Comparison

Comprehension Therapy vs Conversation Paceboard

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

Head to head
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
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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

Conversation Paceboard

This app provides visual and tactile cues to help individuals improve their speech rate and clarity. It uses interactive circles that fill with color as you speak, guiding you to pace your words effectively. Includes conversation prompts to aid practice.

Highlights
  • Interactive pacing board with 6 circles
  • Adjustable speed for visual cues
  • Tactile feedback on iPhone
  • Conversation prompt categories
  • "Too Fast!" feedback indicator
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Conversation Paceboard is a modern pacing board with visual cues. It helps individuals with unclear articulation and a fast speaking rate to pace their speech and improve their intelligibility in conversation. CORE FEATURES - A modern pacing board made of 6 interactive circles - Visual cues and feedback; the circles gradually fill with color when pressed at an adjustable speed - Several categories of conversation prompts to get the conversation started - Tactile cues on iPhone for additional feedback HOW IT WORKS The user is instructed to begin answering a conversation question and to hold a circle down each time they say a word or syllable. Each circle gradually fills with color when pressed. When a circle has fully filled with color, the user should move to the next circle and say the next word or syllable. The speed at which each circle fills with color can be adjusted in order to help the user maintain the desired rate of speech. If the user moves to the next circle too quickly, "Too Fast!" will be displayed. BENEFITS Conversation Paceboard is ideal for people who have slurred speech/dysarthria due to Stroke, Brain Injury, Parkinson's Disease, Huntington's Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Systems Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Cerebral Palsy. See for yourself how effective a pacing board with additional visual cues and feedback can be!

Screenshots

Comprehension Therapy4 screens
Conversation Paceboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Conversation Paceboard at $12.99 against Comprehension Therapy's $29.99. Conversation Paceboard also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Comprehension Therapy's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On ads, in-app purchases, chart position 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

Comprehension Therapy costs $29.99 and Conversation Paceboard $12.99 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 22, 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 56% of Conversation Paceboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Comprehension Therapy ships an update every 6 months, Conversation Paceboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Comprehension Therapy versus Conversation Paceboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComprehension TherapyConversation Paceboard
Price$29.99$12.99 — better
Rating4.8 (138 ratings) — better4.4 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings138 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#197#194 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.Aptus Speech and Language Therapy Limited

Customer experience

Comprehension Therapy

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

Conversation Paceboard

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

None

Comprehension Therapy

No in-app purchases

None

Conversation Paceboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Comprehension Therapy free?
Comprehension Therapy costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Conversation Paceboard free?
Conversation Paceboard costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Comprehension Therapy or Conversation Paceboard?
Comprehension Therapy is rated higher. Comprehension Therapy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 138 ratings, while Conversation Paceboard averages 4.4 from 22 ratings.
Do Comprehension Therapy or Conversation Paceboard have ads?
Neither Comprehension Therapy nor Conversation Paceboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Comprehension Therapy or Conversation Paceboard?
Comprehension Therapy ships an update every 6 months, and Conversation Paceboard every 2 months. Most recently, Comprehension Therapy was updated on September 21, 2026 and Conversation Paceboard on September 10, 2026.
Which is more popular, Comprehension Therapy or Conversation Paceboard?
Comprehension Therapy currently peaks at #197 in the App Store charts, and Conversation Paceboard at #194. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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