Comparison

Little Story Maker vs Articulation Lab

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

Head to head
About

Little Story Maker

Create personalized digital storybooks using your own photos and voice recordings. This app allows children and adults to easily build interactive stories with custom text, images, and narration, fostering a love for reading and creativity.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited personal stories
  • Add own photos and text
  • Record narration in your voice
  • Interactive word and picture highlights
  • Multiple playback modes
  • Multi-language support
Features
Read full description

★★★★★ A pure joy! My kids and I love turning our pictures into stories ★★★★★ Approved by parents, teachers, and kids the world over. The only story book maker of its kind. Little Story Maker offers a magical way to enjoy your personal pictures and stories with your child. The little ones will love to hear stories with pictures of people and places they are familiar with. Older kids, will love the stories and the ability to easily create stories all on their own. WHY PARENTS AND TEACHERS LOVE IT - Creating your own story with Little Story Maker is as simple as a click - Click to add a new story - Give the story a name - Add photo, text and record - Voila, your first story is ready to be shared In Little Story Maker, you can create an unlimited number of personal stories. The only limit is your creativity. WHY KIDS LOVE IT - Kids love looking at pictures of familiar faces and places - Kids love hearing stories in mommy's or daddy's voice - Kids love hearing stories of their own adventures - Kids love hearing their own voice too - Older kids will love how easy it is to create their own stories Features: ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ ✔ Add as many stories as you can like ✔ Select one of two gorgeous story book templates ✔ Add your own voice - now your toddler can listen to the entire story in mommy's or daddy's voice ✔ Add word highlights - Customize word highlights and make your stories interactive. Once added words are highlighted in red and respond to touch ✔ Add picture highlights - Click on any picture within the edit mode to add picture highlights and make your stories interactive. Great for adding names or describing objects ✔ Supports three playback modes - read to me, read by myself, and auto-play which automatically turns from page to page ✔ Add your own photos in a click ✔ Multi-sensory learning tool - combining seeing, hearing, and tactile feedback ✔ Multi-language support - since you can edit all existing items and sounds so you can record everything in your native tongue Heroic Support ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ Heroic Support is not just what we do. It's really what makes us, well, us. It's that drive to make a difference in your life - no matter how big or small. Really, it's our way of life because we want you to be our customer for a lifetime of fun and learning. Have questions? We are here to help. Email us at support@grasshopperapps.com

About

Articulation Lab

This app helps children improve their speech clarity through engaging games and practice activities. It targets specific speech sounds at various levels, from single sounds to reading passages, with progress tracking and rewards.

Highlights
  • Speech sound practice
  • Interactive games
  • Progress tracking
  • Reward system
  • Multiple profile support
  • Reading activities
Features
Read full description

Articulation Lab was developed by speech-language therapist Gülce Tüzüner to help children recognize speech sounds and practice them through playful activities. Certified and rated 5/5 by the Educational App Store. Children can practice at the sound, syllable, word, phrase, sentence, and reading levels. Activities are organized around 10 target sounds: R, S, L, SH, CH, TH, Z, J, K, and G. Articulation Lab includes: • 10 speech sound targets • 9 interactive game modes • 700+ word and picture-supported practice items with audio • Sound warm-ups, word, phrase, and sentence practice • Minimal pair and listening activities • Voice recording so children can hear their own practice • Reading lists and reading passages • Customizable word lists for practice activities • Daily goals, progress tracking, and rewards • Support for multiple child profiles The free version includes access to S sound activities, previews of the first three items in eligible activities, one child profile, and up to 15 practice rounds per day. Articulation Lab Plus unlocks all target sounds, games, practice activities, reading content, and support for multiple profiles. Articulation Lab is designed to support speech sound practice. It does not diagnose or treat speech disorders and does not replace evaluation or therapy by a qualified speech-language professional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://articulationlab.app/privacy

Screenshots

Little Story Maker4 screens
Articulation Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Articulation Lab at 100% against Little Story Maker's 27%. Articulation Lab also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6). Little Story Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (256 vs 4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Articulation Lab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Little Story Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Articulation Lab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Little Story Maker has 256 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Little Story Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Articulation Lab's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Little Story Maker versus Articulation Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLittle Story MakerArticulation Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (256 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings256 — better4
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS5.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB247 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnovative Investments LimitedGULCE TUZUNER

Customer experience

Little Story Maker

All ratings256 ratings
Positive32.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative54.7%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral15.0%
Negative58.3%

Articulation Lab

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Little Story Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to read/play back stories
  • Recordings get mixed up or don't sync with the right pages
  • Losing work/stories after exiting the app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to edit and delete stories
  • Option to share/export completed stories
  • More customization options for fonts, layouts, etc.
  • Improved stability and reliability

Articulation Lab

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Little Story Maker

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Articulation Lab

Subscriptions2
  • Articulation Lab Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Articulation Lab Plus Yearly$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Little Story Maker free?
Little Story Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Articulation Lab free?
Articulation Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Little Story Maker or Articulation Lab?
Articulation Lab is rated higher. Little Story Maker averages 2.6 out of 5 from 256 ratings, while Articulation Lab averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Little Story Maker or Articulation Lab have ads?
Neither Little Story Maker nor Articulation Lab shows ads.

Other comparisons