Comparison

Conversation Starters 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

Conversation Starters

This app provides over 200 conversation-starting questions to help children and adults with social skills, particularly those with autism, initiate and maintain conversations on diverse topics. It guides users through skill development steps to foster real conversations.

Highlights
  • 200+ conversation-starting questions
  • Skill development steps
  • Supports initiating conversations
  • Aids in continuing conversations
  • Suitable for autism and ESL learners
  • No private information collected
Features
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** Happy Frog Apps is a Mom’s Choice Award Winner! Also featured on FunEducationalApps.com, TeachersWithApps.com, and more! ** The “Conversation Starters” app helps children with autism initiate and maintain conversations on a variety of topics. What parents say about our awesome apps: *** 5 stars! Brilliant! An app that understands how kids actually learn. Thank you. *** 5 stars! Your social skill apps are excellent! “Conversation Starters” provides 200+ conversation-starting questions on a variety of topics. This broad diversity supports your learner in moving from their preferred topics. Build your learner's skills by stepping through the following skill development steps. 1. Get your learner to answer the conversation starter question. 2. Get your learner to ask the question then listen to your answer, then provide an on-topic follow-up question or comment. 3. Take turns starting a conversation and set a goal of 2, 3, or 4 turns each. Guess what... you are now having real conversations on a variety of topics! This app is perfect for learners who: - need support in initiating conversation - need support in continuing a conversation appropriately - need support in moving beyond their own special interest topics. Our apps are designed for and tested by typical and special needs children. Testers include children with Autism and other special needs. Our apps work for them! Our apps are also suitable for adults dealing with aphasia or learning English as a Second Language. To evaluate the app, download the free version, which has 10 conversation starters only. The remaining conversation starters can be accessed with an in-app purchase. If you prefer no in-app purchases, download the paid version of this app, which includes all conversation starters. We take customer service very seriously! If you ever have a problem or find that we've missed something, contact us at our website and we will do our best to fix the problem.  www.HappyFrogApps.com Our apps are safe for kids. We collect NO private information in our app. None! Our apps do not allow unrestricted web or social media access. We conform to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

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

Conversation Starters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: My Articulation at 5.0 against Conversation Starters's 2.0. My Articulation also leads on price ($2.99 vs $7.99). Conversation Starters's advantage is update cadence (every 15 months vs every 40 months) and device support (3 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Conversation Starters costs $7.99 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 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Conversation Starters ships an update every 15 months, My Articulation every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Conversation Starters versus My Articulation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConversation StartersMy Articulation
Price$7.99$2.99 — better
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 15 months — betterEvery 40 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.212.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJanine TooleSara Smith

Customer experience

Conversation Starters

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

My Articulation

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

In-app purchases

None

Conversation Starters

No in-app purchases

None

My Articulation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Conversation Starters free?
Conversation Starters costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Articulation free?
My Articulation costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Conversation Starters or My Articulation?
My Articulation is rated higher. Conversation Starters averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while My Articulation averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Conversation Starters or My Articulation have ads?
Neither Conversation Starters nor My Articulation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Conversation Starters or My Articulation?
Conversation Starters ships an update every 15 months, and My Articulation every 40 months. Most recently, Conversation Starters was updated on June 3, 2026 and My Articulation on July 4, 2026.

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