Comparison

ConversationBuilder™ vs HB Following Directions

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

HB Following Directions

This educational app helps children improve auditory processing and following directions skills through a fun game format. It systematically teaches basic concepts and listening skills essential for reading, adapting to different learning levels.

Highlights
  • Follows increasingly difficult directions
  • Teaches 40 basic concepts
  • Improves listening and sound awareness
  • Fun game format
  • Monitors progress and provides feedback
  • Adapts to different skill levels
Features
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Our award-winning, research-based and evidence-based software program is now an iPad app! HearBuilder Following Directions gives students a systematic way to improve their auditory and following directions skills! At the same time, students will learn how to become Master Toy Makers while building their own Toy Central factories. App features: • Follow increasingly difficult directions • Demonstrate knowledge of 40 basic concepts in five areas: Basic Directions, Sequential Directions, Quantitative & Spatial Directions, Temporal Directions, and Conditional Directions • Teaches children important listening and sound awareness for reading • Uses a fun game format to teach children better auditory processing and listening skills • Meets the needs of children with different skill levels • Monitors progress and provides frequent feedback With HearBuilder Online at my.hearbuilder.com you can: • Access all four HearBuilder programs – Following Directions, Phonological Awareness, Auditory Memory and Sequencing • Monitor progress and track student data • Individualize each student’s program settings • Set levels of difficulty for each activity • Add background noise at any level and adjust the volume for each student • Customize and print reports

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ConversationBuilder™ at 96% against HB Following Directions's 38%. ConversationBuilder™ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). HB Following Directions's advantage is price (Free vs $24.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). On ads 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

HB Following Directions is free to download; ConversationBuilder™ costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ConversationBuilder™ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HB Following Directions has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of ConversationBuilder™'s written reviews are positive against 38% of HB Following Directions's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ConversationBuilder™ ships an update every 10 months, HB Following Directions every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
ConversationBuilder™ versus HB Following Directions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConversationBuilder™HB Following Directions
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.3 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews95.9% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings224 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB295 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile Education Store LLCSuper Duper Publications

Customer experience

ConversationBuilder™

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

HB Following Directions

All ratings24 ratings
Positive54.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

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

HB Following Directions

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ConversationBuilder™

No in-app purchases

None

HB Following Directions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ConversationBuilder™ free?
ConversationBuilder™ costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HB Following Directions free?
HB Following Directions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ConversationBuilder™ or HB Following Directions?
ConversationBuilder™ is rated higher. ConversationBuilder™ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while HB Following Directions averages 3.3 from 24 ratings.
Do ConversationBuilder™ or HB Following Directions have ads?
Neither ConversationBuilder™ nor HB Following Directions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ConversationBuilder™ or HB Following Directions?
ConversationBuilder™ ships an update every 10 months, and HB Following Directions every 2 months. Most recently, ConversationBuilder™ was updated on October 21, 2026 and HB Following Directions on October 23, 2026.

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