Writing Therapy vs GripAble
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!"
GripAble
This app connects to a specialized device to help users train and assess their hand functions through engaging activities. It allows for personalized profiles, progress tracking, and various grip tests to monitor hand health and rehabilitation.
- Connects to GripAble device
- Personalized user profiles
- Hand function assessment
- Variety of training activities
- Progress tracking and goal setting
- Grip tests
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Use the GripAble application to connect to your GripAble device and train and assess your hand through an array of fun and entertaining activities. Set up your personal profile and access your personalised area in order to start assessing your hand functions and training choosing from a wide variety of activities. The GripAble device adapts to your own range of motions for the main hand functions using an in-app calibration tool. Track your daily and historical progress by setting goals and checking your achievements for each separate hand function. The app also comes with a variety of grip tests, used to assess and compare different aspects of your ongoing hand training.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GripAble at Free against Writing Therapy's $29.99. GripAble also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Writing Therapy's advantage is ratings volume (107 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.2). On ads, in-app purchases 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
GripAble is free to download; Writing Therapy costs $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GripAble holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Writing Therapy has 107 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Writing Therapy ships an update every 4 months, GripAble monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Writing Therapy | GripAble |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (107 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 107 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 739 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd. | GripAble Ltd. |
Customer experience
Writing Therapy
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In-app purchases
Writing Therapy
No in-app purchases
GripAble
No in-app purchases
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