Speech Tutor vs Speech Therapy 4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speech Tutor
This app uses advanced animation to visualize tongue and mouth movements for speech sound production. It offers detailed tutorials, sound-specific guidance, and recording features to help users improve their speech or accent.
- Animated transparent mouth views
- Side and front sound production views
- Adjustable playback speeds
- Pause and review animations
- Detailed sound production tutorials
- Palate diagrams
- Self-recording and playback
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***Now with ability to upgrade at a discount*** Whether you’re a speech and language pathologist (SLP), an SLP college student, a parent of children with speech delays, or someone trying to improve their American English accent, you’re going to find this an invaluable application. A first of its kind in the field, Speech Tutor brings the latest in technology and animation to the world of speech. The animations inside Speech Tutor take the areas of the face that impede the view of tongue placement and positioning and make them transparent. Now one can literally see inside the mouth as the sounds are being made! Speech Tutor offers a “Side View” and a “Front View” of each sound production, both of which can be viewed at 3 different speeds (slow, medium, fast). The movies can also be paused any given point. With 132 animations in all, Speech Tutor is sure to offer a helpful view and speed for anyone in need. Speech Tutor does not stop there though. Non SLPs can begin the application by reading an easy to understand “Basics” tutorial which provides the reader with a solid foundation of the basic knowledge needed to know before attempting to improve any/all English consonants. Also provided is detailed text specific to each sound that further describes how each sound is technically made, tips provided by licensed speech and language pathologists, and milestones for when each sound should be acquired and mastered. Along with viewing the animations, one can also view a “Palate” diagram to further demonstrate where on the palate the tongue should be placed. Last but not least, users of the application can choose to record themselves as they practice their target sounds and then choose to play it before and after a correctly modeled production. Animations for the following sounds are provided: P, B, T, D, K, G, N, M, ING, F, V, S, Z, SH, CH, J, L, R (retroflex and bunched), TH (voiced and voiceless) and 4 new vowel animations - /i/, /u/, /a/ and /æ/
Speech Therapy 4
This app helps children practice saying complex words through interactive video exercises and AI-powered feedback. It uses scientifically proven video modeling to engage mirror neurons and rewards improvements with extended playtime.
- AI-powered pronunciation analysis
- 1000+ prerecorded video exercises
- Reward system for improved articulation
- Voice-activated interactive learning
- Scientifically proven video modeling
- Progressive learning steps
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The developer of the only clinically-validated language therapy application MITA that was downloaded by over 3 million families, brings you a series of Speech Therapy apps: Speech Therapy Step 1 – Preverbal exercises Speech Therapy Step 2 – Learn to sequence sounds Speech Therapy Step 3 – Learn to say 500+ words Speech Therapy Step 4 – Learn to say complex words Speech Therapy Step 5 – Record your own model words and exercise articulation Speech Therapy Step 4 is for children who already learned many words and want to exercise on their articulation. HOW IT WORKS? Speech Therapy Step 4 uses 1000+ prerecorded video exercises. These videos encourage children to mirror words’ pronunciation. A proprietary AI algorithm measures similarity between model words and children’s vocalizations. Improvements are rewarded with reinforcers and PlayTime. This technique was demonstrated to improve speech production in toddlers, late talkers (speech delay), children with Apraxia of Speech, Stuttering, Autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome, Sensory Processing Disorder, Dysarthria. Video exercises are followed by a PlayTime. Improvements in performance are rewarded with reinforcers and a longer PlayTime. In order to achieve a longer PlayTime, children try to improve their articulation. In this way the app works autonomously all the time encouraging children to improve articulation. LEARN WITH SPEECH THERAPY STEP 4 - The only speech therapy app that rewards your child proportionally to the improvement of their articulation. - Uses scientifically proven video modeling for effective speech development. - Voice-activated functionality provides a fun, interactive learning experience. - The app basic version is completely FREE! - No ads. SCIENTIFICALLY-PROVEN LEARNING TECHNIQUES Speech Therapy Step 4 uses video modeling to create an immersive learning environment. When children watch model videos in real time, their MIRROR NEURONS are engaged. This is scientifically proven to be highly effective in speech development. FROM THE DEVELOPERS OF THE CLINICALLY-VALIDATED LANGUAGE THERAPY APPLICATION MITA Speech Therapy Step 4 is developed by Dr. A. Vyshedskiy, a neuroscientist from Boston University; R. Dunn, a Harvard-educated early-child-development specialist; MIT-educated, J. Elgart and a group of award-winning artists and developers working alongside experienced therapists.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speech Tutor at 64% against Speech Therapy 4's 0%. Speech Tutor also leads on rating (3.6 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Speech Therapy 4's advantage is price (Free vs $24.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Speech Therapy 4 is free to download; Speech Tutor costs $24.99 up front. Speech Tutor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Speech Therapy 4 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Speech Tutor holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speech Tutor has 57 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Speech Tutor's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speech Therapy 4's.
Speech Tutor ships an update every 3 weeks, Speech Therapy 4 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speech Tutor | Speech Therapy 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (57 ratings) — better | 3.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #184 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.5 GB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Synapse Apps, LLC | ImagiRation LLC |
Customer experience
Speech Tutor
Speech Therapy 4
Bugs and requests
Speech Tutor
Reported bugs
23 issues- App doesn't work anymore
- Requires internet connection when it shouldn't
- App can't connect to the internet
- Upgrade was more like a downgrade
- Sagital view hidden under videos
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- App doesn't support the latest iOS version for iPad
- In-app upgrade does not work properly
- Charged twice for basic instead of upgrade
- Upgrade did not change anything
- No site for help
- App downgraded significantly after upgrade
- App blinks off immediately
- Can't play sounds that once appeared
- Animations are glitchy
- Animations are poorly timed
- Animations are sometimes inaccurate
- Requested URL is not found
- App won't work unless I purchase the upgrade
- App is unusable unless I pay for an upgrade
- Downgraded version lists VL 'th' as voiced 'th'
- Video of visual representation of sounds is black/white screen
- App is stuck with an initializing icon
- App is not working
Requested features
8 requests- More flashcard pictures, especially for /Th/
- More specific phonetic chart sounds (vowel, diphthong, consonant)
- Lite version for trial
- More updates
- Ability to switch off to different students in a group
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- Student progress tools
- More materials in Pro version
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Speech Therapy 4
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Speech Tutor
- Speech Tutor Pro Upgrade$24.99
Speech Therapy 4
- Speech Therapy Step 4 Lifetime$29.99
Questions
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