Comparison

SpeakColors vs KineScribe

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

KineScribe

This application allows users to create, edit, and read dance notation scores using Laban movement principles. It offers a comprehensive symbol palette and tools for customization, enabling easy sharing and integration with other notation software.

Highlights
  • Create and edit structured notation scores
  • Support for Motif and Language of Dance scores
  • Import and read LabanWriter scores
  • Extensive symbol palette for movement notation
  • Customizable tools with multiple colors and backgrounds
  • Save and share scores as PDFs
  • Multi-page score creation
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KineScribe reimagines LabanWriter for iOS and MacOS, allowing you to write dances in Laban movement notation and quickly edit scores and symbols. Development of this app was supported by Reed College and the National Endowment for the Humanities, with the cooperation and continued support of The Ohio State University.
 Make Scores: KineScribe creates and edits structured notation scores on the staff, Motif scores, and scores using Language of Dance.
 Read Scores: KineScribe reads all scores imported from LabanWriter.
 Edit Scores: KineScribe edits scores created in-app or with LabanWriter.
 Symbol Palette: Includes directions, levels, paths, rotations, bows, staff, floor plan, text input, and more. App updates will increase the number of available symbols and modifications.
 Tools: Choose graph paper or plain background. Make multiple-page scores. Choose from 20 colors for each symbol.
 Save and Share: Email KineScribe files as PDFs from in-app command. Read, edit, and print saved KineScribe files in LabanWriter through iTunes sync.
 For more information: https://u.osu.edu/kinescribe/

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KineScribe at 5.0 against SpeakColors's 2.5. KineScribe also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.6). SpeakColors's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. KineScribe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KineScribe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpeakColors ships an update every 16 months, KineScribe every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SpeakColors versus KineScribe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeakColorsKineScribe
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 11 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.615 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRWH Technology, LLCDavid Ralley

Customer experience

SpeakColors

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

KineScribe

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SpeakColors

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99
None

KineScribe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpeakColors free?
SpeakColors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KineScribe free?
KineScribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SpeakColors or KineScribe?
KineScribe is rated higher. SpeakColors averages 2.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while KineScribe averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SpeakColors or KineScribe have ads?
Neither SpeakColors nor KineScribe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpeakColors or KineScribe?
SpeakColors ships an update every 16 months, and KineScribe every 11 months. Most recently, SpeakColors was updated on October 23, 2026 and KineScribe on October 16, 2026.

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