Comparison

Articulation Arcade Lite vs Splingo for Schools

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Splingo for Schools

Features
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Speech and Language apps for children Designed by Speech and Language Therapists / Pathologists, Splingo is a suite of fun and engaging educational games to help your students develop their speech and language skills, specially designed to target different areas of language development. - Fun and interactive gameplay with an emphasis on learning - Bright, colorful images and animations - In-built reward games to engage and motivate - Recommended by Speech and Language Therapists / Pathologists Splingo games target all these areas of language development: - Following Directions / Receptive Language - Actions / verbs - Pronouns - Early Words development - Past Tense - Categories - Adjectives / Describing Words - Language Assessment Splingo also includes a professional Language Assessment tool designed to assess your students' receptive language skills. As Speech and Language Therapists / Pathologists with over 40 years experience we know what it takes to support children’s speech and language development. We’ve designed Splingo to be fun and educational by using bright, colorful images and animations. Splingo games can be customized to target specific language skill areas so you can be certain that your students are playing the right games at the right level. We’ve added high-quality, in-built reward games to motivate children to keep on learning. Splingo games also have an option to choose between US voice and UK voice. Children love playing Splingo and parents, professionals and teachers tell us it's an app that children ask for over and over again – they’re having fun whilst they’re learning! Used for over a decade by Speech and Language Therapists all over the world, Splingo is the go-to app for developing children’s language skills. **Frequently listed as a Top 10 Speech and Language App (Speech Sisters; District Speech; Therapy Tree; The Sped Guru; TechBooky)**

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Articulation Arcade Lite at Free against Splingo for Schools's $39.99. Articulation Arcade Lite also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Splingo for Schools's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 33 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Articulation Arcade Lite is free to download; Splingo for Schools costs $39.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Articulation Arcade Lite ships an update every 33 months, Splingo for Schools every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Articulation Arcade Lite versus Splingo for Schools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArticulation Arcade LiteSplingo for Schools
PriceFree — better$39.99
Rating4.8 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size235 MB806 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAptus Speech and Language Therapy LimitedSplingo Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Articulation Arcade Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Splingo for Schools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Articulation Arcade Lite free?
Articulation Arcade Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Splingo for Schools free?
Splingo for Schools costs $39.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Articulation Arcade Lite or Splingo for Schools have ads?
Neither Articulation Arcade Lite nor Splingo for Schools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Articulation Arcade Lite or Splingo for Schools?
Articulation Arcade Lite ships an update every 33 months, and Splingo for Schools every 3 months. Most recently, Articulation Arcade Lite was updated on October 8, 2026 and Splingo for Schools on September 22, 2026.

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