Hidden Grid vs Articulation Arcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hidden Grid
This app encourages screen exploration and teaches basic touch and drag skills with single or multi-touch options. It features colored shapes, patterns, and sound effects that respond to touch, making it ideal for young children and those with visual impairments.
- Screen exploration
- Touch and drag skills
- Single and multi-touch
- Sound effects
- Ideal for low vision
- Hand-eye coordination
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This activity has been designed to encourage exploration of the whole screen and teach basic touch and drag skills including options for single or multitouch. Drag your finger around the screen to reveal coloured shapes and patterns, with different sound effects that change pitch. When you lift your finger the tiles will fade. Black background, different sound effects and bright colours make this a very motivating activity for children with visual impairments as well as being great fun for the very young. The great feedback makes this an ideal cause and effect activity that can help develop hand eye co-ordination. Key Features: • Black background and bright colours ideal for low vision. • Single touch to encourage finger isolation and pointing - may be easier for some users to understand. • Multi-touch for maximum feedback. • Simple interaction and fun for very young children.
Articulation Arcade
This app provides interactive games and activities designed to help children improve their speech clarity and pronounce sounds correctly. It offers customizable practice levels from words to sentences, with over 1400 high-quality images to support learning.
- Interactive articulation games
- Word, phrase, and sentence level practice
- Over 1400 high-quality photos
- Customizable sound practice
- User profiles for children
- Record spoken productions
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Articulation Arcade brings speech sound practice, a wide variety of games, progress tracking, and rewards together in one easy-to-use app. Choose a target speech sound, pick a game, and start practicing — whether that means kicking goals in Kick & Say, climbing ladders in Snakes & Ladders, or launching the slingshot in Knockdown. The app handles the flashcards, scoring, and data, so you can focus on supporting each child’s speech. Created by a certified speech-language pathologist (SLP), Articulation Arcade is designed specifically for children with speech sound delay or speech sound disorder. Built with SLPs in mind, it’s also simple enough for parents and teachers to use at home or in the classroom with guidance from a speech professional. Fun, interactive games and a star reward system keep kids motivated and celebrate every step of their speech progress. **PERFECT FOR** * Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and SLP assistants in schools, clinics, and private practice * Teletherapy and in-person sessions alike * Early intervention and preschool speech therapy * Special education teachers and support staff * Parents supporting speech practice at home * Kids working on articulation and phonology goals **HOW IT WORKS** Pick an articulation game or the Flashcards activity, choose your target sound and word position (initial, medial, or final), and start. On each turn, a flashcard pops up and the child says their target word, phrase, or sentence as many times as needed. Score each production as correct, approximately correct, or incorrect — no separate data sheet required. **9 ARTICULATION GAMES** * Kick & Say — kick the ball to collect pictures and score a goal. * Snakes & Ladders — take turns climbing ladders and dodging snakes. * Knockdown — pull the slingshot and launch the ball at the stack. * Four in a Row — line up four counters to win. * Tic Tac Toe — get three in a row to win the game. * Matching — find the matching picture pairs. * Bingo — hear the word, find the picture, and stamp it. * Spin the Wheel — spin and land on a picture. * Scratchcards — scratch to reveal the flashcard beneath. Kick & Say includes a two-player mode, and Snakes & Ladders supports up to four players — so kids can play against their SLP or parent, or take turns in group therapy sessions. **STAR REWARDS** Kids earn a star for every production marked correct, then spend their stars to unlock Kick & Say teams, Bingo stamps, and Snakes & Ladders game pieces. A Star Progress screen shows what they’ve unlocked and how many stars they need to reach the next reward — a simple motivator that encourages kids to practice even more. **WHAT’S INSIDE** * Over 1,400 real-life photos — real objects, not cartoons, to support generalization. * All 22 English consonant sound programs, plus l, r, and s blends. * Sounds targeted in initial, medial, and final positions. * Word, phrase, and sentence level practice. * Approximately 60 target words for most speech sounds. **BUILT FOR SPEECH THERAPY** * An individual profile for each child. * Record and play back productions to monitor responses. * Email a results summary — no data sheets, no printing, no prep. * Results tracking and built-in data storage. * Works fully offline — no Wi-Fi required, perfect for any therapy room or on the go. **ONE-TIME PURCHASE** — no subscriptions, no monthly fees. Buy once and keep it forever. 9 games, real photos, and automatic data recording — everything you need to make articulation practice something kids look forward to. Download Articulation Arcade and see the difference in your next speech therapy session.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Articulation Arcade at 100% against Hidden Grid's 50%. Articulation Arcade also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 14 months). Hidden Grid's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $59.99) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Hidden Grid costs $3.99 and Articulation Arcade $59.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Articulation Arcade holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Articulation Arcade has 50 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Hidden Grid's written reviews are positive against 100% of Articulation Arcade's.
Hidden Grid ships an update every 14 months, Articulation Arcade weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hidden Grid | Articulation Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $59.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #197 — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 350 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inclusive Technology Ltd | Aptus Speech and Language Therapy Limited |
Customer experience
Hidden Grid
Articulation Arcade
In-app purchases
Hidden Grid
No in-app purchases
Articulation Arcade
No in-app purchases
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