Conversation Starters vs Speech Therapy 4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Conversation Starters
This app helps children with autism practice initiating and maintaining conversations on various topics. It guides users through skill-building steps to foster genuine dialogue. Designed for children with special needs, it also benefits adults learning English or dealing with aphasia.
- 200+ conversation-starting questions
- Skill development steps
- Topic diversity
- Suitable for special needs children
- Beneficial for adults learning English
- COPPA compliant
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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. ** This free version contains 10 questions only ** You can use in-app purchase to upgrade. 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.
Speech Therapy 4
This app helps children practice saying complex words through interactive video exercises and AI-powered feedback. It uses scientifically proven video modeling to engage mirror neurons and rewards improvements with extended playtime.
- AI-powered pronunciation analysis
- 1000+ prerecorded video exercises
- Reward system for improved articulation
- Voice-activated interactive learning
- Scientifically proven video modeling
- Progressive learning steps
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The developer of the only clinically-validated language therapy application MITA that was downloaded by over 3 million families, 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 4 is for children who already learned many words and want to exercise on their articulation. HOW IT WORKS? Speech Therapy Step 4 uses 1000+ prerecorded video exercises. 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. Video exercises are followed by a PlayTime. Improvements in performance are rewarded with reinforcers and a longer PlayTime. In order to achieve a longer PlayTime, children try to improve their articulation. In this way the app works autonomously all the time encouraging children to improve articulation. LEARN WITH SPEECH THERAPY STEP 4 - The only speech therapy app that rewards your child proportionally to the improvement of their articulation. - 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 4 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 4 is developed by Dr. A. Vyshedskiy, a neuroscientist from Boston University; R. Dunn, a Harvard-educated early-child-development specialist; MIT-educated, J. Elgart and a group of award-winning artists and developers working alongside experienced therapists.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speech Therapy 4 at 3.4 against Conversation Starters's 1.0. Speech Therapy 4 also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). 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. Conversation Starters sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Speech Therapy 4 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Speech Therapy 4 holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speech Therapy 4 has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Conversation Starters ships an update every 15 months, Speech Therapy 4 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Conversation Starters | Speech Therapy 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.4 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Janine Toole | ImagiRation LLC |
Customer experience
Conversation Starters
Speech Therapy 4
In-app purchases
Conversation Starters
- All Conversation Starters$4.99
Speech Therapy 4
- Speech Therapy Step 4 Lifetime$29.99
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