Comparison

Splingo vs Ahfy

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

Head to head
About

Splingo

Engaging educational games designed by speech and language therapists to help children develop essential communication skills. Features interactive gameplay, bright visuals, and motivating reward systems. Targets various language areas from early words to complex directions.

Highlights
  • Therapist-designed games
  • Targets receptive language
  • Early words development
  • Following directions
  • Interactive gameplay
  • Reward games
  • Language assessment tool
Features
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Speech and Language apps for children Designed by Speech and Language Therapists/Pathologists, Splingo apps are fun and engaging educational games to help your child develop their speech and language skills. Specially designed by Speech and Language Therapists/Pathologists 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’s Language Assessment tool designed to assess children’s receptive language skills. As Speech and Language Therapists / Pathologists with over 40 years experience between us we know what it takes to support children’s speech and language development! We’ve designed these Splingo games 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 child is playing the right games at the right level. We’ve added high-quality, in-built reward games to motivate your child to keep on learning. The games also have an option to select between US voice and UK voice. Children love playing Splingo and parents and professionals 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 a 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**

About

Ahfy

Features
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Ahfy stands for Always Here For You. It's 11:47pm. You had a fight with a friend at lunch and you're still replaying it. Or it's Sunday morning and thinking about Monday has started. Or someone asked if you were okay and you said "I'm fine." Ahfy is built for those moments between "I'm fine" and "I need therapy." WHAT AHFY DOES Ahfy is an emotion regulation app that helps you work out what you're actually feeling, then gives you something to do about it. Three questions - what happened? what do you feel? what do you need? and Ahfy gives you to exercises built for that exact state. Tools, not lectures. IDENTIFY & PROCESS — when you have more than 5 minutes - Name the trigger, the emotion, and the need underneath it - Four kinds of exercise: somatic, mindfulness, journal prompt, therapist-approved - Body awareness and cognitive awareness, because emotions live in both REGULATE & SOOTHE — when you have less than 5 minutes - Pick your state: overwhelmed, panicked, frustrated, numb, or just need to calm down - Short guided meditation and breathing to settle your nervous system - Headphones on, eyes closed, come back to yourself DAILY CHECK-IN - Two sliders, energy and pleasantness, and Ahfy names the mood for you - Save it or regulate it, your call - Track your mood over time and notice things before they get big JOURNAL & PROGRESS - Guided journal prompts and free writing - Three-things gratitude - Streaks, past entries, and a view of your emotional patterns RESOURCE LIBRARY - Therapist-written reads on emotions, relationships and yourself - Breathwork techniques - Meditations - Self-guided, no appointment required 100+ EXERCISES ACROSS 4 CATEGORIES Somatic exercises. Mindfulness and guided meditation. Journal prompts. Therapist-approved exercises. All for you to be more aware and feel better. WHO BUILT IT Every exercise traces back to a named person or a named body of research. - The Trigger → Emotion → Need framework was created by a licensed therapist - Emotion identification draws on Paul Ekman's research on universal emotions - Somatic exercises are informed by Peter A. Levine's work on how the nervous system holds and releases stress - Mindfulness exercises were written by an internal clinical psychologist with 20+ years of practice - Validated by 5 high school wellbeing teams in Adelaide References to research foundations do not imply endorsement. WHAT AHFY ISN'T Not an AI chatbot generating advice. Not therapy, and not a replacement for your counsellor. And not built to keep you here forever, the goal is that you get better at regulating your emotions and need Ahfy less. GOOD FOR Exam stress. Friendship conflict. Anxiety before a meeting. Anger you can't put down. Nights your brain won't stop. Feeling numb and not knowing why. Building emotional intelligence, one check-in at a time. FOR SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES Ahfy works with high school and university wellbeing teams to teach students emotional regulation skills they can practice independently and staff get a dashboard showing student engagement trends and which emotional themes are coming up. Book a trial at ahfy.app. Founded in France in 2023 as Emotion ID, rebuilt as Ahfy, and now based in Adelaide, Australia. Live in English and French. Disclaimer: Ahfy is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice. The diagnosis and treatment of a clinical condition can only be undertaken by a qualified healthcare professional in person. You should always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare professional with any questions you have regarding your health or a medical condition.

Screenshots

Splingo3 screens
Ahfy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ahfy at none against Splingo's 8. Ahfy also leads on ads (none vs shown). Splingo's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0.0). On price, update cadence 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. Splingo sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Ahfy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splingo ships an update every 2 months, Ahfy every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Splingo versus Ahfy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplingoAhfy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size791 MB75 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSplingo LtdCamille Semmel

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Splingo

One-time8
  • Splingos Language UniverseFree
  • Actions With Splingo$0.99
  • Categories With Splingo$0.99
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  • Describing Words With Splingo$0.99
  • Pronouns With Splingo$0.99
  • Past Tense With Splingo$0.99
  • Early Words With Splingo$0.99
  • Language Assessment$9.99
None

Ahfy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Splingo free?
Splingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ahfy free?
Ahfy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Splingo or Ahfy have ads?
Splingo shows ads; Ahfy does not.
Which is updated more often, Splingo or Ahfy?
Splingo ships an update every 2 months, and Ahfy every 4 months. Most recently, Splingo was updated on October 13, 2026 and Ahfy on October 13, 2026.

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