Comparison

Comprehension Therapy vs F

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

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About

Comprehension Therapy

This app aids auditory and reading comprehension for individuals with aphasia, stroke, or cognitive deficits. It offers three modes, adjustable difficulty, and over 700 images with spoken words and text in five languages. Users can also add their own images.

Highlights
  • Auditory and reading comprehension practice
  • Three user-friendly modes (Listen, Read, Listen&Read)
  • Automatic difficulty adjustment
  • Over 700 full-color images with recorded voice and text
  • Multiple language support
  • Customizable vocabulary categories
  • Automatic scoring and progress reporting
Currently charting
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Comprehension Therapy is a professional speech therapy app that targets auditory and reading comprehension of single words in 5 languages. *****Enlightening! ***** Superb! ***** A Wonderful Tool! ***** Exceptional App! Designed to help people with aphasia and cognitive deficits from stroke and other brain injuries, it is also a valuable tool for older children with special needs including autism. 3 user-friendly modes include Listen, Read, and Listen&Read to target individualized goals. The app automatically adjusts difficulty based on performance, allowing for independent practice. Built-in scoring, hints, and a results summary that can be e-mailed to the therapist in report format make therapy easy! Over 500 nouns, 100 verbs, and 100 adjectives are paired with full-color photographs, recorded voice, and clear text for hours of therapy. You can add your own images too! **Try it for FREE as part of Language Therapy Lite or buy this app in our 4-in-1 Language Therapy*** Features 3 modes: - "Listen": match an auditory stimulus (spoken word) to a picture - "Read": match a written stimulus (printed word) to a picture - "Listen & Read": match an auditory stimulus (spoken word) to a written word Over 700 clear full-color photographs of functional vocabulary selected by a Speech-Language Pathologist 10 categories of nouns including animals, foods, objects, concepts, places, people, body parts and more; select which categories are targeted Select from 2, 3, 4, or 6 photos on the screen or use the "Auto" feature to automatically adjust the field size based on performance 3 levels of difficulty adjust the relatedness of foils (semantic and phonemic) to move from Easy to Hard Aphasia-friendly interface avoids use of professional jargon and features clear symbols for independent use by children and adults Child-friendly mode eliminates references to alcohol and violence as well as disables links to outside sites (iTunes & social media) Real recorded voice provides 5 choices of languages with neutral accent in slow, natural speech for easy comprehension in English (US/Canada), English (UK), Spanish, German, and French Smooth and automatic transitions to the next set allow for multiple repetitions in far less time than it takes to select and lay out photo flash cards, while still allowing you to move forward and back to review answers or skip ahead Automatic scoring tracks success and progress on-screen Results can be e-mailed in table and report-ready format so clients can keep their therapist informed of their progress for telepractice and therapists can send results to themselves for charting later, using the copy-and-paste ready format to decrease documentation time All Tactus Therapy Solutions Apps participate in the 50% off Volume Purchase Program, so talk to your school about buying in bulk! This app collects NO personal information, has NO in-app purchases, and primary links to outside pages can be deactivated.

About

F

This tool offers a standardized cognitive screening through 14 functional tasks. It integrates real-life distractions to assess cognitive abilities and performance breakdowns in various domains. Clinicians can observe clients performing tasks from simple to complex.

Highlights
  • 14 functional tasks
  • Real-life distractions integration
  • Cognitive domain assessment
  • Functional performance reporting
  • Clinician observation tool
  • Money management tasks
  • Medication management tasks
Features
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The Functional Standardized Touchscreen Assessment of Cognition (FSTAC) is the first of it's kind in cognitive screening tools. FSTAC provides 14 functional tasks for a person to complete and then provides a report on functional & cognitive performance. One of the features that makes FSTAC so valuable is the integration of real life distractions, such as text messages, phone messages and noise. These distractions in the setting of a cognitively complex task provide the perfect setting to assess a person's cognitive abilities and breakdowns. Clinicians can now observe their clients performing functional tasks that range from simple to complex utilizing current technology. Cognitive domains include: General Knowledge Functional math Auditory & Visual attention Auditory & Visual Short term memory Working memory Language/Reading Language Auditory Comprehension Visual/Spatial Executive Function (Flexibility, Org, Prob solving) Insight/Awareness of performance Functional tasks include: Money ID/Valuation Medication management Safety Cash management: paying and making change Grocery shopping - Organization, planning Story listen and recall Bill pay over phone Appointment rescheduling Handling normal distractions Recalling tasks to do in a day Video demonstration can be found at https://youtu.be/ilVHjECm9o4

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Comprehension Therapy at $29.99 against F's $149.99. Comprehension Therapy also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (138 vs 8). On update cadence, 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

Comprehension Therapy costs $29.99 and F $149.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Comprehension Therapy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comprehension Therapy has 138 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Comprehension Therapy's written reviews are positive against 86% of F's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Comprehension Therapy ships an update every 6 months, F every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Comprehension Therapy versus F: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComprehension TherapyF
Price$29.99 — better$149.99
Rating4.8 (138 ratings) — better4.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings138 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#197 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.Cognitive Innovations LLC

Customer experience

Comprehension Therapy

All ratings138 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

F

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Comprehension Therapy

No in-app purchases

None

F

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Comprehension Therapy free?
Comprehension Therapy costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is F free?
F costs $149.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Comprehension Therapy or F?
Comprehension Therapy is rated higher. Comprehension Therapy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 138 ratings, while F averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.
Do Comprehension Therapy or F have ads?
Neither Comprehension Therapy nor F shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Comprehension Therapy or F?
Comprehension Therapy ships an update every 6 months, and F every 4 months. Most recently, Comprehension Therapy was updated on September 21, 2026 and F on September 10, 2026.

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