Comparison

Speech Companion vs Pitchie

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

Head to head
About

Speech Companion

This app serves as a study guide for public speaking and communication skills. It offers tools and resources to help users become more comfortable and effective speakers, complementing formal coaching or book learning.

Highlights
  • 4 step outline tool
  • Nervousness control techniques
  • Patterns of reasoning
  • Persuasion strategies
  • Motivation matrix
  • Speaking clearly exercises
  • Feedback guidelines
  • Stopwatch with marking
  • Video recorder
Features
Read full description

Speech Companion is the official app of The Speech Improvement Company, Inc., founded in 1964. Our executive communication coaches help leaders of countries, heads of companies, business professionals, celebrities, and people of all walks of life to be more comfortable and effective when they talk. This is our first public app! We created it as a simple study guide for our clients and those who read our books to keep a few tools handy! Not a client? That's OK, you will likely understand a lot in the app but may want to contact a coach to ask questions. The app is intended to complement learning, not replace it. Whether you’ve read one of our books or have had the pleasure to work with one of our coaches, we’ve included in the app a few common, but incredibly useful, tools you have likely studied with us: • The 4 step outline • Controlling nervousness • Patterns of reasoning • Persuasion • The motivation matrix • Speaking clearly • Guidelines for providing feedback • Stopwatch with marking abilities • Video recorder • Links to recommended readings • Podcast • History of coaching • Watch app companion -------------------- About TSIC The Speech Improvement Company Inc. is the oldest speech coaching and training firm in the United States. Founded in 1964 by the late Dr. Paula Borkum Becker and Dr. Dennis Becker, our coaching team has helped millions of people around the globe, has written best-selling books, and is well-known as the authority in speech communication coaching and training.

About

Pitchie

This app helps you train your ear to recognize musical pitches. It plays a note, and you must quickly identify it by tapping the correct option. The challenge increases as the timer speeds up, rewarding faster responses.

Highlights
  • Pitch recognition training
  • Timed note identification
  • Scoring based on speed
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Interactive gameplay
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Pitchie is a simple app that can help you train your ear in recognizing the correct pitch. The app will play a note, then you have to tap which note that is. Answer fast, as you get more points if you do. The timer continuously gets faster so be alert, and have fun!

Screenshots

Speech Companion4 screens
Pitchie2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Speech Companion at every 3 days against Pitchie's every 27 months. Speech Companion also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Speech Companion against 5.0 for Pitchie. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speech Companion ships an update every 3 days, Pitchie every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Speech Companion versus Pitchie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeech CompanionPitchie
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 27 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Speech Improvement CompanyLawrence Velasco

Customer experience

Speech Companion

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

Pitchie

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

In-app purchases

None

Speech Companion

No in-app purchases

None

Pitchie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speech Companion free?
Speech Companion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pitchie free?
Pitchie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Speech Companion or Pitchie?
Speech Companion and Pitchie are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Speech Companion or Pitchie have ads?
Neither Speech Companion nor Pitchie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speech Companion or Pitchie?
Speech Companion ships an update every 3 days, and Pitchie every 27 months. Most recently, Speech Companion was updated on October 8, 2026 and Pitchie on October 4, 2026.

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