Comparison

SmallTalk Consonant Blends 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 Consonant Blends

This app provides speech exercise videos to assist individuals with aphasia, apraxia, or dysarthria, often resulting from stroke or brain injury. It focuses on tongue and lip movements for consonant blends, allowing for customizable practice sessions.

Highlights
  • Speech exercise videos
  • Focus on consonant blends
  • Demonstrates tongue and lip movements
  • Customizable video order
  • Repeat exercises as needed
  • Reset to original settings
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SmallTalk Consonant Blends is a speech exercise video app. It is designed to help anyone who has suffered a stroke or a traumatic brain injury and presents with aphasia, apraxia, and/or dysarthria. It can also be used by individuals who present similar language impairments. The series of individual speech-exercise videos is divided into standard consonant blends and final consonant blends. The videos show the tongue and lip movements necessary to product constant blends like “bl” or “str”. You can easily rearrange the order of the videos or remove others to make it simpler to focus on key consonant blends. Repeat each exercise as often as you would like. 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
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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 Consonant Blends4 screens
Apraxia Therapy4 screens

Verdict

The call

SmallTalk Consonant Blends and Apraxia Therapy both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Apraxia Therapy's written reviews are positive against 17% of SmallTalk Consonant Blends's. Apraxia Therapy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (783 vs 2). SmallTalk Consonant Blends's advantage is price (Free vs $29.99). On rating, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

SmallTalk Consonant Blends 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apraxia Therapy has 783 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of SmallTalk Consonant Blends's written reviews are positive against 67% of Apraxia Therapy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmallTalk Consonant Blends ships an update every 7 months, Apraxia Therapy every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SmallTalk Consonant Blends versus Apraxia Therapy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmallTalk Consonant BlendsApraxia Therapy
PriceFree — better$29.99
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (783 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2783 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.09.0
Further details — not scored
Size276 MB356 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLingraphicare, Inc.Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.

Customer experience

SmallTalk Consonant Blends

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Apraxia Therapy

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

Bugs and requests

SmallTalk Consonant Blends

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 Consonant Blends

No in-app purchases

None

Apraxia Therapy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmallTalk Consonant Blends free?
SmallTalk Consonant Blends 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 Consonant Blends or Apraxia Therapy?
Apraxia Therapy is rated higher. SmallTalk Consonant Blends averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Apraxia Therapy averages 4.7 from 783 ratings.
Do SmallTalk Consonant Blends or Apraxia Therapy have ads?
SmallTalk Consonant Blends shows ads; Apraxia Therapy does not.
Which is updated more often, SmallTalk Consonant Blends or Apraxia Therapy?
SmallTalk Consonant Blends ships an update every 7 months, and Apraxia Therapy every 8 months. Most recently, SmallTalk Consonant Blends was updated on September 30, 2026 and Apraxia Therapy on October 30, 2026.

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