Comparison

SmallTalk Consonant Blends vs Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab

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

Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab

Explore upper airway anatomy in a 3D simulator. Access clinical information, photographs, and illustrations through tappable targets. Offers detailed views and easy navigation for a unique learning experience.

Highlights
  • 3D upper airway simulation
  • Tappable anatomical targets
  • Clinical information access
  • Detailed anatomical structure views
  • Cross-section overview
  • Free-range navigation
Features
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Overview: Explore the upper airway with a 3D simulator. The Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab forms a unique transition between book-learning and real-world experience by allowing users to study the anatomy in a 3-dimensional space. Tappable targets provide access to clinical information, photographs, and medical illustrations. Features: -See the anatomy from a unique perspective -View detailed information on 34 different anatomical structures -Cross-section showing an overview of the entire area -Free-range and instant transportation systems for easy navigation -Navigational head shows current location and orientation Controls: -Double-tap to move forward -Pinch out for precision movement -Pinch in to move backward -Single-finger swipe to rotate camera -Double-finger swipe to move vertically or horizontally -Two-finger roll to roll camera -Single-tap on a target to view name -Double-tap on a target to view detailed information

Screenshots

SmallTalk Consonant Blends4 screens

Verdict

The call

SmallTalk Consonant Blends and Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab's written reviews are positive against 17% of SmallTalk Consonant Blends's. Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). SmallTalk Consonant Blends's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 20 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for SmallTalk Consonant Blends against 4.4 for Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of SmallTalk Consonant Blends's written reviews are positive against 84% of Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmallTalk Consonant Blends ships an update every 7 months, Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SmallTalk Consonant Blends versus Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmallTalk Consonant BlendsUpper Respiratory Virtual Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better4.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews84.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 20 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size276 MB169 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLingraphicare, Inc.Augusta University

Customer experience

SmallTalk Consonant Blends

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

Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%

In-app purchases

None

SmallTalk Consonant Blends

No in-app purchases

None

Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmallTalk Consonant Blends free?
SmallTalk Consonant Blends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab free?
Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmallTalk Consonant Blends or Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab?
SmallTalk Consonant Blends is rated higher. SmallTalk Consonant Blends averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.
Do SmallTalk Consonant Blends or Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab have ads?
SmallTalk Consonant Blends shows ads; Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab does not.
Which is updated more often, SmallTalk Consonant Blends or Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab?
SmallTalk Consonant Blends ships an update every 7 months, and Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab every 20 months. Most recently, SmallTalk Consonant Blends was updated on June 11, 2026 and Upper Respiratory Virtual Lab on June 5, 2026.

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