At Home Articulation vs Sona
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
At Home Articulation
This tool, developed by certified speech-language pathologists, helps families and clinicians practice speech sounds at home. It offers interactive games, educational resources for parents, and communication features for therapists.
- Speech sound practice at multiple levels
- Interactive games for engagement
- Research-based parent education
- Direct communication with therapists
- Individualized homework assignments
- Extensive therapy materials
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Approachable tool created by ASHA certified Speech-Language Pathologists to bridge the gap for families and clinicians. At Home Articulation engages students, empowers parents and lightens the load of clinicians. Exciting features for families include: -Tips and tricks for helping your child say each sound correctly -Research based parent education -Fun, interactive games (including Bake a Cake, Build a Car, Puzzles, and more) -Target words at the WORD, PHRASE, SENTENCE and READING levels -An easy way to communicate directly with your speech-language pathologist Don't worry clinicians, we had you in mind with these features: -Exciting new therapy tool with extensive treatment materials -The ability to send individualized homework in less than 10 seconds -An easy communication tool for contacting parents/caregivers quickly -An ever-growing library of research-based parent education handouts -Fun games to increase student engagement
Sona
This app transforms at-home speech practice into engaging games for children, guided by a pediatric speech-language pathologist. It offers various playful activities designed to help children practice specific speech sounds, with a parent-controlled section for progress tracking and customization.
- Playful speech practice games
- Child-friendly bird character
- Targeted speech sound practice
- Age-appropriate game modes
- Parental control and progress tracking
- Developed with speech-language pathologist
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PICK A GAME Open Sona and choose what to play. PRACTICE YOUR SOUND Choose speech sounds to work on, including R, S, L, SH, CH, TH, and more. TRY IT FREE. Subscribers receive a 7-day free trial, followed by US$9.99 per month. Sona is an at-home practice tool. It does not diagnose speech conditions or replace care from a speech-language pathologist. Privacy Policy: https://www.speaksona.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.speaksona.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sona at 5.0 against At Home Articulation's 4.5. Sona also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). At Home Articulation's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. At Home Articulation sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Sona sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sona holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of At Home Articulation's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sona's.
At Home Articulation ships an update every 5 weeks, Sona every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | At Home Articulation | Sona |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | At Home Articulation, LLC | Travis Wardrop |
Customer experience
At Home Articulation
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In-app purchases
At Home Articulation
- Single User License$49.99
- Bulk User Licensing$1000.00
Sona
- Sona Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Sona Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Sona Premium, One Payment$59.99
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