Comparison

R intensive Pro vs Fun With R

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

Head to head
About

R intensive Pro

This app provides interactive games and targeted practice for children working on the English /r/ sound. It offers multiple activities, phonetic grouping, and progress tracking to aid in speech therapy.

Highlights
  • Interactive flashcards, matching, and guessing games
  • Targeted practice for pre-vocalic /r/ and clusters
  • Over 415 target words with images and audio
  • Voice recording and playback for feedback
  • Progress tracking and report generation
  • Multiplayer support for up to 4 players
Features
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R Intensive was developed as a result of "intensive" requests made by speech-language pathologists. Smarty Ears is aware of the high incidence of students seen for difficulties with the /r/ phoneme, and we have created the ultimate tool to address it. Fully redesigned with a breathtaking new user interface, R Intensive is the most engaging, comprehensive, and user-friendly go-to application for children practicing the production of the English /r/ at the word, phrase, and sentence levels. R Intensive contains 3 exciting, highly interactive activities: Flashcards: Allows focused practice of the /r/ sound at the word, phrase, and sentence levels. Multiplayer mode seamlessly supports 1 to 4 players, tracking individual targets and rewards for each student as you swipe. Matching Game: Beautifully designed 4x5 grids of premium game cards make working on your target /r/ a skill of memory and articulation. Supports 1 to 4 players per game. Guess What Game: Students will have fun guessing which /r/ word is being described while practicing their articulation. If the description clue is ever too difficult, simply tap the card to reveal the hidden answer. Supports 1 to 4 players. R Intensive uses a phonetic approach to teaching the "r" sound by creating targeted subgroups that will make your students more successful in therapy. We have divided the /r/ phoneme at the word level as follows: Pre-Vocalic /r/ Clusters ar air ear er ire or rl R Intensive is the most comprehensive tool on the market that allows you to not only practice the production of the /r/ phoneme but also accurately tally the percentage of accuracy directly on your iPad or iPhone. Features that make this app an essential therapy tool: Over 415 target words featuring stellar, high-quality images and crisp audio. Built-in voice recording and playback to provide instant auditory feedback to students. An animated star-based reward system to keep students highly motivated. Store, review, and email detailed "report cards" from individual sessions. Print reports directly from the app. Student report cards feature easy-to-read graphs for the Flashcards activity, making analyzing results and progress simple and clear. Import a student photo, or choose from one of 50 high-quality avatars to represent the player. Quick Play feature allows those unconcerned with data tracking to jump straight into a session. Multiplayer capability across all three activities supports up to four players simultaneously. Intuitive, distraction-free user interface designed specifically for clinical and educational settings. Whether you are working in a school, clinic, or at home, R Intensive is the ultimate resource for mastering this complex phoneme.

About

Fun With R

This app provides an intensive program for children to practice the 'R' sound in various positions and blends. It includes over 2000 audio stimuli, customizable word lists, and three engaging games to reinforce learning.

Highlights
  • Practice 'R' sound in all positions
  • Over 2000 audio stimuli
  • Customizable word lists
  • Three educational games
  • Progress monitoring and reporting
  • Audio recording feature
Features
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****LOVE being able to progress monitor and plan future lessons based on progress! (Speech Time Fun)**** ****Fun with R is great for fun and ongoing practice of the ’R’ sound. (Nikki Heyman, SLP) The Fun with R app offers an intensive program for children to practice articulation of the most difficult to produce sound-R. The R stimuli in this app are organized in a way that allows speech and language pathologists to choose either traditional or phonetically consistent approach to R remediation. Fun with R app includes the following over 2000 audio recorded stimuli: -R in the initial, medial and final positions of words at the word, phrase and sentence level - R-blends in the initial position of words at the word, phrase and sentence level - Vocalic R: air, ar, ear, er, ire, or in the initial, medial, final positions of words at the word, phrase and sentence level - Additional rl in the final and medial positions of words at the word phrase and sentence level In addition users are able to select specific words for each phoneme in the session, customize words and add their own photos and recordings. Virtual Speech Center Inc. always includes some fun game or rewards in their apps and this time it includes 3 GAMES in the Fun with R app: -Flashcards -Matching Game -Bingo Game Fun with R is easy to navigate and allows users to employ several tools to perform the following: -enter multiple students -customize the word lists -add your own photos and recordings -change settings -select multiple phonemes -save selected phonemes for next sessions -select auto-scoring -enable or disable written picture descriptions -enable or disable special effect sounds -use audio recording feature -track correct and incorrect responses -view reports in table and graphical forms -e-mail results at the end of the game

Screenshots

R intensive Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fun With R at $14.99 against R intensive Pro's $21.99. Fun With R also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). R intensive Pro's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 67%) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

R intensive Pro costs $21.99 and Fun With R $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fun With R holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of R intensive Pro's written reviews are positive against 67% of Fun With R's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

R intensive Pro ships an update every 6 months, Fun With R every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
R intensive Pro versus Fun With R: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterR intensive ProFun With R
Price$21.99$14.99 — better
Rating3.8 (13 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.05.1.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB257 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmarty EarsVirtual Speech Center Inc.

Customer experience

R intensive Pro

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative18.9%

Fun With R

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

R intensive Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Fun With R

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is R intensive Pro free?
R intensive Pro costs $21.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fun With R free?
Fun With R costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, R intensive Pro or Fun With R?
Fun With R is rated higher. R intensive Pro averages 3.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Fun With R averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do R intensive Pro or Fun With R have ads?
Neither R intensive Pro nor Fun With R shows ads.
Which is updated more often, R intensive Pro or Fun With R?
R intensive Pro ships an update every 6 months, and Fun With R every 3 months. Most recently, R intensive Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Fun With R on November 1, 2026.

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