Comparison

SmallTalk Daily Activities vs Cuespeak

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

Head to head
About

SmallTalk Daily Activities

This app offers a visual communication tool with tappable pictures that speak common words and phrases. Users can customize the layout by rearranging or removing icons to simplify communication for daily activities like eating and grooming. It's designed to aid individuals with communication challenges.

Highlights
  • Tappable pictures that speak
  • Library of common words and phrases
  • Customizable icon layout
  • Reset to original settings
  • Aphasia-focused communication
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SmallTalk Daily Activities provides a library of pictures you can tap that speak out loud. This includes common words and phrases around communication, eating, dressing, grooming, living at home, leisure, and more. You can easily rearrange the order of the icons or remove others to make it simpler to focus on your most important messages. 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

Cuespeak

This app provides speech and language rehabilitation exercises for individuals with difficulties following stroke or brain injury. It offers a wide range of customizable activities for speaking, understanding, reading, and writing, designed for home or clinic use.

Highlights
  • Expert-developed exercises
  • Personalized therapy sessions
  • Engaging and interactive activities
  • Weekly new content updates
  • Session sharing via email
  • Mobile accessibility
Features
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Supercharge your speech therapy with Cuespeak, the NHS-recommended rehabilitation tool for people with speech, language, and cognitive difficulties after stroke or brain injury. Designed for use in both home and clinic, Cuespeak offers a huge range of exercises to work on aphasia and apraxia of speech, addressing speaking, understanding, reading and writing. Key Features: - Expert-Developed Content: Access hundreds of exercises developed by specialist speech and language therapists - Personalise it: Customise your therapy sessions and add personalised content such as names of family and friends - Engaging and Fun: Cuespeak’s interactive exercises are relevant to real life to keep you motivated - Up to date: New content added every week, including the latest items from the news - Share sessions via email: Allows you to get help from someone in another location - Accessible on the move: Use Cuespeak on your iPhone or iPad, so you can practise anytime, anywhere, making therapy convenient and flexible Who is it for? - People with speech and language difficulties seeking a home therapy tool - Caregivers and family members supporting a loved one’s recovery following stroke or brain injury What users have said: - “I just wanted to thank you for your marvellous programme. My husband has severe aphasia but has not lost his intelligence. Your programme stimulates his interest – there is no dumbing down. Keep up the good work. We love the humour in Cuespeak” Home user - “This is the best therapy tool I have ever used” Elizabeth McBarnet, Speech & Language Therapist, N. Ireland - "I can’t stress enough how much I love this app. I have been using it today with a lady with apraxia and aphasia and she was just so excited by how relevant it was to her life!” Bev Snowden, Senior Specialist SLT, North Devon Healthcare Trust

Screenshots

SmallTalk Daily Activities4 screens
Cuespeak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmallTalk Daily Activities at none against Cuespeak's 7. SmallTalk Daily Activities also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Cuespeak's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). On price 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

Both are free to download. Cuespeak sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SmallTalk Daily Activities asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cuespeak holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cuespeak has 83 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of SmallTalk Daily Activities's written reviews are positive against 83% of Cuespeak's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmallTalk Daily Activities ships an update every 9 months, Cuespeak every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
SmallTalk Daily Activities versus Cuespeak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmallTalk Daily ActivitiesCuespeak
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)4.7 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings483 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size267 MB124 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLingraphicare, Inc.Cuespeak Limited

Customer experience

SmallTalk Daily Activities

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cuespeak

All ratings83 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

None

SmallTalk Daily Activities

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Cuespeak

Subscriptions5
  • Legacy 1$3.991 Month
  • Legacy 2$3.991 Month
  • Legacy 3$3.991 Month
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  • Monthly auto-renewing1 Month trial$7.491 Month
  • Monthly auto-renewing$12.991 Month
One-time2
  • 1 year license (non-renewing)$129.99
  • 3 year license (non-renewing)$399.00

Questions

Is SmallTalk Daily Activities free?
SmallTalk Daily Activities is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cuespeak free?
Cuespeak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SmallTalk Daily Activities or Cuespeak?
Cuespeak is rated higher. SmallTalk Daily Activities averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Cuespeak averages 4.7 from 83 ratings.
Do SmallTalk Daily Activities or Cuespeak have ads?
SmallTalk Daily Activities shows ads; Cuespeak does not.
Which is updated more often, SmallTalk Daily Activities or Cuespeak?
SmallTalk Daily Activities ships an update every 9 months, and Cuespeak every 3 weeks. Most recently, SmallTalk Daily Activities was updated on September 19, 2026 and Cuespeak on September 27, 2026.

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