Comparison

Fonemo vs Spökbus

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

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About

Fonemo

This app makes speech therapy engaging for children through a game-based approach. It focuses on practicing specific speech sounds with interactive card-matching activities. Parents can record and review their child's pronunciation, making practice fun and effective.

Highlights
  • Game-based speech sound practice
  • Record and playback pronunciation
  • Image-based learning for non-readers
  • Multiple speech sounds available for purchase
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Single and two-player modes
  • Supports English, Swedish, and Norwegian
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Make speech therapy fun with Fonemo. When you buy Fonemo you get the s-sound automatically. You can then buy the speech sounds f, g, k, l and r in the app. "I really liked that the app is easy to setup and understand. I think this is a nice alternative to the standard speech practice sheets that are often sent home." says Amanda Blackburn, reviewer on the website iHeartThisApp. Fonemo is a tool to help children with speech sound disorders. With Fonemo you can practice for instance the sound s in many ways. To make the training of speech sounds fun, Fonemo works as a game. Saying words out loud is part of the game. You can record the childs pronunciation and together you can listen to it. If you have played the game memory you can play Fonemo. Pair cards with images that are alike. In Fonemo all the images contain words with the current speech sound. Whenever you wonder how a word is pronounced the teddy bear can help you. Poke the teddy in the belly and teddy will tell you what’s on the card. Then you can press the microphone that you will find on the game board, repeat the word and listen to it. The recorded sound will play automatically, but you can also press the speaker if you want to listen to it again. Fonemo is easy to learn. The child does not have to be literate since the game is based on images. The cards contain words with the current speech sound in the beginning, the middle or in the end. You can also practice the speech sound adjacent to a vowel, a consonant or mulitple consonants. Do you want to see something funny? Poke the teddy in the belly before you turn the first card! How to play Fonemo Turn a card by poking it. Turn a second card. If the two cards look the same, it's a pair. And you have won it! If you play as a single player, pair all cards on the board. If you are two players keep pairing cards until there is a mismatch. Then the turn goes to the other player. A green light will help you keep track on who’s turn it is. When you have matched two cards and got a pair, it is the same players turn again, the green light will then flash to remind you. You can vary Fonemo in many ways: • Play with the f-sound* • Play with the g-sound* • Play with the k-sound* • Play with the l-sound* • Play with the r-sound* • Play with the s-sound *if you buy the sound Play with the current speech sound • in the beginning of the word • in the middle of the word • in the end of the word • or a mix of all words • Single player with no opponent • Two players sitting next to each other • Two players sitting opposite each other • Easy level: Few cards with words easy to pronounce • Medium level • Hard level: Lots of cards with more difficult words • Listen to the word every time you turn a card • Listen to the word when you poke the teddy bear's belly Fonemo has a parent lock to the helpsection and external links. You can play Fonemo in English, Swedish or Norwegian. To change language you need to change it in the iPad's settings. The number of speech sounds can vary in the different languages. In the family of Fonemo-apps there are • Fonemo - speech sounds; f, g, k, l and r (iPad) • Fonemo Foto - speech sounds; f, g, k l and r. The app is based on photographs instead of drawings (iPad) • Minifonemo - a smaller version (iPhone) • Fonemo Lite - a free version to test s-sound (iPad)

About

Spökbus

Features
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Träna lägesord med Spökbus I Spökbus får ni träna på några av de vanligaste lägesorden, som på, i, under och framför. Appen består av tre spel som utspelar sig i en skog, i ett tornrum och i en labyrint. Spökbus är framtagen av logopeder och riktar sig till barn i början av sin språkutveckling. Så här spelar man • I skogen leker vi kurragömma. Ni får leta efter spöken som har gömt sig. Hitta det spöke som nyckelpigan frågar efter (t ex på kistan) och dra det till nyckelpigan. • I tornrummet gömmer vi nyckeln. Nu kommer nyckelpigan be er att gömma en nyckel på olika ställen. • I slottet dyker det upp en labyrint. Här får ni utforska rumsförhållanden genom att dra ett spöke genom labyrinten till nyckelpigan. Klicka på nyckelpigorna i spelen för att höra den muntliga instruktionen på nytt. Via kugghjulet kan ni göra olika inställningar. I spelen finns två olika svårighetsnivåer, lätt och svår. På liten skärm (telefon) finns bara lätta nivån i slottet/labyrinten. I skogen och tornrummet kan ni välja vilka lägesord ni vill träna på: • i, på, under • framför, bakom • mellan, bredvid, ovanför • alla lägesord I tornrummet och slottet/labyrinten på liten skärm (telefon) kan man välja om man är höger- eller vänsterhänt. På den lilla skärmen hamnar nyckeln/spöket lite vid sidan av fingret för att synas. Spökbus riktar sig i första hand till barn med försenad språkutveckling eller svenska som andraspråk och kan med fördel användas av logopeder eller pedagoger som en del i ett språkligt träningsprogram. Appen riktar sig också till små barn med normal språkutveckling, som kan använda appen för att stimulera ordförrådet. Övningarna kan ske i ett lugnt tempo. Det finns naturliga pauser, då ni kan prata om det ni ser och hör. Använd gärna Spökbus tillsammans med Språka Mera-påsen "Spöken och Lägesord". Påsen innehåller en samling pedagogiska spel och leksaker utvalda av Språka Mera för att träna lägesord. Ladda gärna ner Språka Meras app Färger och fordon. Produktionsstöd till detta läromedel har erhållits från Specialpedagogiska skolmyndigheten.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spökbus at $2.99 against Fonemo's $14.99. Spökbus also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and device support (3 vs 1). Fonemo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 43 months). On ads 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

Fonemo costs $14.99 and Spökbus $2.99 up front. Fonemo sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Spökbus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fonemo ships an update every 3 months, Spökbus every 43 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
Fonemo versus Spökbus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFonemoSpökbus
Price$14.99$2.99 — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 43 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVizuelle Software Stockholm ABSpraka Mera Stockholm AB

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Fonemo

One-time10
  • Fonemo with the r-sound$1.99
  • Fonemo with the k-sound$1.99
  • Fonemo with the g-sound$1.99
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  • Fonemo with the f-sound$1.99
  • Fonemo with the l-sound$1.99
  • Fonemo med t-lyden$1.99
  • Fonemo med sj-lyden$1.99
  • Fonemo med kj-lyden$1.99
  • Fonemo med j-ljudet$1.99
  • Fonemo med j-lyden$1.99
None

Spökbus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fonemo free?
Fonemo costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Spökbus free?
Spökbus costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fonemo or Spökbus have ads?
Neither Fonemo nor Spökbus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fonemo or Spökbus?
Fonemo ships an update every 3 months, and Spökbus every 43 months. Most recently, Fonemo was updated on October 21, 2026 and Spökbus on October 4, 2026.

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