Comparison

ArtikPix vs BITS Lab

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

Head to head
About

ArtikPix

This app provides engaging flashcard and matching activities to help children with speech sound delays practice sounds in words and sentences. It offers group scoring, audio/video recording, and customizable student profiles for tracking progress. Additional sound decks are available for purchase.

Highlights
  • Flashcard and matching activities
  • Group scoring for unlimited students
  • Audio and video recording
  • Customizable student profiles
  • Progress tracking and data export
  • Configurable audio and visual options
Features
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ArtikPix is an engaging articulation app with flashcard and matching activities for children with speech sound delays. Among the many features in ArtikPix, group scoring is available with an unlimited number of students per group in the flashcard and matching activities. Scores can be collected as students practice sounds in words and sentences. Utilizing fun and modern graphics, ArtikPix is a free application offering the 'b' deck with 23 additional decks available as In App Purchases: ch, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, l-blends, m, n, p, r, r-blends, s, s-blends, sh, t, th, v, w, y, z. ArtikPix has a total possible 24 decks with 40 cards each (113 cards in r deck, 1,033 total cards). As part of a step-by-step process, decks and corresponding sound positions are configured for student profiles. The configurations are saved for each student, so they are automatically available in the activities. In ArtikPix, the flashcard and matching activities have features in common like audio and video recording, default audio, and group scoring. The activities do have differences, though. The flashcard activity includes word and sentence levels; whereas, the matching activity includes the word level with 3 matching levels: Easy (3 pairs), Medium (6 pairs), and Hard (10 pairs). ArtikPix includes the following features: • Group scoring for an unlimited number of students 
• A wizard (aka setup assistant) provides a step-by-step process to easily configure the following for each new student: name, decks, sound positions, syllable lengths, grammatical levels (word, sentence), and matching level • A student profile provides an easy way to view student notes and scores, and to update student configurations • Auto-play of default audio • Tap-to-play default audio • Audio and video recording features - videos can be saved to your camera roll • Collect data by tallying independent and prompted responses for student sound positions (e.g., initial th, er) • Take notes for a student in or out of a session • Tallied data is automatically converted to percentage based data • Student data organized by sessions that are open or completed; the latter of which can be reopened • Create custom cards for use in the flashcard and matching activities • Data rings provide a better view of student scores • Export student data for a range of dates to report progress during a period of time • Configurable options across the app for audio (e.g., tap-to-play), and visual (e.g., hide matched cards). • Undo tallying mistakes by tapping the undo button at the bottom of each activity screen

About

BITS Lab

This app uses visual biofeedback to help users, particularly children and adolescents, correct speech errors related to the American English 'r' sound. It offers guided practice, adaptive challenges, and progress tracking for effective speech therapy.

Highlights
  • Visual biofeedback for speech correction
  • Tutorial for biofeedback interpretation
  • Free play mode for 'r' practice
  • Adaptive quest mode for increasing difficulty
  • Quiz mode for progress tracking
  • Visual rewards for improvement
  • Clinician dashboard for progress monitoring
Features
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Many children, adolescents, and adults struggle to eliminate speech errors affecting the American English 'r' sound. Research suggests that these errors can in some cases be eliminated through biofeedback, where learners view a dynamic visual image of their speech and attempt to match a target representing correct production. staRt ("Speech Therapist's App for /r/ Treatment") aims to make biofeedback treatment for /r/ widely accessible to practicing speech-language pathologists. Features: - Tutorial explaining how to interpret and use the biofeedback display - "Free play" mode where users match their real-time visual-acoustic display to a target representing correct production of ‘r’ - "Quest" mode presenting syllables/words for 'r' practice; complexity increases or decreases in an adaptive fashion based on recent performance - "Quiz" mode for use in measuring baseline performance and tracking progress - Visual rewards reinforcing improvements in performance - Clinician dashboard tracking progress over the course of treatment

Screenshots

ArtikPix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ArtikPix at 5.0 against BITS Lab's 3.9. ArtikPix also leads on device support (3 vs 1). BITS Lab's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (67% vs 40%). On price, update cadence and ads 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. ArtikPix sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. BITS Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ArtikPix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BITS Lab has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of ArtikPix's written reviews are positive against 67% of BITS Lab's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ArtikPix versus BITS Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtikPixBITS Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.9 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings316 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExpressive Solutions LLCTara McAllister

Customer experience

ArtikPix

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

BITS Lab

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ArtikPix

One-time10
  • f deck$2.99
  • k deck$2.99
  • sh deck$2.99
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  • g deck$2.99
  • s deck$2.99
  • s-blends deck$2.99
  • l deck$2.99
  • r-blends deck$2.99
  • r deck$5.99
  • All Decks$39.99
None

BITS Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ArtikPix free?
ArtikPix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BITS Lab free?
BITS Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ArtikPix or BITS Lab?
ArtikPix is rated higher. ArtikPix averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while BITS Lab averages 3.9 from 16 ratings.
Do ArtikPix or BITS Lab have ads?
Neither ArtikPix nor BITS Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArtikPix or BITS Lab?
ArtikPix ships an update every 2 months, and BITS Lab every 2 months. Most recently, ArtikPix was updated on October 23, 2026 and BITS Lab on October 24, 2026.

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