be grouped during scanning. Categories and phrases • Add, change or delete your own (sub)categories and phrases. • You can create an unlimited number of categories to organize your phrases for quick access. • Create users with their own categories, phrases and voice for different languages, persons or situations. • In the settings you can quickly and easily edit multiple phrases at once. • Backup and Restore your categories and phrases to iCloud, also convenient for transferring them to another iPhone/iPad. Fully Customizable • The size of the buttons, the textbox and the text can be adjusted. • The app has various color schemes and you can also create a personal color scheme. • Change the colors of the icons on the buttons. Full screen • Show your message full screen with a very large font. • Useful for communicating in a noisy environment. • Button to rotate the text to show your message to the person opposite of you. Speech • Pronunciation corrections can be defined in the settings. • The rate and pitch of the speech can be adjusted. • Option to speak each Word or Character directly while typing. • Optional highlighting of the spoken words. • Pause and resume speaking by tapping the speak button (optional setting). Other features • Connect a bluetooth keyboard and create shortcuts for the functions Speak, Clear, Show and Attention Sound. • Button to share your message to mail, text and social media. • Attention sound button on Main and Full screen. • Option to select symbols from the set of 3400 Mulberry Symbols (mulberrysymbols.org) to place on the buttons. About the app • This app is developed by ASoft. • Ben Fullerton, who has Cerebral Palsy, has been a great help with the special features for iOS Switch Control. • For feedback or questions, please contact: speechassistant@asoft.nl Voices • The voice can be selected in the settings of the app. • The app uses the built-in iOS text-to-speech voices. • There are 90 voices in 27 languages available, for instance 9 English US, 6 English UK and 4 Australian voices available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speech Assist Switch at 75% against Fluent Stuttering Calculator's 25%. Speech Assist Switch also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 40 months). Fluent Stuttering Calculator's advantage is price ($7.99 vs $24.99). On ratings volume, 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
Fluent Stuttering Calculator costs $7.99 and Speech Assist Switch $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Speech Assist Switch holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Fluent Stuttering Calculator's written reviews are positive against 75% of Speech Assist Switch's.
Fluent Stuttering Calculator ships an update every 40 months, Speech Assist Switch every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Fluent Stuttering Calculator | Speech Assist Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 — better | $24.99 |
| Rating | 2.8 (6 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Do Tri | Ton Schalke |
Customer experience
Fluent Stuttering Calculator
Speech Assist Switch
In-app purchases
Fluent Stuttering Calculator
No in-app purchases
Speech Assist Switch
No in-app purchases
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