Comparison

Speech Tutor vs Articulation Teacher

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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/

About

Articulation Teacher

This app helps children improve their pronunciation and articulation skills through engaging in-app games and evidence-based home activities. It focuses on specific sounds and letters, guided by a Speech Language Pathologist.

Highlights
  • Targeted sound practice
  • In-app articulation games
  • Printable home activities
  • Introductory sound videos
  • Digital and printable cue cards
  • Developmental milestone tracking
  • Learning articles
Features
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Improve your child's articulation and pronunciation! Brought to you by a Speech Language Pathologist and the creator of the SpeakEasy: Home Speech Therapy app which has accelerated early language development for over 100,000 families. With Articulation Teacher, you choose specific sounds to work on with your child. You can work on Early Sounds like D or T, Middle Sounds like G or S, or Late Sounds like L or R. Articulation Teacher includes at home articulation activities to do with your child outside of the app as well as games to play with your child in the app. All suggestions are evidence-based and research-backed. Let's dive into what each sound set includes: --- In-App Games Our articulation games are best played side by side with your child, but if your child is up for it they can play the games on their own as well. For each sound, we have the following games: Splat: say the selected word, and have your child splat it from the choices on the screen! Name It: our simplest game, this is meant for rapidly trying to say different words using digital flash cards. Swipe to the next word and help your child say it out loud. Sound Check: look at and listen to each word, and have your child decide whether the word includes the sound you're working on or not. Space Match: play this out-of-this-world memory game, saying each word as you flip over each card, to work on both articulation and cognitive skills. Paper Games: print a list of articulation practice words and play these games around your house, bringing articulation practice directly into the world around you. --- Home Activities Each sound has 5 activities to try with your child at home. You can read these activities ahead of time, then do them with your child when you can. We recommend trying to do at least one Home Activity each day, and we encourage repetition as much as possible! Home Activities that focus on pronunciation and articulation are the most effective way to spend time with your child to work on speech development. We use videos, books, songs, and the world around you to help integrate articulation practice into every day. --- What Sounds and Letters Are Included? In Articulation Teacher, you can work on the following sounds: Early Sounds: B, P, M, D, T, N, and Vowels Intermediate Sounds: K, G, W, F, S, SH, and Multisyllabic Words Advanced Sounds: L, Final -L, R, R Blends, S Blends, and TH --- More Features Each sound also has an intro video that teaches you how the sound is made, as well as a digital and printable cue card which you can use to help remind your child to pronounce a sound. This cue card fits within the cueing hierarchy explained in the intro video. Cues are an essential part of articulation practice that we integrate directly into our games and activities. Plus, check out developmental milestones to know if your child is on track, and read free learning articles related to articulation development. Articulation Teacher is also meant to be used by SLPs during their sessions as an aid to articulation practice. For more speech and language activities, including learning key language stimulation strategies, try our other app, SpeakEasy: Home Speech Therapy. Please note, Articulation Teacher is not affiliated with Articulation Station. Download and become an Articulation Teacher at home today!

Screenshots

Speech Tutor4 screens
Articulation Teacher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Articulation Teacher at Free against Speech Tutor's $24.99. Articulation Teacher also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (87% vs 64%). Speech Tutor's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 28 months) and chart position (#184 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Articulation Teacher is free to download; Speech Tutor costs $24.99 up front. Speech Tutor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Articulation Teacher sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Articulation Teacher holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 207 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Speech Tutor's written reviews are positive against 87% of Articulation Teacher's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speech Tutor ships an update every 3 weeks, Articulation Teacher every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Speech Tutor versus Articulation Teacher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeech TutorArticulation Teacher
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (57 ratings)4.7 (207 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.1% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings57207 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#184 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.5 GB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSynapse Apps, LLCSpeakEasy Community

Customer experience

Speech Tutor

All ratings57 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative24.6%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive64.1%
Neutral7.8%
Negative28.1%

Articulation Teacher

All ratings207 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

User reviews

Speech Tutor

From 57 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great visualization of mouth movements
  • 👍 Helpful for teaching sound production
  • 👍 Useful for articulation therapy
  • 👍 Good for clients with apraxia and dysarthria
  • 👍 Engaging for children

Room to improve

  • 😞 Lacks essential therapy features (progress tracking, goal setting)
  • 😞 Rudimentary and ineffectual tools
  • 😞 Exorbitant cost for limited features
  • 😞 Misleading advertising
  • 😞 App is broken/unusable

Articulation Teacher

From 207 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great user interface
  • 👍 Very detailed content
  • 👍 Excellent for parents and SLPs
  • 👍 Highly recommended for home practice
  • 👍 Best speech app used

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Laggy, freezing, skipping
  • 🐛 Almost unusable due to performance
  • 🐛 Limited sounds in free version
  • 🐛 Too expensive
  • 🐛 Schwa sound pronunciation issues in samples

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

Articulation Teacher

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Laggy, freezing, skipping
  • Schwa sound pronunciation issues in samples

Requested features

2 requests
  • Printable practice options
  • More sounds in the free version

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Speech Tutor

One-time1
  • Speech Tutor Pro Upgrade$24.99
13 purchases

Articulation Teacher

Subscriptions2
  • Articulation Teacher (1 Month)7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Articulation Teacher Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time11
  • G Sound$7.99
  • S Sound$7.99
  • L Sound$7.99
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  • R Sound$7.99
  • 2 Sets: R and R-Blend Sounds$12.99
  • Custom 6 Sound Bundle$29.99
  • Custom 6 Sound Bundle #2$29.99
  • Custom 6 Sound Bundle #3$29.99
  • All Sounds - Special$34.99
  • Unlock All Sounds (Discounted)$41.99
  • Unlock All (20 Sounds)$49.99

Questions

Is Speech Tutor free?
Speech Tutor costs $24.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Articulation Teacher free?
Articulation Teacher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Speech Tutor or Articulation Teacher?
Articulation Teacher is rated higher. Speech Tutor averages 3.6 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Articulation Teacher averages 4.7 from 207 ratings.
Do Speech Tutor or Articulation Teacher have ads?
Neither Speech Tutor nor Articulation Teacher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speech Tutor or Articulation Teacher?
Speech Tutor ships an update every 3 weeks, and Articulation Teacher every 28 months. Most recently, Speech Tutor was updated on September 19, 2026 and Articulation Teacher on September 24, 2026.

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