Prosody Assessment vs Articulation Arcade Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prosody Assessment
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This is the examiner version of The Prosody Assessment, an interactive, 2-iPad assessment app that helps SLPs and their clients evaluate, understand, and address prosody challenges. You will need to download both this app and the Prosody Assessment - Client app in order to administer the assessment. This interactive, 2-iPad assessment app helps SLPs and their clients evaluate, understand, and address prosody challenges. Created by a team of SLPs and computer scientists and funded by the NIH, the Prosody Assessment evaluates 12 different areas of expressive and receptive prosody. The assessment concludes with an in-app results screen denoting areas of strength and challenge and clinicians are provided with a pdf report that can be printed or digitally shared with clients, caregivers, and staff. It can be administered in 45 minutes and features the voices of people of all ages and genders, real photographs, and big, bright, easy-to-touch response buttons. • Allows for quick and accurate identification of prosody challenges in clients ages 7-adult. • Equips clinician and client with a shared understanding of prosody that serves as a therapeutic foundation. • Provides actionable data for baseline, goal writing, and progress monitoring. • Enables a positive, strengths-based approach to future treatment. • Gives research-based insights regarding pitch, volume, and tempo of speech. • Built to be simple to use, easy to understand, and accessible to all.
Articulation Arcade Lite
This app provides interactive games and activities to help children improve their speech clarity and pronunciation. It targets specific speech sounds and allows for practice at word, phrase, or sentence levels, with progress tracking for effective therapy.
- Interactive articulation games
- Flashcards for word, phrase, sentence practice
- Target specific speech sounds
- Progress tracking and results summary
- User profiles for each child
- Record and playback spoken productions
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Articulation Arcade Lite is the free sample version of Articulation Arcade — a no-prep speech therapy app with 9 engaging games plus a Flashcards activity, built-in scoring, and data collection done for you. Created by a certified speech-language pathologist, and grounded in evidence-based practice. "Articulation Arcade has been a fun and engaging asset in my speech and language therapy sessions. I can highly recommend it to other therapists working with children with speech sound disorders." — Marijke Morris, Former Chair, Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists Designed for children with speech sound delay and speech sound disorder, Articulation Arcade helps children learn to pronounce sounds correctly and speak more clearly — while they think they're just playing. TRY FREE WITH THE B SOUND CATEGORY A real sample of the full app, not a locked demo — everything below works free: - 9 articulation games — Kick & Say, Snakes & Ladders, Knockdown, Tic Tac Toe, Four in a Row, Matching, Bingo, Spin the Wheel and Scratchcards — plus the Flashcards activity - Beautiful, high-quality real-life photos — real objects, not clipart - Word, phrase, and sentence level practice - Score every spoken production as correct, approximately correct, or incorrect - Record and play back your clients' productions - Individual profiles for each child - Results summaries you can share — no data sheets, no printing, no prep Kick & Say (2 players) and Snakes & Ladders (up to 4) let children play against their SLP or parent, or take turns in a group session — so practice stays social and motivating. WHAT THERAPISTS AND PARENTS SAY "An essential part of my therapy tool kit. Children love the fun games, and it gives me quick, no-prep activities to support therapy on speech sounds." — NicSpeechie, speech-language pathologist "Lots of variety keeps speech practice interesting rather than hard work — easy to use, especially for busy parents." — parent of a child with a speech disorder UPGRADE TO THE FULL VERSION — a one-time purchase, no subscriptions, no monthly fees: - All 9 speech therapy games plus Flashcards - All 22 English consonant sounds, plus R, L & S consonant blends - Over 1,400 high-quality real-life photos - Approximately 60 target words for the majority of speech sounds - Star rewards system for extra motivation Whether you're a speech-language pathologist running back-to-back sessions or a parent supporting practice at home, Articulation Arcade keeps children motivated and gives you the data automatically. Download Articulation Arcade Lite for free and see how fun speech therapy can be.
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Articulation Arcade Lite at none against Prosody Assessment's 1. Articulation Arcade Lite also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Prosody Assessment's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 33 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Prosody Assessment sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Articulation Arcade Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prosody Assessment ships an update every 2 weeks, Articulation Arcade Lite every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prosody Assessment | Articulation Arcade Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 235 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BioSpeech, Inc. | Aptus Speech and Language Therapy Limited |
In-app purchases
Prosody Assessment
- Full Core Evaluation$24.99
Articulation Arcade Lite
No in-app purchases
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