Comparison

Conversation Starters vs Discrete Trial

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

Discrete Trial

Features
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Discrete Trial is a target library for ABA-based assessment and instruction. It includes a variety receptive and expressive language skills such as: Following Directions, Motor Imitation, Object Imitation, Imitation of Fine Motor Skills, Echoics of Sounds and Words, Tacting Objects, Tacting Actions, Object Identification, Action Identification, Intraverbals, WH-Questions, Function, Feature, Class. Each folder has per-target data collection, performance summaries, and exportable session data. Reduce the amount of material preparation you need to do. Now your materials are organized, compact, and portable with the Discrete Trial app.

Screenshots

Conversation Starters4 screens
Discrete Trial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Conversation Starters at $7.99 against Discrete Trial's $14.99. Conversation Starters also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.0). Discrete Trial's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 15 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Conversation Starters costs $7.99 and Discrete Trial $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Conversation Starters ships an update every 15 months, Discrete Trial every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Conversation Starters versus Discrete Trial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConversation StartersDiscrete Trial
Price$7.99 — better$14.99
Rating2.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB245 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJanine TooleSamantha Cooper

In-app purchases

None

Conversation Starters

No in-app purchases

None

Discrete Trial

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Conversation Starters free?
Conversation Starters costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Discrete Trial free?
Discrete Trial costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Conversation Starters or Discrete Trial have ads?
Neither Conversation Starters nor Discrete Trial shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Conversation Starters or Discrete Trial?
Conversation Starters ships an update every 15 months, and Discrete Trial every 5 days. Most recently, Conversation Starters was updated on October 16, 2026 and Discrete Trial on October 2, 2026.

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