Comparison

Writing Therapy vs Number Therapy Lite

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

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About

Writing Therapy

This app offers spelling practice for adults with brain injuries, stroke survivors, ESL speakers, and children. It features four modes and three difficulty levels, with over 500 words and custom word options. Users can practice spelling through fill-in-the-blank, copy, spell what you see, and spell what you hear exercises.

Highlights
  • 4 practice modes
  • 3 difficulty levels
  • Over 500 words + custom words
  • Fill-in-the-blank, copy, spell what you see/hear
  • Select and rearrange letter tiles
  • Built-in cueing hierarchy (hints)
  • Customizable word lists with pictures
  • Data reporting for clinicians
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Writing Therapy is a unique app for spelling practice for adults with brain injury or stroke as well as ESL speakers or children learning to spell. ** Try it for FREE in Language Therapy Lite or purchase at a discount in the Language Therapy 4-in-1 app! ** With 4 modes and 3 levels of difficulty in each, users have access to 12 different exercises to practice writing over 500 words + unlimited custom words! * Fill-in-the-Blank * Copy * Spell What You See * Spell What You Hear Unlike other learn-to-spell apps, Writing Therapy allows users to select and rearrange letter tiles until they are satisfied, choosing when to submit an answer, rather than letters only fitting into the correct spot. Writing Therapy also has a built-in cueing hierarchy to give "hints" on each level, making the exercise one step easier to allow success on each trial. A virtual set of letter tiles makes therapy go faster with more repetitions in less time. You can add your own words and pictures to create completely customized spelling lists! Learn to spell names, places, or words related to each user's needs. This app features clear photographs, iconic graphics, and a clear male voice in 5 languages. Users will benefit from the trial-and-error format and self-selected cues for learning these common words with graduated activities that will grow with them as they develop or improve. Settings allow limiting the length of the words, selecting capital or lowercase letters, designating which of 12 categories are presented, and choosing how letters are selected. For users with difficulty dragging, an alternative tapping access method is available. Speech-Language Pathologists, family members, and teachers can recommend the appropriate modes and levels for each user and receive e-mailed reports of results (ready for professional progress notes). Writing Therapy is another powerful app in Tactus Therapy Solutions' professionally-designed Language Therapy suite of speech-language therapy apps. It is the perfect companion to Comprehension Therapy, Naming Therapy, and Reading Therapy. Our customers love this app! Read what they have to say: "I really like that this app can be used by both children and adults. I love the great real-life photographs used instead of cartoon pictures or line drawings. The functional, categorized vocabulary you use in your apps is appreciated!! I especially like the feature allowing older students/clients the opportunity to analyze their responses prior to submitted them. This app has great control over the length of the words selected, the voice quality is good, and clinicians will appreciate the data reporting! Great job!" "Great app, highly engaging! I used this app with two of my aphasia clients- one in her 30s and one in his 50s. Both found it engaging and wanted to continue to use the app throughout their session. I like the different levels of difficulty and the hints (which both of my clients appreciated as well). Great app!" "Beautifully done! A child or an adult can use this; the very nice part is that it isn't childish as many learn to spell apps are, which I absolutely love. My favorite part is the fact that words can actually be misspelled which allows the user to decide for themselves if it is correct or not BEFORE hitting the check button. So the target word is actually learned rather than just swiping letters until they all go into the correct slot. Love this app!"

About

Number Therapy Lite

Practice understanding, saying, and typing numbers to improve essential communication skills. This app helps stroke survivors and others gain independence by strengthening their ability to communicate numbers in various contexts.

Highlights
  • Number comprehension practice
  • Speech and pronunciation exercises
  • Typing numbers
  • Customizable interface
  • Progress tracking
  • Evidence-based approach
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Numbers communicate so much, yet they are often left out of communication therapy. Now stroke survivors can practice understanding, saying, and typing numbers at home to improve these essential life skills. Age, dates, phone numbers, addresses, money, time, measurements, fractions, weight, years – numbers are everywhere and so important. Be more independent with communication with stronger number communication skills. Would you be able to understand, write down, and tell someone this phone message? “Your appointment is at 3:15 p.m. on August 3rd, 2015 at 1650 18th Avenue. Bring $5. Please call back to confirm at 785-5662.” Work on all these number skills and more with the evidence-based Number Therapy app! Number Therapy Lite gives you a free way to test-drive the full functionality of the app with a sample from the 30 categories of numbers including: *Single Digits *Double Digits *Triple Digits *Four Digits *Time *Money *Phone Numbers (add your own in the full version) *Ordinals *Fractions Number Therapy offers thousands of unique exercises you can use anywhere. Number Therapy Lite gives you a taste so you'll know the app is worth using. Work at your own pace to practice the skills that matter to you. This app has the same highly customizable, clean, intuitive interface you’ve come to love in Tactus Therapy apps. Developed in conjunction with people with aphasia, this app is designed to help you get the intensity of practice you need in a way that is easy to use. Number Therapy also gives you recommendations for which level and settings you should use based on your score. See how easy it is to make progress when you're working at the right level for you! Speech-Language Pathologists: use Number Therapy to make the communication of numbers a part of your therapy plan for people with aphasia or other disorders. Three unique activities address auditory and reading comprehension, verbal expression, and written expression. Your clients can use the built-in hints, cues, and audio recording to be successful, then e-mail you their results in a professional report so you can track their progress over time. Ideal for use in the clinic and at home, add Number Therapy to your therapy app collection! Number Therapy Lite is a FREE trial version of Number Therapy. What's the difference? Lite = 4 categories with 7 items in each; Full = 30 categories with thousands of items Lite = categories contain a mix of items from subcategories; Full = focus on just one subcategory at a time or mix & match Lite = no custom phone numbers; Full = unlimited custom phone numbers Lite = 7 exercises at a time; Full = 10, 25, 50, or 100 in a session Once you've given it a try, you'll want to get the full version so you can truly master the communication of numbers and be more independent. *Please note: this app does NOT address math skills or equations. It focuses on the communication of numbers, not calculations.

Screenshots

Writing Therapy4 screens
Number Therapy Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Number Therapy Lite at Free against Writing Therapy's $29.99. On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Number Therapy Lite is free to download; Writing Therapy costs $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Writing Therapy against 4.8 for Number Therapy Lite. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 108 and 135 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Writing Therapy ships an update every 4 months, Number Therapy Lite every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Writing Therapy versus Number Therapy Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriting TherapyNumber Therapy Lite
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (108 ratings)4.8 (135 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings108135 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.09.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.

Customer experience

Writing Therapy

All ratings107 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Number Therapy Lite

All ratings129 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Writing Therapy

No in-app purchases

None

Number Therapy Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Writing Therapy free?
Writing Therapy costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Number Therapy Lite free?
Number Therapy Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Writing Therapy or Number Therapy Lite?
Number Therapy Lite is rated higher. Writing Therapy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 108 ratings, while Number Therapy Lite averages 4.8 from 135 ratings.
Do Writing Therapy or Number Therapy Lite have ads?
Neither Writing Therapy nor Number Therapy Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Writing Therapy or Number Therapy Lite?
Writing Therapy ships an update every 4 months, and Number Therapy Lite every 5 months. Most recently, Writing Therapy was updated on November 3, 2026 and Number Therapy Lite on November 3, 2026.

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