Comparison

SmallTalk Common Phrases vs Apraxia Therapy

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

Head to head
About

SmallTalk Common Phrases

This app offers speech exercise videos demonstrating tongue and lip movements for common phrases, including those relevant to aphasia. Users can customize the video order to focus on specific practice needs.

Highlights
  • Speech exercise videos
  • Demonstrates tongue and lip movements
  • Common phrases library
  • Aphasia-oriented phrases
  • Customizable video order
  • Reset to original settings
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SmallTalk Common Phrases provides a series of speech exercise videos, each showing the tongue and lip movements necessary to produce common phrases such as greetings, conversational phrases, and aphasia-oriented phrases -- for example, “I had a stroke”. You can easily rearrange the order of the icons or remove others to make it simpler to focus on your most important practice videos. Then, reset the app to return to original settings. WHO IS THIS APP FOR? + Stroke Survivors + People with Aphasia + Caregivers of People with Aphasia + Speech-Language Pathologists + Speech-Language Pathology Students Learn more about Lingraphica at www.aphasia.com

About

Apraxia Therapy

This app provides video-assisted speech therapy to help individuals with apraxia and aphasia improve their speech. It offers a structured practice environment with adjustable difficulty and automatic recording for self-assessment and sharing with therapists.

Highlights
  • Video-assisted speech therapy (VAST)
  • Automatic speech recording and playback
  • Adjustable speed and difficulty levels
  • Professionally produced video content
  • E-mailed progress reports
  • Customizable therapy program
  • No subscriptions required
Currently charting
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Tackle apraxia and aphasia head-on with a powerful speech therapy app that uses video to help people speak again. Stroke survivor, family member, or speech therapist? Get an app that can help you overcome the frustration and helplessness. - Trust an evidence-based speech therapy app designed by experts - Get a versatile tool that gives you unlimited hours of use - Motivate practice and help build confidence and independence - Get an app that’s perfect for both home and clinical settings - Interact with professionally produced VAST* video - Use e-mailed reports and customizability to seamlessly fit the app into your therapy program - All with no subscriptions, so you have access for as long as you need it * What is VAST? Video-Assisted Speech Therapy: innovative video technology that uses mouth movements, sounds, and other cues to help people speak in unison. ** SEE IT IN ACTION – download Apraxia Therapy Lite for FREE today! ** "Apraxia Therapy brings the VAST program to clinicians and home users in an app that’s easy to use, customize, and record progress." - Suzanne Redmond, MA, CCC-SLP, Stroke Comeback Center GET RESULTS YOU CAN HEAR. HERE’S HOW IT WORKS. 1) Enter a responsive experience with high-quality videos produced by SpeakinMotion. 2) Watch the video model’s mouth movements. 3) Listen, tap along in rhythm, and speak in unison. 4) Repeat as the audio fades out, using the video to keep speech going strong. 5) Speak alone with only visual support. 6) Work through 3 different speeds and varying difficulty levels so your experience is at the right pace. 7) With practice and the app’s gentle guidance, you can begin to speak fluently. THE BEST PART? Your speech is recorded automatically and played for self-assessment – and you can quickly and simply save these recordings through e-mail to share with your therapist or family. It takes practice to change the brain – and that’s how we can help. GET EVERY FEATURE YOU NEED IN ONE APP. - 110 conversational phrases, 60 long words, and 5 automatic sequences in one package - Videos that include functional everyday greetings, expressions, and more - The ability for users to hear their own fluent speech - Great for mild, moderate, or severe aphasia, apraxia, or autism - Use the same tools at home as are used in therapy - Adjustable difficulty, speed, and many more options for a personalized experience - Designed with adults in mind but easy enough for children to use, with a little help - No subscriptions, no monthly bills, no Wi-Fi needed YOU CAN DO THIS. Imagine a stroke survivor with limited speech recording “I love you” and sending it to the people who matter most in their lives. There’s hope. ** Get started right now – or try it for FREE with Apraxia Therapy Lite. ** Looking for something different in a speech therapy app? We offer a wide range to choose from. Get the right one for you at http://tactustherapy.com/apps

Screenshots

SmallTalk Common Phrases4 screens
Apraxia Therapy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Apraxia Therapy at 67% against SmallTalk Common Phrases's 0%. Apraxia Therapy also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). SmallTalk Common Phrases's advantage is price (Free vs $29.99). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

SmallTalk Common Phrases is free to download; Apraxia Therapy costs $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Apraxia Therapy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apraxia Therapy has 783 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SmallTalk Common Phrases's written reviews are positive against 67% of Apraxia Therapy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmallTalk Common Phrases ships an update every 7 months, Apraxia Therapy every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
SmallTalk Common Phrases versus Apraxia Therapy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmallTalk Common PhrasesApraxia Therapy
PriceFree — better$29.99
Rating3.0 (5 ratings)4.7 (783 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5783 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#51 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.09.0
Further details — not scored
Size260 MB356 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLingraphicare, Inc.Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.

Customer experience

SmallTalk Common Phrases

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Apraxia Therapy

All ratings766 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

SmallTalk Common Phrases

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Apraxia Therapy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Microphone playback not functioning properly
  • Bluetooth connectivity issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable speech speed settings
  • Individual letter sound exercises
  • Ability to record custom audio and video clips
  • More mature male and female voice options
  • Expanded exercise and content library

In-app purchases

None

SmallTalk Common Phrases

No in-app purchases

None

Apraxia Therapy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmallTalk Common Phrases free?
SmallTalk Common Phrases is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apraxia Therapy free?
Apraxia Therapy costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmallTalk Common Phrases or Apraxia Therapy?
Apraxia Therapy is rated higher. SmallTalk Common Phrases averages 3.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Apraxia Therapy averages 4.7 from 783 ratings.
Do SmallTalk Common Phrases or Apraxia Therapy have ads?
SmallTalk Common Phrases shows ads; Apraxia Therapy does not.
Which is updated more often, SmallTalk Common Phrases or Apraxia Therapy?
SmallTalk Common Phrases ships an update every 7 months, and Apraxia Therapy every 8 months. Most recently, SmallTalk Common Phrases was updated on November 1, 2026 and Apraxia Therapy on November 5, 2026.

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