Comprehension Therapy vs Speech Pacesetter
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.
Speech Pacesetter
This app helps users improve their speech rate and clarity through adjustable visual cues. It offers a library of reading passages, custom text options, and adjustable settings for a personalized therapy experience.
- Adjustable visual pacing cue
- Speed-adjustable visual cue
- Syllable or word highlighting
- Built-in reading passages
- Customizable reading passages
- Adjustable font size and pause duration
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Make measurable progress on articulation and speech rate goals using Speech Pacesetter. - Designed specifically for people who have unclear articulation and a fast rate of speech due to stroke, brain injury, acquired stuttering, Parkinson’s Disease or other neurological condition - Suitable for older children who have unclear articulation or who stutter - Allows the user to choose a text and pace their rate of speech with the help of a speed-adjustable visual cue - Highlights each syllable or each word. The user reads each syllable or word aloud as the visual cue appears. ADDITIONAL FEATURES The simple, effective and easy-to-use interface also allows the user avail of the following features: - Built-in library of phonemically-balanced reading passages (The Rainbow Passage, The Grandfather Passage etc) - Built-in short stories, poems and tongue twisters - The option to create and save a library of custom reading passages - Adjustable font size and pause duration on punctuation - Optional metronome sound cue - A choice of different colored backgrounds TESTIMONIALS "This affordable app brings a novel way of carrying out pacing therapy for adult speech and language therapists." – Mike Richards, SLT, UK "I've had wonderful success using this app with a lady who has dysarthria due to a stroke." - Carol Winters, SLP "Speech Pacesetter is one of my most used therapy apps! I use it with clients who have a fast speaking rate or slurred speech. I've had amazing results using this app." - Anna Wilson, SLP A UNIQUE WAY TO PACE SPEECH Speech Pacesetter provides a unique way to pace speech and improve speech clarity. See for yourself how effective visual cues can be!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Comprehension Therapy at 100% against Speech Pacesetter's 46%. Comprehension Therapy also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and chart position (#85 vs unranked). Speech Pacesetter's advantage is price ($17.99 vs $29.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Speech Pacesetter $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Comprehension Therapy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 138 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Comprehension Therapy's written reviews are positive against 46% of Speech Pacesetter's.
Comprehension Therapy ships an update every 6 months, Speech Pacesetter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comprehension Therapy | Speech Pacesetter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | $17.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (138 ratings) — better | 4.3 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 46.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #85 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd. | Aptus Speech and Language Therapy Limited |
Customer experience
Comprehension Therapy
Speech Pacesetter
In-app purchases
Comprehension Therapy
No in-app purchases
Speech Pacesetter
No in-app purchases
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