Little Story Maker vs Articulation Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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★★★★★ 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
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.
- Speech sound practice
- Interactive games
- Progress tracking
- Reward system
- Multiple profile support
- Reading activities
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Little Story Maker | Articulation Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (256 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 256 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 5.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 247 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Innovative Investments Limited | GULCE TUZUNER |
Customer experience
Little Story Maker
Articulation Lab
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
Little Story Maker
No in-app purchases
Articulation Lab
- Articulation Lab Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
- Articulation Lab Plus Yearly$34.991 Year
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