Comparison

Thrive Education vs Visual Speech

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

Head to head
About

Thrive Education

Features
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With ‘Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) in mind we have developed an app that gives teachers the ability to consistently record data in a systematic way. Our online admin portal allows schools to export the data collected into a PDF. Schools are required to support students with disabilities to access and participate in education, the same as all other students, our app allows schools to record evidence that teachers are making suitable adjustments for students within the school environment. Contact us for a trial and demonstration.

About

Visual Speech

This app helps children learn to talk by adding animated lips to images of objects. It addresses challenges children face when they look away from faces, making it difficult to mimic speech movements. The visual aid supports early speech development.

Highlights
  • Animated lips on object images
  • Supports speech mimicry
  • Aids jaw and lip motion learning
  • Visual learning tool for children
  • Designed for early speech development
Features
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Does your child look away from your face? This makes it hard for them to mimic the jaw and lip motions needed for speech. This app adds moving lips to pictures of favorite objects to help your child learn to talk.

Screenshots

Thrive Education4 screens
Visual Speech3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thrive Education at none against Visual Speech's 10. Thrive Education also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Visual Speech's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Visual Speech sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Thrive Education asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thrive Education ships an update every 4 weeks, Visual Speech weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Thrive Education versus Visual Speech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrive EducationVisual Speech
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoung Decade IT Software Solution LLPSu-Kam Intelligent Education Systems Inc

In-app purchases

None

Thrive Education

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Visual Speech

One-time10
  • Electricity Board$1.99
  • Car logos Board$1.99
  • Audio Board$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Cars Board$1.99
  • Planes Board$1.99
  • Vaccums Board$1.99
  • Cars Plus Bundle$2.99
  • Fans Plus Bundle$2.99
  • Audios Plus Bundle$2.99
  • Vehicles Bundle$5.99

Questions

Is Thrive Education free?
Thrive Education is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual Speech free?
Visual Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Thrive Education or Visual Speech have ads?
Neither Thrive Education nor Visual Speech shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thrive Education or Visual Speech?
Thrive Education ships an update every 4 weeks, and Visual Speech weekly. Most recently, Thrive Education was updated on October 7, 2026 and Visual Speech on October 6, 2026.

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