Comparison

Lexico Cognition vs Category Therapy

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

Head to head
About

Lexico Cognition

Develop language, vocabulary, and cognitive skills through playful games. Features 30 games with 360 questions covering various themes, suitable for children and adults with speech disorders. Supports multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Language understanding development
  • Vocabulary building games
  • Cognitive and memory skill enhancement
  • 30 diverse games
  • 360 question and answer pairs
  • Speech therapy support
  • Multilingual options
Features
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Lexico Cognition helps to develop language understanding, vocabulary building, cognitive and memory skills in a playful way. 30 games contain 360 question and answers in a variety of themes : pairs, relations, activity, descriptions, positions and opposites. Application: - speech therapy for children without reading skills - reading exercises - language teaching (English as a second language) - Independent practice for adults with a speech disorder. Lexico apps are developed by experienced speech-language professionals. Lexico Cognition contains the level "E". All other levels can be unlocked with one in-app purchase. Lexico Cognition is also available in these languages : Spanish (Lexico Cognitión), Portuguese (Lexico Compreender), French (Lexico Comprendre), German (Lexico Verstehen), Italian (Lexico Comprensione), Dutch (Lexico Cognitie) and Arabic (Lexico الفهم اللغوي)

About

Category Therapy

This app helps individuals improve their mental organization and word-sorting skills through evidence-based exercises. It's designed for speech therapists and home users to aid in cognitive and language rehabilitation after stroke, brain injury, or for conditions like autism. Features include interactive activities, clear photos, and progress reporting.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based exercises
  • Word-finding and sorting practice
  • 4 engaging activities
  • Clear photos and simple interface
  • Customizable settings
  • Progress reports
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Improve mental organization skills. Practice categories in a versatile speech therapy app. When you struggle with categories due to stroke, brain injury, or autism, simple tasks can be impossible. But there’s a way to heal the broken networks of meaning. GET CATEGORY THERAPY, an app designed for both speech therapists and home users to help restructure the brain and let the ideas flow. - Take control with evidence-based exercises designed by experts - Improve word-finding and sorting skills with 4 engaging activities and unlimited practice - Get an app that works in both home and clinical settings - Interact with clear photos and a simple interface that's easy for everyone to use - Adjust settings to target your goals and suit your needs - Use reports and customization to seamlessly fit the app into your therapy program ** Download Category Therapy Lite for FREE to see how it can help! ** When you lose the ability to group items and identify what they have in common, it gets in the way of your ability to understand, learn, and communicate. But with the right kind of practice, it’s possible to strengthen the connections between words and concepts and navigate your world more easily. “It will be a LONG time before you run out of content to use with one patient, and the app’s fantastic settings options will allow you to use it with a variety of individuals, regardless of cognitive abilities.” - Aubrey Klingensmith, MS, CCC-SLP, Speechie Apps GET THE RIGHT ACTIVITY - FOR EVERY BRAIN. No two people are the same. With 4 activities ranging from simple to complex, there's something in Category Therapy to match your needs. Work through them gradually or focus on the activity that best suits your needs. 1) FIND: Start with the basics. You'll hear and see a photo of a category (let's say "Fruit"). Tap the item that matches (for example, a banana). 2) CLASSIFY: Switch it up. Now you start with an item and choose the category that matches. This tests your ability to apply categories to what you see. 3) ADD ONE: Train yourself to recognize common features of items – to categorize them – and then choose one item that fits the category you’ve identified. 4) EXCLUDE: Challenge yourself. By choosing an item that doesn't belong, you learn how to independently identify categories. As things get harder, you can always tap Hint for some help. ALL DONE? Share your progress. The app makes it easy to quickly view, share, or e-mail detailed reports to a therapist or loved one. GET EVERY FEATURE YOU NEED IN ONE EASY APP. • 70 categories and nearly 700 words in one package • 3 difficulty levels ranging from simple objects to more abstract concepts • Great for aphasia, brain injury, autism, and other cognitive & language impairments • Switch to Pictures Only to practice naming or Words Only to practice reading • Customize the number of trials, choices, and more – it’s yours to control • Designed with adults in mind but easy enough for children to use • No subscriptions, no monthly bills, no Wi-Fi needed THERE’S HOPE. With Category Therapy in your corner, you can build stronger connections between words – and learn to speak and think more easily. ** DOWNLOAD NOW to get started – or try it for FREE with Category Therapy Lite! ** Looking for something different in a speech therapy app? We offer a wide range to choose from. Find the right one for you at https://tactustherapy.com/find

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Category Therapy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lexico Cognition at Free against Category Therapy's $29.99. Category Therapy's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 55%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). On update cadence, ads and monetization model 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

Lexico Cognition is free to download; Category Therapy costs $29.99 up front. Lexico Cognition sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Category Therapy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Category Therapy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Category Therapy has 500 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Lexico Cognition's written reviews are positive against 100% of Category Therapy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lexico Cognition ships an update every 9 months, Category Therapy every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Lexico Cognition versus Category Therapy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLexico CognitionCategory Therapy
PriceFree — better$29.99
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)4.8 (500 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4500 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPappy GmbHTactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.

Customer experience

Lexico Cognition

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative30.0%

Category Therapy

All ratings500 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lexico Cognition

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Category Therapy

Requested features

3 requests
  • More category options
  • A 'harder than hard' level
  • More categories

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lexico Cognition

One-time1
  • unlock all levels of Lexico-Cognition$24.99
None

Category Therapy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lexico Cognition free?
Lexico Cognition is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Category Therapy free?
Category Therapy costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lexico Cognition or Category Therapy?
Category Therapy is rated higher. Lexico Cognition averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Category Therapy averages 4.8 from 500 ratings.
Do Lexico Cognition or Category Therapy have ads?
Neither Lexico Cognition nor Category Therapy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lexico Cognition or Category Therapy?
Lexico Cognition ships an update every 9 months, and Category Therapy every 8 months. Most recently, Lexico Cognition was updated on September 26, 2026 and Category Therapy on October 17, 2026.

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