Comparison

Articulate Plus vs SLK Curriculum

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

SLK Curriculum

This comprehensive speech and language therapy curriculum helps children make faster progress with less stress for adults. It offers a streamlined system for planning, teaching, and tracking communication skills, with customizable modules and AI-powered tools for creating practice materials.

Highlights
  • Assessment tool for skill pinpointing
  • Customizable curriculum modules
  • Year-long mentorship program
  • Core Language Program (K-5)
  • AI-powered material generators
  • Private discussion board & support group
  • 50+ in-depth courses
Features
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The SLK Curriculum is the first-ever complete curriculum for speech and language therapy—designed to help children make faster progress in less time while reducing the stress and workload for the adults supporting them. Whether you are a speech-language pathologist (SLP), speech-language therapy assistant (SLPA), caregiver, teacher, or educator, this app gives you a fully streamlined system to plan, teach, and track communication skills with confidence. Our simple, step-by-step approach removes the guesswork and wasted hours of planning, so you can focus on what matters most—helping children thrive. Every part of the curriculum is customizable to match an individual’s skill level and needs, making it easy to use with children of all ages and abilities. Inside the app, you’ll get: • A powerful assessment tool to pinpoint skills and guide your therapy plan. • All curriculum modules for speech, language, social communication, functional communication, fluency, and voice—fully adaptable for each learner. • A year-long mentorship program with separate tracks for established SLPs/SaLTs, new SLPs/CFYs, SLPAs, parents/caregivers, and teachers/educators—so every user has targeted support. • Our Core Language Program, a 16-week oral language intervention for grades K–5, developed to boost comprehension, vocabulary, and expressive skills. • Sample goals for every area to make documentation and progress tracking faster and easier. Your curriculum access also includes these bonuses: • Private Discussion Board & Support Group – Connect with others using the curriculum, share ideas, and get help. • 50+ In-Depth Courses – Learn practical strategies for specific communication skills and conditions. • Organization & Admin Tools – Streamline your paperwork, scheduling, and planning so you can spend less time behind a desk. • AI-Powered Material Generators – Instantly create unlimited custom practice materials for any skill you’re targeting. With the SLK Curriculum, you’ll stop feeling overwhelmed by scattered materials and last-minute prep. Instead, you’ll have a clear roadmap, ready-to-use therapy plans, and a community of support at your fingertips. This is your all-in-one solution to make speech and language teaching more effective, less stressful, and more rewarding—for you and for the children you serve. ----- Terms of Use: mightynetworks.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Articulate Plus4 screens
SLK Curriculum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SLK Curriculum at Free against Articulate Plus's $49.99. SLK Curriculum also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Articulate Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 22) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, 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

SLK Curriculum is free to download; Articulate Plus costs $49.99 up front. SLK Curriculum sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $25.99 per month. Articulate Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SLK Curriculum holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SLK Curriculum has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Articulate Plus ships an update every 5 months, SLK Curriculum weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Articulate Plus versus SLK Curriculum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArticulate PlusSLK Curriculum
Price$49.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size767 MB127 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSmarty EarsSpeech and Language Kids

Customer experience

Articulate Plus

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

SLK Curriculum

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Articulate Plus

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

SLK Curriculum

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly Plan1 Year trial2 variants$25.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan1 Month trial$25.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan6 Months trial$25.991 Month
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  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial2 variants$25.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Month
  • Annual Plan1 Month trial$259.991 Year
  • Annual Plan6 Months trial$259.991 Year
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial2 variants$259.991 Year
  • Annual Plan1 Year trial2 variants$259.991 Year
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$499.991 Year
One-time6
  • One Time Purchase Plan2 variants$79.99
  • One Time Purchase Plan$99.99
  • One Time Purchase Plan$349.99
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  • One Time Purchase Plan$449.99
  • One Time Purchase Plan$499.99
  • One Time Purchase Plan$799.99

Questions

Is Articulate Plus free?
Articulate Plus costs $49.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SLK Curriculum free?
SLK Curriculum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Articulate Plus or SLK Curriculum?
SLK Curriculum is rated higher. Articulate Plus averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SLK Curriculum averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Articulate Plus or SLK Curriculum have ads?
Neither Articulate Plus nor SLK Curriculum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Articulate Plus or SLK Curriculum?
Articulate Plus ships an update every 5 months, and SLK Curriculum weekly. Most recently, Articulate Plus was updated on September 25, 2026 and SLK Curriculum on October 6, 2026.

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