Comparison

Auditory Workout vs SCIP

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

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About

Auditory Workout

This app helps children aged 4-12 improve auditory comprehension, processing, and direction-following skills. It offers over 1,000 research-based exercises with customizable background noise and engaging reward games.

Highlights
  • Thousands of audio exercises
  • Customizable background noise
  • Reward games (Basketball, Catch the ball)
  • Detailed reporting and data tracking
  • Group session support
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
Features
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****I absolutely love this app. It works for so many of my auditory comprehension and auditory processing students! This app has the ability to add background noise with a sliding volume lever! My students enjoy the basketball reward offered at short intervals which is very motivating. (Jasmine S. SLP)**** Auditory Workout is a comprehensive, built- around research auditory processing /VirtualSpeechCenter/appPreviews/AuditoryWorkout.mp4program for students with language delay or Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) and is aimed to help students with their language comprehension skills, auditory processing and following directions. Auditory Workout was created by a certified speech and language pathologist for students ages 4–12 who exhibit auditory processing disorders or other related disorders (e.g., receptive language disorder or autism). Auditory Workout focuses on improving auditory attention and memory and auditory processing of increasingly longer and complex verbal directions. Auditory Workout includes over 1,000 listening exercises in the following categories: - Basic Directions: 15 levels of difficulty - Quantitative and Spatial Directions: 12 levels of difficulty - Temporal Directions: 18 levels of difficulty - Conditional Directions: 15 levels of difficulty Reward Games included: - Basketball - Catch the ball game Auditory Workout features: - Thousands of pre-recorded audio exercises - Beautiful graphics - Reward games - Detailed reporting - Scoring and data tracking - Group sessions (unlimited number of students) - Ability to include different types of background noise during session - Ability to control intensity of background noise - Ability to randomize directions - Ability to change correct and incorrect sounds - Ability to turn on auto-scoring - Ability to turn off audio directions so speech therapists can give their own instructions - Replay of directions - Email results - Change settings We hope you enjoy Auditory Workout app. Please, take a moment to rate or comment on our app. Thank you!

About

SCIP

This therapeutic tool aids speech therapy by implementing evidence-based contrastive phonology approaches. It offers a vast library of words and allows for individualized or group sessions with detailed progress tracking and reporting.

Highlights
  • Five contrastive therapy approaches
  • 2,400+ real words and 6,000+ nonsense words
  • Individual or group sessions (up to 4 students)
  • Individualized treatment targets and data collection
  • Printable progress graphs and session notes
  • Printable illustrations for practice
Features
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Turbocharge your speech therapy! SCIP (Sound Contrasts In Phonology) is an evidence-based, therapeutic tool developed through a one million dollar NIH grant by ASHA Fellow Dr. A. Lynn Williams. Dr. Williams partnered with EBS Learning to create this revolutionary app to maximize therapy by increasing intelligibility in less time. SCIP allows you to both create and implement treatment approaches using five different contrastive therapy approaches: Multiple Oppositions Minimal Pairs Maximal Oppositions Treatment of the Empty Set Vowel Contrasts SCIP includes more than 2,400 real words and 6,000 nonsense words to provide the widest variety of treatment stimuli and support rapid progress. The app allows individual or group sessions with up to 4 students. In group sessions, each student has individualized treatment targets and data collection. Print or email graphs of treatment progress and individual session notes! Choose the option to treat word-initial or word-final sounds using pictures or illustrations. You can also print illustrations to prepare practice sets to be used away from the iPad or sent home for reinforcement. Amazing features of this app allow you to: Easily create treatment programs with five contrastive approaches. Provide therapy sessions using illustrations or pictures. Collect data and enter therapy notes for each session. Graph treatment data and produce therapy reports. Print illustrations for use away from the iPad. Create and save groups of up to four students each with their own targets and treatment approach. Previously created for use with a computer, this improved and even easier-to-use program is now available as an app on your iPad! "SCIP" the prep time and jump right into treatment!

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Auditory Workout at $24.99 against SCIP's $59.99. Auditory Workout also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). SCIP's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.8). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Auditory Workout costs $24.99 and SCIP $59.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SCIP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Auditory Workout's written reviews are positive against 67% of SCIP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auditory Workout ships an update every 3 weeks, SCIP every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Auditory Workout versus SCIP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuditory WorkoutSCIP
Price$24.99 — better$59.99
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB355 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVirtual Speech Center Inc.EBS LEARNING INC

Customer experience

Auditory Workout

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative4.3%

SCIP

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Auditory Workout

No in-app purchases

None

SCIP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Auditory Workout free?
Auditory Workout costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SCIP free?
SCIP costs $59.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Auditory Workout or SCIP?
SCIP is rated higher. Auditory Workout averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while SCIP averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Auditory Workout or SCIP have ads?
Neither Auditory Workout nor SCIP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auditory Workout or SCIP?
Auditory Workout ships an update every 3 weeks, and SCIP every 2 months. Most recently, Auditory Workout was updated on November 1, 2026 and SCIP on November 1, 2026.

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