Comparison

Articulate Plus vs Speech Therapy for Apraxia

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

Head to head
About

Articulate Plus

This clinical-grade tool modernizes speech therapy with a premium interface and data-driven insights. It supports group sessions, tracks progress with detailed analytics, and integrates literacy components to enhance communication goals.

Highlights
  • Multi-user group sessions (up to 6 students)
  • Detailed analytics and progress dashboard
  • Developmental milestones tracking
  • RTI and IEP support
  • Integrated literacy components
  • Home practice features
  • Over 1,000 target words with practice options
Features
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Welcome to the Future of Speech Therapy with Articulate Plus! Get ready to experience a whole new level of articulation therapy. Completely modernized with a beautiful, premium iOS interface, Articulate Plus is the ultimate clinical-grade tool designed to take your speech therapy sessions to the next level. Whether you are an SLP managing a busy caseload or a parent supporting your child at home, Articulate Plus provides an unparalleled, data-driven experience. Effortless Multi-User Group Sessions Perfect for the dynamic therapy room! Articulate Plus allows you to effortlessly manage group sessions of up to 6 students at once. Collect granular data on multiple utterances, allowing for high-frequency articulation drills that maximize therapy benefits. Say goodbye to the hassle of paper data collection while maintaining the fast-paced efficiency of your sessions. Deep Analytics & Sounds Mastery Dashboard We’ve completely revolutionized progress monitoring. Our stunning new analytics dashboard gives you an instant, visual overview of a student's progress. Track accuracy across Initial, Medial, and Final positions at the Word, Phrase, and Sentence levels. Plus, our intelligent Developmental Milestones Board automatically tracks a student's progress against the Early, Middle, and Late 8 sounds (based on Shriberg’s profile of consonant mastery), visually categorized into Mastered, Practicing, and Untested. Seamless Response to Intervention (RTI) & IEP Support Certified by The REMLE Project, Articulate Plus ensures adherence to evidence-based practices. Its intuitive data collection encourages use with RTI, allowing students in both RTI and IEP programs to benefit from the exact same therapy session. Generate gorgeous, highly-detailed reports that can be printed or emailed directly from the app, or exported to the Therapy Report Center for seamless integration with other speech-language goals. Boost Literacy & Language Skills Why stop at speech? With Articulate Plus, you can seamlessly incorporate a literacy component into your therapy. The strategic placement of written words and phrases for each picture empowers SLPs to enhance reading and language skills alongside articulation practice. It's a win-win approach to achieving comprehensive communication goals. Accelerate Progress with Home Practice Therapy doesn't end when the session is over. Articulate Plus provides a structured, highly engaging platform for parents to actively participate in their child's speech development. By reinforcing speech targets outside of the clinic, you ensure consistent practice, better carryover, and much faster progress. Exciting Features for Enhanced Therapy: Beautifully Adaptive UI: A stunning, modern design that looks and works perfectly on both iPhone and iPad. Massive Library: Over 1,000 target words, branching into over 3,000 distinct word, phrase, and sentence practice options. Video Modeling: Built-in video modeling for every single word ensures visual support and deeper engagement. Multiple Game Modes: Keep practice fun with interactive Flashcards, Matching games, the immersive "Stories" level, and the challenging "Guess What" mode. Highly Customizable: Personalize the app by adding your own custom words and images to target highly specific, student-centered vocabulary. Advanced Scoring: Track correct, approximate, and incorrect productions with native audio recording and session note-taking built right into the dashboard. Homework & Rewards: Assign specific homework tasks and celebrate student achievements with customizable, beautifully designed certificates. Join the Smarty Ears community and unlock the full potential of your articulation therapy sessions. It's time to revolutionize the way we work towards clearer speech and improved communication skills. Download Articulate Plus today and experience the difference firsthand!

About

Speech Therapy for Apraxia

This app provides targeted exercises for individuals with Childhood Apraxia of Speech and other forms of apraxia. It offers a structured progression of levels, starting with single syllables and advancing to complex sequences, with illustrations and audio support.

Highlights
  • Targeted consonant sound practice
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Syllable and sequence practice
  • Illustration and audio guidance
  • Articulation drill option
  • Customizable practice levels
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The Speech Therapy for Apraxia app is a convenient, effective tool for: - Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech/dyspraxia - Adults with apraxia - Use by anyone working with individuals with apraxia, either therapists or parents - Can also be used for traditional articulation practice Developed by the National Association for Child Development team, including a certified speech-language pathologist, this app provides choices of different phonemes to target and moves through a progression of levels that challenge motor planning for speech. Working at the syllable level, it begins at the production of single syllables and progresses through increasingly difficult production sequences all the way to the production of sequences of random syllables. Features - Choose from 8 different consonant groups (for a total of 19 consonant sounds) to target. - For each group, choose the level at which to practice. - Detailed instructions explain how to choose an appropriate consonant group and practice level. - Moves through a logical progression of 8 different levels for motor planning for speech. - Illustration and audio provided for each syllable. - Option to repeat levels, reset, or move to next level. - Can also be used for straight articulation drill for particular phonemes.

Screenshots

Articulate Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Speech Therapy for Apraxia at $9.99 against Articulate Plus's $49.99. Speech Therapy for Apraxia also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (34 vs 1). Articulate Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, monetization model 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

Articulate Plus costs $49.99 and Speech Therapy for Apraxia $9.99 up front. Speech Therapy for Apraxia sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Articulate Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speech Therapy for Apraxia holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speech Therapy for Apraxia has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Articulate Plus ships an update every 2 months, Speech Therapy for Apraxia every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Articulate Plus versus Speech Therapy for Apraxia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArticulate PlusSpeech Therapy for Apraxia
Price$49.99$9.99 — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (34 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings134 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size767 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmarty EarsNACD, LLC.

Customer experience

Articulate Plus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Speech Therapy for Apraxia

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Articulate Plus

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Speech Therapy for Apraxia

One-time1
  • Progress Tracking$4.99

Questions

Is Articulate Plus free?
Articulate Plus costs $49.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speech Therapy for Apraxia free?
Speech Therapy for Apraxia costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Articulate Plus or Speech Therapy for Apraxia?
Speech Therapy for Apraxia is rated higher. Articulate Plus averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Speech Therapy for Apraxia averages 4.7 from 34 ratings.
Do Articulate Plus or Speech Therapy for Apraxia have ads?
Neither Articulate Plus nor Speech Therapy for Apraxia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Articulate Plus or Speech Therapy for Apraxia?
Articulate Plus ships an update every 2 months, and Speech Therapy for Apraxia every 3 weeks. Most recently, Articulate Plus was updated on November 3, 2026 and Speech Therapy for Apraxia on November 3, 2026.

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