Comparison

Speech Therapy Step 5 vs Keywords Understanding Lite

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

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About

Speech Therapy Step 5

This voice-controlled app helps children practice speaking through engaging video modeling exercises. Parents and therapists record model words, and AI analyzes pronunciation similarity, rewarding improvements for effective speech development.

Highlights
  • Voice-controlled exercises
  • Customizable video modeling
  • AI-powered pronunciation analysis
  • Reward-based improvement system
  • Supports multiple languages
  • Offline practice capability
Features
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ImagiRation brings you a series of Speech and Language 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 articulation of complex sounds Speech Therapy Step 5 – Record your own model words and exercise articulation MITA Language Therapy – the only clinically-validated language therapy application that was downloaded by nearly 3 million families. ================================ Speech Therapy Step 5 is the voice-controlled speech therapy app designed to help your child practice speaking in an engaging educational environment. HOW IT WORKS? Parents and therapists record videos of model words and sentences. These videos are incorporated into exercises encouraging 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. LEARN WITH SPEECH 5 - The only speech therapy app that rewards your child proportionally to the improvement of their pronunciation. - Uses scientifically proven video modeling for effective speech development. - You and your child’s therapist generate modeling vocabulary of your choice and in your dialect! - Record model words in any language. -Your speech language pathologist can record words and sentences for your child to continue practicing at home. - Voice-activated functionality provides a fun, interactive learning experience. - Speech 5 basic version is completely FREE! -No ads. SCIENTIFICALLY-PROVEN LEARNING TECHNIQUES Speech 5 uses video modeling to create an immersive learning environment, allowing children to observe their parents on video as children attempt to speak. 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 MOST TRUSTED LANGUAGE THERAPY APPLICATION MITA Speech 5 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.

About

Keywords Understanding Lite

This app offers a sample of speech and language therapy exercises focused on sentence comprehension. It helps users practice following directions, understanding basic concepts, and improving auditory and reading comprehension skills through interactive activities.

Highlights
  • Listening comprehension exercises
  • Reading comprehension exercises
  • Following directions (one/two-step, temporal, sequential)
  • Basic concepts (size, color)
  • Vocabulary understanding
  • Sample of full app features
Features
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Keywords Understanding LITE is a free version of Keyword Understanding. It gives you a sample of the content you would get in the full version. It allows you to see how the full version works and try it out for free. Keyword Understanding (the full app version) is a professional speech and language therapy app that works on sentence-level reading and listening comprehension. It also targets the understanding of vocabulary, basic concepts and the ability to follow directions of increasing keyword length. WHO IS KEYWORD UNDERSTANDING FOR? - Children with reduced attention and auditory processing difficulties - Children with language delay or disorder - Children with autism and language comprehension difficulties - Adults with aphasia and reading or spoken language comprehension difficulties after a stroke or traumatic brain injury - Adults with cognitive-communication difficulties due to stroke or brain injury WHAT LANGUAGE AREAS DOES KEYWORD UNDERSTANDING TARGET? FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS: Following directions is important in our everyday lives. In order to understand and follow directions, one needs a strong knowledge of basic concepts, vocabulary and the ability to process and retain spoken or written information in memory. BASIC CONCEPTS, ONE AND TWO STEP DIRECTIONS: Keyword Understanding works on the basic concepts of size and color as well as one and two-step directions of increasing length and difficulty e.g  - “Touch the red balloon” - “Touch the small green umbrella” - “Touch the yellow chair and the blue candle” - “Touch the big pink cupcake and the small green glasses”. TEMPORAL DIRECTIONS (BEFORE/AFTER): Keyword Understanding includes Temporal Directions tasks that target the child or adult’s ability to follow directions that include the concepts 'Before/After' in a variety of positions in the sentence. e.g  - “Before you touch the t-shirt, touch the phone” - “After you touch the lamp, touch the vase” - “Touch the flower before you touch the box” - “Touch the sock after you touch the bucket” SEQUENTIAL DIRECTIONS (FIRST…THEN): The app also includes Sequential Directions that target the child or adult’s ability to follow directions that include the concepts 'First ... Then' in the sentence. e.g  - “First touch the ladder, then touch the bike”. FEATURES OF KEYWORDS UNDERSTANDING LITE This FREE version, Keywords Understanding LITE allows you to sample each activity in the full version but it only includes 6 objects. The FULL version includes many more allowing for much more variety in each activity and many more trials. The full version also allows you to select and deselect vocabulary items in the Word List. 3 modes: - Listening Comprehension (Audio Only): Match the spoken direction to the pictures - Reading Comprehension (Text Only): Match the written direction to the pictures - Listening and Reading Comprehension (Audio and Text): Match the spoken and written directions to the pictures - Bright, colorful, real-life photos of common objects - 6 objects in five different colors and sizes. The full version has a large variety allowing for thousands of possible following directions tasks - 3 trials in each activity. The full version allows for up to 50 trials per session. - A comprehension check activity to find out where comprehension breakdown occurs - Audio feedback for correct answers only, incorrect answers only or both - Graded tasks of increasing difficulty - User profiles and result history - Automatic tracking of scores - Optional results summary via email - iOS voices (automatically selected based on your region). Download an enhanced iOS voice for best quality. All Aptus Speech Therapy apps participate in the 50% off Volume Purchase Program, so you can buy in bulk at a discounted price. Are you looking for a different kind of speech therapy app? Check out our full range of speech and language therapy apps for adults and children on the AppStore or on our website.

Screenshots

Speech Therapy Step 54 screens
Keywords Understanding Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Speech Therapy Step 5 at every 3 months against Keywords Understanding Lite's every 68 months. Speech Therapy Step 5 also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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 Therapy Step 5 against 5.0 for Keywords Understanding Lite. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speech Therapy Step 5 ships an update every 3 months, Keywords Understanding Lite every 68 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Speech Therapy Step 5 versus Keywords Understanding Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeech Therapy Step 5Keywords Understanding Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 68 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImagiRation LLCAptus Speech and Language Therapy Limited

Customer experience

Speech Therapy Step 5

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Keywords Understanding Lite

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Speech Therapy Step 5

No in-app purchases

None

Keywords Understanding Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speech Therapy Step 5 free?
Speech Therapy Step 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keywords Understanding Lite free?
Keywords Understanding Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Speech Therapy Step 5 or Keywords Understanding Lite?
Speech Therapy Step 5 and Keywords Understanding Lite are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Speech Therapy Step 5 or Keywords Understanding Lite have ads?
Neither Speech Therapy Step 5 nor Keywords Understanding Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speech Therapy Step 5 or Keywords Understanding Lite?
Speech Therapy Step 5 ships an update every 3 months, and Keywords Understanding Lite every 68 months. Most recently, Speech Therapy Step 5 was updated on October 15, 2026 and Keywords Understanding Lite on October 8, 2026.

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