Comparison

Categories vs Speech Therapy 3

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

Head to head
About

Categories

This app offers engaging categorization activities and games designed to make learning fun for children. It features great visuals, a simple interface, and customizable options to suit various learning levels and needs. The app helps develop categorization skills and is aligned with educational standards.

Highlights
  • Categorization activities
  • Engaging games
  • Great visuals and examples
  • Customizable options
  • User progress tracking
  • Aligned with Common Core Standards
Features
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"I love all of the categorizing activities in this app. It's a great app to use together with the students that are struggling and great for independent work for kids that are a little further along. Thanks for another wonderful app!" WHY TEACHERS LOVE IT - Great visuals and examples - Very effective teaching method - The app makes learning fun - The app includes amazing games - The app is simple and easy to use - The app is fully customizable - The app tracks user progress - Easy to differentiate - Great for beginning learners and those that are further advanced - Works great for kids with special needs - Aligned with the Common Core Standards - Most importantly kids love using it and make rapid progress WHY DO KIDS LOVE IT - Kids love playing games - Fun, simple, interactive - Cute graphics and engaging questions - Huge variety keeps kids engaged and asking for more 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

Speech Therapy 3

This app helps children learn over 500 words through video modeling and AI-powered pronunciation analysis. It offers interactive exercises and rewards for improved speech production, making learning fun and effective for various speech challenges.

Highlights
  • 500+ video exercises
  • AI pronunciation analysis
  • Interactive voice-activated learning
  • Reward-based progress tracking
  • Word puzzle reinforcement
  • Scientifically proven video modeling
Features
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From the developers of the only clinically-validated language therapy application MITA that was downloaded by over 3 million families, ImagiRation brings you a series of Speech Therapy apps: + Speech Therapy Step 1 – Preverbal exercises + Speech Therapy Step 2 – Learn to sequence sounds + Speech Therapy Step 3 – Learn to say 500+ words + Speech Therapy Step 4 –Learn to say complex words + Speech Therapy Step 5 – Record your own model words and exercise articulation + Speech Therapy Step 6 – Learn to say complete sentences ________________________________ Speech Therapy Step 3 is for children who can speak most sounds and want to build up their vocabulary. HOW IT WORKS? Speech Therapy Step 3 uses 500+ prerecorded video exercises in 50+ categories. These videos encourage children to mirror words’ pronunciation. A proprietary AI algorithm measures similarity between model words and children’s vocalizations. Improvements are rewarded with reinforcers and PlayTime. This technique was demonstrated to improve speech production in toddlers, late talkers (speech delay), children with Apraxia of Speech, Stuttering, Autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome, Sensory Processing Disorder, Dysarthria. Each video exercise is followed by a word puzzle designed to reinforce learning new words. Improvements in puzzle performance are rewarded with reinforcers and a longer PlayTime. LEARN WITH SPEECH THERAPY STEP 3 + The only speech therapy app that rewards your child proportionally to the improvement of their pronunciation. + Uses scientifically proven video modeling for effective speech development. + Voice-activated functionality provides a fun, interactive learning experience. + The app basic version is completely FREE! + No ads. SCIENTIFICALLY-PROVEN LEARNING TECHNIQUES Speech Therapy Step 3 uses video modeling to create an immersive learning environment. When children watch model videos in real time, their MIRROR NEURONS are engaged. This is scientifically proven to be highly effective in speech development. FROM THE DEVELOPERS OF THE CLINICALLY-VALIDATED LANGUAGE THERAPY APPLICATION MITA Speech Therapy Step 3 is developed by a neuroscientist from Boston University Dr. A. Vyshedskiy, Speech and Language Therapist Y. Bolotovsky, a Harvard-educated early-child-development specialist R. Dunn, MIT-educated J. Elgart, and a group of award-winning artists and developers.

Screenshots

Categories4 screens
Speech Therapy 34 screens

Verdict

The call

Categories and Speech Therapy 3 both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Categories's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speech Therapy 3's. Categories also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Speech Therapy 3's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (108 vs 15). On rating, 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

Speech Therapy 3 is free to download; Categories costs $0.99 up front. Speech Therapy 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Categories asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Categories holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speech Therapy 3 has 108 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Categories's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speech Therapy 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Categories ships an update every 10 days, Speech Therapy 3 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Categories versus Speech Therapy 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCategoriesSpeech Therapy 3
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (15 ratings) — better3.8 (108 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15108 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size291 MB169 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperInnovative Mobile AppsImagiRation LLC

Customer experience

Categories

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Speech Therapy 3

All ratings103 ratings
Positive70.9%
Neutral11.7%
Negative17.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Categories

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Speech Therapy 3

One-time1
  • Speech Therapy Step 3 Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Categories free?
Categories costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speech Therapy 3 free?
Speech Therapy 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Categories or Speech Therapy 3?
Categories is rated higher. Categories averages 4.0 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Speech Therapy 3 averages 3.8 from 108 ratings.
Do Categories or Speech Therapy 3 have ads?
Neither Categories nor Speech Therapy 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Categories or Speech Therapy 3?
Categories ships an update every 10 days, and Speech Therapy 3 every 2 months. Most recently, Categories was updated on November 2, 2026 and Speech Therapy 3 on November 12, 2026.

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