Fonemo Lite vs Lexico Articulation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fonemo Lite
This app makes speech therapy engaging for children with speech sound disorders. It functions as a game, allowing practice of specific sounds through image matching. Children can learn pronunciation with the help of an in-app character.
- Game-based speech sound practice
- Focuses on the 's' sound
- Image matching for learning
- Pronunciation guidance from teddy bear
- No literacy required
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Make speech therapy fun with Fonemo Lite! Fonemo Lite is a tool to help children with speech sound disorders. With Fonemo Lite you can practice the sound s. To make the training of speech sounds fun, Fonemo Lite works as a game. Saying words out loud is part of the game. In the full versions of Fonemo you can: • Choose for instance the speech sounds g, k, l, r and s. • Choose images with the speech sound in the beginning, in the middle, in the end or mix them • Play as one player or two players and sit next to or opposite one another • Choose between three difficulty levels • Record and listen to your pronunciation If you have played the game memory you can play Fonemo Lite. Pair cards with images that are alike. In Fonemo Lite all the images contain an s. 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. Fonemo Lite is easy to learn. The child does not have to be literate since the game is based on images. The cards contain words beginning with the current speech sound, has it in the middle and in the end. How to play Fonemo Lite: 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! Pair all cards on the board. In the family of Fonemo-apps there are • Fonemo - speech sounds; f, g, k, l and r (iPad) • Fonemo Plus- 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)
Lexico Articulation
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Learn how to pronounce and practice consonant sounds in the English language with Lexico Articulation. This engaging app has been created by experienced speech pathologists for children and adults to improve the clarity of pronunciation by practicing individual target sounds. Practicing is fun with over 1500 flashcards and a variety of appealing ways to exercise. This flexible learning tool offers: detailed explanations on sound formation to help parents 22 target main sounds with initial, medial or final positions of words as well as target sound blends 50-300 flash cards for each target sound exercises to identify number of syllables and target sound position in words flexibility to work with varying combinations of picture, text and sound option to record and rate the students Lexico Articulation is recommended for: - speech therapy for language impairment, for dysarthria or aphasia therapy - home exercises for students A detailed log is used to track student progress and can be shared by mail. Lexico Articulation includes the L- target sound. All other target sounds can be purchased individually or a complete package with various in-app purchase options.
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fonemo Lite at none against Lexico Articulation's 10. Fonemo Lite also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 16 months). Lexico Articulation's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Lexico Articulation sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Fonemo Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fonemo Lite ships an update every 7 months, Lexico Articulation every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fonemo Lite | Lexico Articulation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vizuelle Software Stockholm AB | Pappy GmbH |
In-app purchases
Fonemo Lite
No in-app purchases
Lexico Articulation
- TH-SOUND$0.99
- NG-SOUND$1.99
- CH-SOUND$2.99
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- F-SOUND$3.99
- SH-SOUND$3.99
- K-SOUND$3.99
- S-SOUND$3.99
- P-SOUND$3.99
- R-SOUND$5.99
- ALL-SOUND$69.99
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