# Is that Silly? vs Minimal Pairs

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Is that Silly? at 84% against Minimal Pairs's 0%. Minimal Pairs's advantage is price ($5.99 vs $14.99) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 22 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Is that Silly? costs $14.99 and Minimal Pairs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Is that Silly? ships an update every 22 months, Minimal Pairs every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Is that Silly? | Minimal Pairs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $14.99 | **$5.99** |
| Rating | **[4.7 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/is-that-silly/id483926026/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **3** | — |
| Positive reviews | **84.0% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | **Every 8 months** |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Size | 55 MB | 22 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **9.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Smarty Ears](https://appshunter.io/developer/348779167) | [Learning Fundamentals, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/454061076) |

## What reviewers say

### Is that Silly?

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/is-that-silly/id483926026)

This app uses vibrant illustrations of absurd scenarios to help children develop critical thinking and language skills. It's designed to assist those with ADHD, Autism, and language disorders by encouraging attention to detail and vocabulary expansion.

**Highlights:** Identify silly vs. not silly image pairs, Explain why scenarios are absurd, Customizable auditory and text prompts, Progress tracking with Report Card, Targeted for ADHD, Autism, language disorders, Clinically proven design

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Minimal Pairs

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/minimal-pairs/id506904592)

This app helps children aged 3-5 with speech intelligibility issues discriminate between words that differ by a single sound. It uses a phonological approach with a "cycle" method, focusing on specific speech patterns. Children can "Show Me" target words by tapping pictures and record their own speech for playback.

**Highlights:** Auditory discrimination of minimal pairs, Phonological approach (Hodson & Paden), Cycle method for targeting patterns, Record and playback speech, Multiple scoring methods for clinicians, Focus on Final Consonants, Initial Consonants, Initial /S/ Clusters

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Is that Silly? free?

Is that Silly? costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Minimal Pairs free?

Minimal Pairs costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Is that Silly? or Minimal Pairs have ads?

Neither Is that Silly? nor Minimal Pairs shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Is that Silly? or Minimal Pairs?

Is that Silly? ships an update every 22 months, and Minimal Pairs every 8 months. Most recently, Is that Silly? was updated on November 1, 2026 and Minimal Pairs on November 1, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*