Comparison

Reading Therapy vs Cuespeak

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

Head to head
About

Reading Therapy

This app provides adults and older children with neurological impairments or special needs practice in reading comprehension. It offers over 1800 exercises across four modes, with customizable options and visual aids to support learning and track progress.

Highlights
  • 1800+ phrase and sentence exercises
  • Four distinct practice modes
  • Customizable exercise creation
  • Full-color photographs
  • Automated scoring and data tracking
  • Child-friendly mode
  • Report-ready progress emails
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1800+ phrase & sentence level reading comprehension tasks with the option of creating your own exercises! **Try for FREE as part of Language Therapy Lite or purchase in our 4-in-1 bundle: Language Therapy ** This app gives adults with neurological impairment (stroke, brain injury, aphasia) and older children with special needs the practice they need in between reading words and reading stories. It's a digital workbook of semantically organized reading comprehension tasks with the added ability for you to create your own exercises in each mode! Goal Areas: Reading Comprehension, Attention, Problem Solving, Visual Processing, Reasoning Can be used with: Aphasia, Alexia, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Cognitive-Communication Impairment, Brain Injury, Early Language Learners, Language Learning Disability, Autism, English as a Second Language Learners Features: *4 modes with over 450 exercises each, for 1,800+ reading comprehension practice items 1)Phrase Matching 2)Sentence Matching 3)Phrase Completion 4)Sentence Completion *Hundreds of clear full-color photographs selected by a Speech-Language Pathologist used in both matching modes *Carefully-crafted foils on each exercise challenge users to read carefully *Clean interface with symbol support allows for independent use *Automated scoring allows for easy data-tracking *Wrong answers are grayed out once selected *Forward and back buttons allow users to skip items and go back to discuss completed items or retry skipped exercises *Child-friendly mode removes references to adult themes and disables links to outside sites *Users see their answers paired with the stimulus for reinforcement of the correct answer *Turn any picture/word on or off *Limit answer choices to 2, 3, or 4, or automatically adjust based on performance *Results can be e-mailed in a ​report-ready format so clients can keep their therapist informed of their progress and therapists can send results to themselves for charting later, using the copy-and-paste ready format to decrease documentation time

About

Cuespeak

This app provides speech and language rehabilitation exercises for individuals with difficulties following stroke or brain injury. It offers a wide range of customizable activities for speaking, understanding, reading, and writing, designed for home or clinic use.

Highlights
  • Expert-developed exercises
  • Personalized therapy sessions
  • Engaging and interactive activities
  • Weekly new content updates
  • Session sharing via email
  • Mobile accessibility
Features
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Supercharge your speech therapy with Cuespeak, the NHS-recommended rehabilitation tool for people with speech, language, and cognitive difficulties after stroke or brain injury. Designed for use in both home and clinic, Cuespeak offers a huge range of exercises to work on aphasia and apraxia of speech, addressing speaking, understanding, reading and writing. Key Features: - Expert-Developed Content: Access hundreds of exercises developed by specialist speech and language therapists - Personalise it: Customise your therapy sessions and add personalised content such as names of family and friends - Engaging and Fun: Cuespeak’s interactive exercises are relevant to real life to keep you motivated - Up to date: New content added every week, including the latest items from the news - Share sessions via email: Allows you to get help from someone in another location - Accessible on the move: Use Cuespeak on your iPhone or iPad, so you can practise anytime, anywhere, making therapy convenient and flexible Who is it for? - People with speech and language difficulties seeking a home therapy tool - Caregivers and family members supporting a loved one’s recovery following stroke or brain injury What users have said: - “I just wanted to thank you for your marvellous programme. My husband has severe aphasia but has not lost his intelligence. Your programme stimulates his interest – there is no dumbing down. Keep up the good work. We love the humour in Cuespeak” Home user - “This is the best therapy tool I have ever used” Elizabeth McBarnet, Speech & Language Therapist, N. Ireland - "I can’t stress enough how much I love this app. I have been using it today with a lady with apraxia and aphasia and she was just so excited by how relevant it was to her life!” Bev Snowden, Senior Specialist SLT, North Devon Healthcare Trust

Screenshots

Reading Therapy4 screens
Cuespeak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cuespeak at Free against Reading Therapy's $29.99. Cuespeak also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Reading Therapy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cuespeak is free to download; Reading Therapy costs $29.99 up front. Cuespeak sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Reading Therapy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Reading Therapy against 4.7 for Cuespeak. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 83 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Reading Therapy's written reviews are positive against 83% of Cuespeak's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading Therapy ships an update every 4 months, Cuespeak every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Reading Therapy versus Cuespeak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading TherapyCuespeak
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (79 ratings) — better4.7 (83 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings7983 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB124 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.Cuespeak Limited

Customer experience

Reading Therapy

All ratings79 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cuespeak

All ratings83 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

None

Reading Therapy

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Cuespeak

Subscriptions5
  • Legacy 1$3.991 Month
  • Legacy 2$3.991 Month
  • Legacy 3$3.991 Month
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  • Monthly auto-renewing1 Month trial$7.491 Month
  • Monthly auto-renewing$12.991 Month
One-time2
  • 1 year license (non-renewing)$129.99
  • 3 year license (non-renewing)$399.00

Questions

Is Reading Therapy free?
Reading Therapy costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cuespeak free?
Cuespeak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reading Therapy or Cuespeak?
Reading Therapy is rated higher. Reading Therapy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Cuespeak averages 4.7 from 83 ratings.
Do Reading Therapy or Cuespeak have ads?
Neither Reading Therapy nor Cuespeak shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reading Therapy or Cuespeak?
Reading Therapy ships an update every 4 months, and Cuespeak every 3 weeks. Most recently, Reading Therapy was updated on September 22, 2026 and Cuespeak on September 22, 2026.

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