Comparison

See.Touch.Learn Pro vs Articulation Station Hive

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

Head to head
About

See.Touch.Learn Pro

This app provides a digital alternative to flashcards for special needs education, offering thousands of pre-made and customizable lessons. It's designed for educators, parents, and therapists to create engaging visual learning experiences for children.

Highlights
  • 4,400+ picture cards
  • 2,200+ exercises
  • Access to 4,000+ community lessons
  • Create custom lessons
  • Track performance
  • Portable digital library
Features
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Includes 4,400 pictures, 2,200 exercises and access to the Brain Parade Community with over 4,000 lessons developed by peers. Visual Instruction for Autism and Special Needs. More than 500,000 users in 104 countries use See.Touch.Learn. to replace all of their flash cards. Recognition and Awards >> Editors’ Choice Award - Apps 4 Children With Special Needs (A4CWSN) >> 5 STARS ***** for See.Touch.Learn. - Smart Apps For Kids >> eSchool News ”10 of the best apps for education in 2013″ >> Ranked in Top 5 Elementary School Autism apps by appoLearning >> Received Official Teachers-With-Apps Certification >> Top Innovator Award from SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association) >> 2012 Reader’s Choice - Apps for Homeschooling >> One of 2012′s Best apps for Special Needs - Teachers with Apps >> One of "The best iPad Apps for Special Needs Kids" - The Washington Post >> “An app for the 21st century educator and student; The sky is the limit" - AppAbled >> "A hugely impressive looking iPad app" - iPad Insight >> Best Apps of the Week - Tech and Learning >> Voted The #2 app for 2011 by SmartAppsForKids readers >> "Perfect for ABA therapy, perfect for any teacher, parent, therapist working with special needs children." - Welcome To Their World Apps >> PadGadget Recommends See.Touch.Learn. >> "Most Flexible app available for Educators especially for ABA Programs" - Technology in (SPL) Education *** CHOSEN BY APPLE AND INSTALLED ON iPADS IN APPLE RETAIL STORES! *** *** Featured as New and Noteworthy by Apple in iTunes *** *** iTunes Education Staff Favorite! *** >> See the positive press on See.Touch.Learn. at www.brainparade.com/about/news-press/ << Save $$ hundreds on flash card purchases and eliminate the need to carry around all those cards! Create your own custom lessons with this incredibly easy to use app. Perfect for parents and learning professionals. Check out all of the 5-star customer reviews below!! Here are just a few of the benefits of See.Touch.Learn. + Build, save, copy and reuse your custom lessons + No more organizing and reorganizing cards for each student + Create unlimited scenarios and prompts + Thousands of gorgeous picture cards to choose from + Your entire collection is portable – take it with you everywhere + Never misplace a card - Images are automatically backed up + Save hundreds of dollars – only a fraction of the cost of physical cards + No cards to wear out + No cards to lose ----- Picture cards are an integral part of an effective learning program and are used to help teach new words and concepts and foster self-expression. Brain Parade’s See.Touch.Learn app combines the effectiveness of picture cards with the power and interactivity of the iPad. Create custom exercises and lessons, automatically track performance, and carry your entire library collection with you at all times. Whether you are using picture cards as part of an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program or other program, See.Touch.Learn. is for you. To get you started, Brain Parade includes over 50 professionally designed exercises with each library you purchase!

About

Articulation Station Hive

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools and activities designed to improve speech clarity for learners of all ages. It offers a wide range of exercises targeting consonants and vowels from isolation to conversation levels, with features for tracking progress and sharing results.

Highlights
  • 17 targeted speech activities
  • Isolation, syllable, word, phrase, sentence, story, and conversation levels
  • Visual and auditory cues
  • Minimal pairs and phonological process practice
  • Custom word and image support
  • Progress tracking and recording
  • Group session support (Pro tier)
Features
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Articulation Station Hive is the most comprehensive speech therapy app on the App Store. It has all the tools and activities needed to teach learners of all ages how to speak more clearly. To start with, it has 17 different activities to target speech in both consonants and vowels from the isolation level through the conversation level. ARTICULATION STATION HIVE OFFERS: ISOLATION ACTIVITIES: - Hand cues provide a video model with a hand cue for each sound. - Picture cues offer fun animated illustrations for each sound. - Letter cues pair the letter with the sound in a playful way. SYLLABLE ACTIVITIES: - Syllable sliders allow learners to slide 2 sounds together to make a word. - Syllable spinners allow learners to spin 1, 2, and 3 syllable combinations. WORD ACTIVITIES: - Minimal Pairs illustrate the subtle differences sounds in words make. - Flashcards provide a quick and reliable tool for focused repetition. - Matching games (3 levels) keep kids (and adults) engaged in the activity. PHRASE ACTIVITIES: - Rotating phrases allow learners to spin a lead word and a target word for a limitless number of two word combinations. - Unique phrases are three-word descriptive phrases that are perfect for addressing both speech and language goals. SENTENCE ACTIVITIES: - Fixed rotating sentences are like long “carrier phrases” where the sentence stays the same and only one target word changes. - Mixed rotating sentences mix things up. With each spin a new pronoun, verb, adjective and target word spin into position. - Unique sentences are usually longer and at times more complex than the rotating sentences. STORY ACTIVITIES: - Level 1 stories are short, rhyming, and sometimes repetitive stories paired with picture prompts. - Level 2 stories are longer stories with larger vocabulary and even more opportunities to practice the target sound. CONVERSATION ACTIVITIES: - Conversation scenes allow the learner to scroll from right to left to explore the scene. Speech samples can be recorded, saved and scored. - Conversation questions offer four different types of questions. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES & RESOURCES: - Phonological processes may be practiced in single words or with minimal pairs. - Multiple sounds allow learners to practice multiple sounds at a time at the word, phrase, or sentence level. - Custom words allow you to add images and words to help personalize the app. - Group sessions allow you to work with groups of students up to 6 at a time. *Pro tier only. - Themes include seasonal themes, holiday themes, just-for-fun themes, and multiple colored backgrounds. *illustrated themes are iPad only. SCORES: - View a summary of all your students’ sessions, and see graphs of your students’ performances on all targeted sounds. - View session details including all the correct, approximate, and incorrect responses. - Write and view notes, listen to recordings, and repeat sessions. - Share progress and notes with parents or adult users. We’re proud to offer Articulation Station Hive as part of the Little Bee Hive membership which includes access to both Articulation Station Hive and Articulation Test Center Hive in the Pro tier. If you are already subscribed to Articulation Test Center Hive you may download and login to Articulation Station Hive with your same login information at no additional cost. SUBSCRIPTION, PRICING & TERMS: Articulation Station Hive offers a 14-day free trial which includes unlimited access to both Articulation Station Hive and Articulation Test Center Hive. The subscription automatically renews unless the auto-renew feature is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at the end of your 14-day trial period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off at any time.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Articulation Station Hive at Free against See.Touch.Learn Pro's $49.99. Articulation Station Hive also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (633 vs 10). See.Touch.Learn Pro's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 63%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Articulation Station Hive is free to download; See.Touch.Learn Pro costs $49.99 up front. See.Touch.Learn Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Articulation Station Hive sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Articulation Station Hive holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Articulation Station Hive has 633 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of See.Touch.Learn Pro's written reviews are positive against 63% of Articulation Station Hive's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

See.Touch.Learn Pro ships an update every 2 months, Articulation Station Hive monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
See.Touch.Learn Pro versus Articulation Station Hive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSee.Touch.Learn ProArticulation Station Hive
Price$49.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (10 ratings)4.5 (633 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.9% of reviews — better63.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10633 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB638 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrain ParadeLittle Bee Speech

Customer experience

See.Touch.Learn Pro

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive86.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative10.3%

Articulation Station Hive

All ratings552 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral10.2%
Negative26.9%

User reviews

See.Touch.Learn Pro

From 10 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Highly customizable lessons for individual student needs
  • 📚 Extensive library of high-quality, realistic photos
  • 🎓 Versatile for multiple therapeutic and educational purposes (SLP, ABA, autism, ESL)
  • 📸 Ability to import and use own photos and voice recordings
  • ⚡ Easy and quick lesson creation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • ⚠️ No longer receiving updates from developer
  • 📵 Community feature no longer functional
  • 🔌 Cannot download libraries (for new users)
  • 📞 No customer support or developer response

Articulation Station Hive

From 633 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Comprehensive articulation app
  • 🚀 Efficient and easy to use
  • 💡 Great variety of activities
  • 👍 Engaging for students
  • 👍 Helpful for SLPs and parents

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Occasional app crashes or bugs
  • 🔒 Difficulty transferring previous purchases
  • 💰 Unaffordable for some SLPs and parents

Bugs and requests

See.Touch.Learn Pro

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes constantly during use
  • Community feature no longer loads or works
  • Library download functionality broken
  • Password reset emails not being sent
  • Lessons and created cards deleted after app reload
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  • Pictures not displaying during lesson playback
  • Audio prompts playing at incorrect speed
  • Play mode password not staying saved
  • Community downloads not seamless
  • App incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

13 requests
  • Data collection and student performance tracking
  • Randomize or shuffle picture positions to prevent memorization
  • Ability to organize lessons into folders/categories
  • More natural, human voice prompts instead of robotic voice
  • Ability to move and zoom images on cards
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  • Password protection for play mode to prevent accidental exits
  • Auto-advancing slides without manual progression
  • Create custom lesson categories beyond preloaded options
  • Expanded photo libraries (weather, spatial relationships, animals, seasonal items)
  • Universal app compatibility (iPhone/iPod support)
  • Group setup and multi-student performance tracking
  • Ability to record audio for individual cards within exercises
  • Lesson sharing/community features restoration

Articulation Station Hive

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login/sign-up issues
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Data loss or inability to access previous sessions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more words and vocabulary
  • Include British accent options
  • Allow one-time purchase option
  • Improve navigation and flow
  • Add more games and interactive activities

In-app purchases

1 purchases

See.Touch.Learn Pro

One-time1
  • Student Data Collection$4.99
4 purchases

Articulation Station Hive

Subscriptions4
  • Hive Parent (Monthly)14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Hive Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Hive Parent (Yearly)14 Days trial$83.991 Year
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  • Hive Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$119.991 Year

Questions

Is See.Touch.Learn Pro free?
See.Touch.Learn Pro costs $49.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Articulation Station Hive free?
Articulation Station Hive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, See.Touch.Learn Pro or Articulation Station Hive?
Articulation Station Hive is rated higher. See.Touch.Learn Pro averages 2.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Articulation Station Hive averages 4.5 from 633 ratings.
Do See.Touch.Learn Pro or Articulation Station Hive have ads?
Neither See.Touch.Learn Pro nor Articulation Station Hive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, See.Touch.Learn Pro or Articulation Station Hive?
See.Touch.Learn Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Articulation Station Hive monthly. Most recently, See.Touch.Learn Pro was updated on October 23, 2026 and Articulation Station Hive on October 26, 2026.

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