Comparison

Articulation Arcade Lite vs Speech Therapy 4

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

Speech Therapy 4

This app helps children practice saying complex words through interactive video exercises and AI-powered feedback. It uses scientifically proven video modeling to engage mirror neurons and rewards improvements with extended playtime.

Highlights
  • AI-powered pronunciation analysis
  • 1000+ prerecorded video exercises
  • Reward system for improved articulation
  • Voice-activated interactive learning
  • Scientifically proven video modeling
  • Progressive learning steps
Features
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The developer of the only clinically-validated language therapy application MITA that was downloaded by over 3 million families, brings you a series of Speech 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 to say complex words Speech Therapy Step 5 – Record your own model words and exercise articulation Speech Therapy Step 4 is for children who already learned many words and want to exercise on their articulation. HOW IT WORKS? Speech Therapy Step 4 uses 1000+ prerecorded video exercises. These videos encourage 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. Video exercises are followed by a PlayTime. Improvements in performance are rewarded with reinforcers and a longer PlayTime. In order to achieve a longer PlayTime, children try to improve their articulation. In this way the app works autonomously all the time encouraging children to improve articulation. LEARN WITH SPEECH THERAPY STEP 4 - The only speech therapy app that rewards your child proportionally to the improvement of their articulation. - Uses scientifically proven video modeling for effective speech development. - Voice-activated functionality provides a fun, interactive learning experience. - The app basic version is completely FREE! - No ads. SCIENTIFICALLY-PROVEN LEARNING TECHNIQUES Speech Therapy Step 4 uses video modeling to create an immersive learning environment. 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 CLINICALLY-VALIDATED LANGUAGE THERAPY APPLICATION MITA Speech Therapy Step 4 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.

Screenshots

Articulation Arcade Lite4 screens
Speech Therapy 44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Articulation Arcade Lite at 75% against Speech Therapy 4's 0%. Articulation Arcade Lite also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Speech Therapy 4's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 33 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Speech Therapy 4 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Articulation Arcade Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Articulation Arcade Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Articulation Arcade Lite's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speech Therapy 4's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Articulation Arcade Lite ships an update every 33 months, Speech Therapy 4 every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Articulation Arcade Lite versus Speech Therapy 4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArticulation Arcade LiteSpeech Therapy 4
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better3.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size235 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAptus Speech and Language Therapy LimitedImagiRation LLC

Customer experience

Articulation Arcade Lite

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Speech Therapy 4

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Articulation Arcade Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Speech Therapy 4

One-time1
  • Speech Therapy Step 4 Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Articulation Arcade Lite free?
Articulation Arcade Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speech Therapy 4 free?
Speech Therapy 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Articulation Arcade Lite or Speech Therapy 4?
Articulation Arcade Lite is rated higher. Articulation Arcade Lite averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Speech Therapy 4 averages 3.4 from 8 ratings.
Do Articulation Arcade Lite or Speech Therapy 4 have ads?
Neither Articulation Arcade Lite nor Speech Therapy 4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Articulation Arcade Lite or Speech Therapy 4?
Articulation Arcade Lite ships an update every 33 months, and Speech Therapy 4 every 2 months. Most recently, Articulation Arcade Lite was updated on November 3, 2026 and Speech Therapy 4 on November 3, 2026.

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