Comparison

ConversationBuilder™ vs Conversation Skills

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

Head to head
About

ConversationBuilder™

This app helps elementary-aged children learn multi-exchange conversations through a visual format. It teaches appropriate conversation skills like introducing oneself, asking questions, and changing subjects in various social settings.

Highlights
  • Visual conversation patterns
  • Record student's conversation half
  • Multiple conversation settings
  • 160 conversation choices
  • Personalized conversation content
  • Achievements and certificates
Features
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Own as an individual app or as part of our MES Speech Therapy Bundle. Winner - Top Ten SN apps of all time - Technology Horizons in Education Winner - Top Social Skills App of 2012 - Consonantly Speaking Winner - 2012 Top 10 Speech Therapy App - Mom's with Apps Winner - 2012 Top 10 Speech Therapy App - Let's Talk SLP Winner - 2012 Top 10 Speech Therapy App - Peachy Speech Winner - 2012 Top 10 Speech Therapy App - Speech2Me Winner - 2nd best Educational App by Smart Apps For Kids ConversationBuilder™ (Pat. Pend.) is designed to help elementary aged children learn how to have multi-exchange conversations with their peers in a variety of social settings.  The auditory pattern of conversation is presented in a visual format to help students recognize and master the flow of conversation. Students will learn when it is appropriate to introduce themselves, ask questions, make observations and change the subject of the conversation.   Being able to converse with peers is the cornerstone of developing relationships, and ConversationBuilder™ promotes development of this skill that so many elementary aged children struggle with in a fun and engaging way. FEATURES: -Simple interface to learn the pattern of conversation -Students record their half of the conversation -Two group and two one-on-one conversation settings -160 conversations to choose from -Student can initiate or respond to conversations -Use your own images for group conversations -Student name, age, primary interest and city of residence are used in conversations to personalize play -Achievements page with certificates of completion -Student recordings are interlaced with pre-recorded audio to create complete conversations -Conversations may be archived and emailed LANGUAGES - English REQUIREMENTS - Compatible with iPad - Requires 8.0 software update ConversationBuilder™ is part of "The Builder Series" of award winning education apps. Mobile Education Store has won over 40 app awards and has been named educational developer of the year in 2011 and 2012. Mobile Education Tools is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families. Recommended Ages: 6-10 Categories: Special Needs

About

Conversation Skills

This app helps children and adults practice essential conversation skills in a stress-free environment. It offers over 140 practice situations with supportive feedback and progress tracking. Designed for children with autism, it's also suitable for adults learning English or dealing with aphasia.

Highlights
  • Practice identifying interests
  • Choose appropriate topics
  • Join and continue conversations
  • Over 140 practice situations
  • Progress tracking and reporting
  • Reward Center for motivation
  • Independent and therapist modes
Features
Currently charting
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** Happy Frog Apps is a Mom’s Choice Award Winner! Also featured on FunEducationalApps.com, TeachersWithApps.com, and more! ** The “Conversation Skills” app helps children with autism practice key steps in conversation: - Identifying a friend's interests, - Choosing an appropriate topic, - Figuring out what topic is already being talked about, - Joining a conversation, - Continuing a conversation with appropriate follow-up questions and comments. This app provides kids the chance to practice and get supportive feedback in a calm, stress-free environment where they can consider their options. Once kids build the skills of how to choose topics and continue conversations, they'll be able to bring these skills to real-life situations. The “Conversation Skills” app gives your learner the social conversation skills they need to better manage social situations at home, school and in the community. What parents say about our awesome apps: *** 5 stars! Brilliant! An app that understands how kids actually learn. Thank you. *** 5 stars! Your social skill apps are excellent! “Conversation Skills” provides: - More than 140 situations for a wide variety of practice. - Students progress to the next level only when mastery of the current skill is demonstrated. - 'At a glance' reporting shows you instantly how your learner is progressing. - The fun Reward Center motivates even hesitant learners. Most exciting, this app offers independent AND therapist mode. In independent mode, answers are displayed and the learner taps the correct answer. In therapist mode, no answers are displayed. For each question, the student answers orally and the therapist taps whether the learner's oral answer was correct or incorrect. Both modes earn coins for the Reward Center. Our apps are designed for and tested by typical and special needs children. Testers include children with Autism and other special needs. Our apps work for them! Our apps are also suitable for adults dealing with aphasia or learning English as a Second Language. To evaluate the app, download the lite version, which has 1 free level. Additional levels and additional players can be accessed with in-app purchases. If you prefer no in-app purchases, download the paid version of this app, which includes all levels and up to 10 players. We take customer service very seriously! If you ever have a problem or find that we've missed something, contact us at our website and we will do our best to fix the problem.  www.HappyFrogApps.com Our apps are safe for kids. We collect NO private information in our app. None! Our apps do not allow unrestricted web or social media access. We conform to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

Screenshots

Conversation Skills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Conversation Skills at $11.99 against ConversationBuilder™'s $24.99. Conversation Skills also leads on chart position (#192 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). ConversationBuilder™'s advantage is update cadence (every 10 months vs every 43 months). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

ConversationBuilder™ costs $24.99 and Conversation Skills $11.99 up front. 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 — 5.0 for ConversationBuilder™ against 5.0 for Conversation Skills. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of ConversationBuilder™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Conversation Skills's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ConversationBuilder™ ships an update every 10 months, Conversation Skills every 43 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
ConversationBuilder™ versus Conversation Skills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConversationBuilder™Conversation Skills
Price$24.99$11.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews95.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 43 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#192 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile Education Store LLCJanine Toole

Customer experience

ConversationBuilder™

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative1.4%

Conversation Skills

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ConversationBuilder™

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App consistently crashes when playing back conversations
  • Difficulty backing out of group conversation setup

Requested features

13 requests
  • More multicultural representation in pictures
  • Easier level with 2 distinct answer choices
  • Explanation for incorrect answers
  • Answer choices read aloud for non-readers
  • Add more modules/conversations
Show 8 more
  • Option to record wrong responses
  • Ability to back out of group conversations easily
  • Add data tracking
  • Pre-recorded sentences for non-readers
  • Option to add own pictures
  • Version for older students
  • Audio prompts for non-readers
  • Modules for ordering food, making calls, asking directions

Conversation Skills

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ConversationBuilder™

No in-app purchases

None

Conversation Skills

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ConversationBuilder™ free?
ConversationBuilder™ costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Conversation Skills free?
Conversation Skills costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ConversationBuilder™ or Conversation Skills?
ConversationBuilder™ and Conversation Skills are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ConversationBuilder™ or Conversation Skills have ads?
Neither ConversationBuilder™ nor Conversation Skills shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ConversationBuilder™ or Conversation Skills?
ConversationBuilder™ ships an update every 10 months, and Conversation Skills every 43 months. Most recently, ConversationBuilder™ was updated on September 20, 2026 and Conversation Skills on June 3, 2026.

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