Comparison

SpeakColors vs Articulation Games Lite

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

Head to head
About

SpeakColors

This iPad app helps young children with speech and language delays practice using two-word phrases with colors and objects. It features colorful photos and allows voice recording to build vocabulary and language skills.

Highlights
  • Two-word phrase practice
  • Color and object vocabulary
  • Voice recording
  • Interactive photos
  • Progressive language skills
Features
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SpeakColors is an iPad app designed to encourage young children to imitate and use two word phrases with color words and common objects. The app is geared toward toddlers with speech and language delays, autism, Down syndrome and other developmental disorders. This motivating app increases vocabulary skills, phrase length, and receptive and expressive language. This lite version of SpeakColors contains 7 common colors and 100 colorful photographs of objects. Children can record their own voice to name colors, food, animals, toys, and common objects. "SpeakColors can do an excellent job of teaching words and sentence structure as a precursor to or in conjunction with other reinforcing hands-on multi-modality activities." ~ SpeechPathologyApps.com *** Free App of the Week in SpeechPathologyApps.com Newsletter (05/31/2012) *** Instructions: - From the main menu, press "Start". - Pick a color from the top of the screen. - Pick a sentence template from the upper-left of the screen. - Swipe left or swipe right (or use arrow buttons) to change objects. - Press a color or object in the middle of the screen to hear the name of the color or object. *** Includes In App Purchase to unlock features of the Full Version. *** *** Disclosure *** At RWH Technology we are committed to the privacy and safety of our customers and their children. This app: - Does not collect/share any user's personally identifiable information. - Does not contain Social Network Integration or Links to Social Media. - Does not contain ads. - Does not contain push notifications. - Does contain In-App-Purchase on a separate, parent oriented screen.

About

Articulation Games Lite

This app makes practicing speech sounds fun and engaging for children. It offers four interactive games designed to motivate students while they work on pronunciation skills. The lite version focuses on the 'b' phoneme, with more sounds available in the pro version.

Highlights
  • Four interactive games
  • Motivating animations
  • Practice over forty English phonemes (Pro version)
  • Thousands of real-life flashcards
  • Professional audio recordings
  • Voice recording and playback
  • Detailed student reporting
Features
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"This application makes working on articulation skills exciting and motivating! There are four different games to use while practicing speech sounds. The animations are motivating for students (mine stood up and danced around the room each time an animal showed up on the screen)." Download the most fun articulation app on the App Store and enjoy four fun games and a new way to practice articulation! Articulation Games is a comprehensive, flexible, and fun speech-therapy, iPad app that was created by a certified speech and language pathologist for children to practice the pronunciation of over forty English phonemes, organized according to placement of articulation. It includes thousands of real-life flashcards, accompanied by professional audio recordings and capability of audio recording. Articulation Games takes drilling with flashcards to the next level by incorporating gaming components and a reward system. Children will have fun practicing phonemes by playing four different and flexible games: - Flashcards - Memory game - Sweet spinner - Artic wheel This Lite Version of Articulation Games includes b-/b/ phoneme. The following phonemes are offered in the Pro version of this app: p-/p/, b-/b/, m-/m/,w-/w/,f-/f/, v-/v/,voiceless th- /ϴ/, voiced th- /ð/, t-/t/, d-/d/, s-/s/, z-/z/, n-/n/, l-/l/,k-/k/, g-/g/,h-/h/, bl, fl, gl, kl, pl, sl, br, dr, fr, gr, kr, pr, tr, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, air, ar, ear, er, ire FEATURES - 20 target words per sound position (initial, medial, final) - Word, Phrase and Sentence levels - Easily switch between students, phonemes, levels and positions in the session - Flashcards activity - Memory Game - Artic Wheel Game - Sweet Spinner Game - High Quality Images - High Quality Professional Audio Recordings - Detailed Reporting for each student (includes words) - Group sessions (no limits) - Save audio recordings - Backup and restore your data - Add your own images - Hide show score during the session - Voice recording and playback - Track correct,incorrect and approximated responses - Email reports - View student progress in charts We hope you enjoy Articulation Games app. Please, take a moment to rate or comment on our app. Thank you.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Articulation Games Lite at 4.5 against SpeakColors's 2.5. Articulation Games Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 16 months). SpeakColors's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Both are free to download. SpeakColors sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Articulation Games Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Articulation Games Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of SpeakColors's written reviews are positive against 50% of Articulation Games Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpeakColors ships an update every 16 months, Articulation Games Lite every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SpeakColors versus Articulation Games Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeakColorsArticulation Games Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (4 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS17.65.1.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRWH Technology, LLCVirtual Speech Center Inc.

Customer experience

SpeakColors

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Articulation Games Lite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SpeakColors

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99
None

Articulation Games Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpeakColors free?
SpeakColors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Articulation Games Lite free?
Articulation Games Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SpeakColors or Articulation Games Lite?
Articulation Games Lite is rated higher. SpeakColors averages 2.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Articulation Games Lite averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do SpeakColors or Articulation Games Lite have ads?
Neither SpeakColors nor Articulation Games Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpeakColors or Articulation Games Lite?
SpeakColors ships an update every 16 months, and Articulation Games Lite every 7 months. Most recently, SpeakColors was updated on November 1, 2026 and Articulation Games Lite on November 1, 2026.

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