Comprehension Therapy vs Advanced Naming Therapy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Advanced Naming Therapy
This app offers evidence-based speech therapy exercises for adults with aphasia and cognitive-communication challenges. It focuses on improving word-finding, sentence creation, and verbal reasoning through engaging activities.
- Word-finding practice
- Sentence creation
- Category generation
- Picture description
- Comparison activities
- Progress tracking
- Voice recording
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Take your speech therapy to the next level! Practice word-finding skills for adults with aphasia after stroke with this evidence-based app. Four engaging activities give you lots to talk about in new ways as you improve higher-level expressive language skills including thought organization, attention to detail, and mental flexibility. **Try Advanced Language Therapy Lite for FREE** Advanced Naming Therapy is your next step up from our best-selling Naming Therapy app - perfect for the speech therapy clinic and home practice for people with aphasia, cognitive-communication challenges, and unclear speech after stroke. Challenging, fun, and perfect for groups, Advanced Naming Therapy will be your “go-to” app for verbal expression. ------------------ 4 Trusted Activities: 1) CREATE sentences using 250 action words based on the evidence-supported Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) method for aphasia. 2) GENERATE words in over 300 sound- and meaning-based categories to stretch your mental dictionary as you improve verbal fluency and speed after stroke. 3) DESCRIBE over 500 interesting photographs that will make you laugh or scratch your head – and talk! 4) COMPARE and contrast over 200 pairs of items from concrete to abstract using verbal reasoning skills. Over 1,250 unique stimuli – you won’t get bored as you improve with this exciting speech therapy app! ------------------ Here’s what you’ll be able to work on: * Word Finding * Sentence Creation * Verb Conjugation * Semantic Organization * Non-Literal Language * Verbal Reasoning * Synonyms * Mental Flexibility * Speed of Processing These activities can help people with aphasia or anomia after stroke, cognitive-communication challenges after brain injury, tip-of-the-tongue sensation during conversation, or other cognitive and communication challenges. ------------------ Helpful features and settings: * Track progress easily with automated reports that include data and responses * Assess verbal fluency easily with built-in tests with published norms * Record your voice with on-screen audio recording you can email * Adaptable to any level with multiple input methods: type, dictate*, or choose * Learn quickly with helpful instructional overlays that guide you ------------------ See what Speech-Language Pathologists are already saying about this app: “I love using the VNeST technique with my patients with aphasia, but I struggle to come up with good verbs and choices. I can’t believe how easy it is with this app! What’s even better is that now my patients can practice at home too. Thank you Tactus!” – Outpatient SLP “The members at my stroke group were so engaged with the Describe pictures – even the ones who are normally quite passive spoke up. I can’t wait for my volunteers and families to start using this app.” - Community SLP “My client with aphasia used your 4-in-1 app until he got too good. I showed him this one and he loved it! It’s just the right level for him now. In general, for the stroke and brain injury clients I usually see, I think this is your most useful app yet!” – Private Practice SLP “Everyone loves Generate – including me! I’ve used it to elicit clear speech while engaging in a cognitive challenge for a patient with Parkinson’s, and my aphasia group gets very competitive with it. Each activity is useful for so many goals.” – Rehab SLP “I used the app today with 2 kindergarten students working on /s/ and turned to Describe for the silly pictures. We were all giggles, and they were so motivated!” – School SLP ------------------ Download now to get started – or try it for FREE with Advanced Language Therapy Lite! Looking for something different in a speech therapy app? We offer a wide range to choose from. Find the right one for you at tactustherapy.com/find *Voice dictation requires 3rd generation iPad or newer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Advanced Naming Therapy at #88 against Comprehension Therapy's unranked. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Comprehension Therapy costs $29.99 and Advanced Naming Therapy $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Comprehension Therapy against 4.7 for Advanced Naming Therapy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 141 and 245 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Comprehension Therapy ships an update every 6 months, Advanced Naming Therapy every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comprehension Therapy | Advanced Naming Therapy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | $29.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (141 ratings) — better | 4.7 (245 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 141 | 245 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #88 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd. | Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd. |
Customer experience
Comprehension Therapy
Advanced Naming Therapy
In-app purchases
Comprehension Therapy
No in-app purchases
Advanced Naming Therapy
No in-app purchases
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