Comparison

Auditory Workout vs NeoCardioLab

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

NeoCardioLab

This app offers extensive educational content on neonatal hemodynamics and cardiovascular research. It provides learning modules, video clips, and an atlas for understanding echocardiography, POCUS, and congenital heart defects.

Highlights
  • Neonatal hemodynamics education
  • Echocardiography (2D & 3D) modules
  • Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography (TnECHO)
  • Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) training
  • Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) modules
  • Congenital heart defect resources
  • Research updates and webinars
Features
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The NeoCardioLab is a research laboratory interested in clinical and epidemiological neonatal cardiovascular research, as well as education in neonatal hemodynamics. The principal investigator of the NeoCardioLab is Dr. Gabriel Altit from the Montreal Children’s Hospital (at McGill University). On the NeoCardioLab website, we have made available for the learners a whole array of content (clips, videos, presentations, reading material, articles, etc.) as a learning opportunity on echocardiography (2D and 3D), TnECHO (targeted neonatal echocardiography), point of care ultrasound (POCUS) and near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). You will find on the website, our comprehensive “Atlas” for the expected normal complete neonatal echocardiography (with clips of various views and explanations), as well as clips for selected congenital heart defects. Our training modules are: on NIRS in the neonatal intensive care unit, as well as on POCUS/TnECHO. We offer modules on TnECHO (Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography; with clips outlining all the views and measurements, pulmonary hypertension, PDA, normative values, etc.), POCUS (as well as the example of the use of a hand-held device and how to obtain views) and Congenital Heart defects, as well as modules on Strain/Speckle Tracking and Near Infrared Spectroscopy. We also now host the Neonatal NIRS consortium page and all the recordings of their webinars. Please feel free to navigate the app and use it for training purposes and as a resource to complement your other learning materials. We are constantly updating the website and adding new content. You will also find information on the McGill University Neonatal Hemodynamics Clinical Research training program, if you are interested. Our research uses conventional and advanced echocardiography (speckle-tracking echocardiography on 2D and 3D acquisitions) to better understand the cardiovascular adaptation of newborns with various conditions (such as: prematurity, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, congenital heart defect, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, omphalocele and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy). We also study cohorts of patients once they have graduated the neonatal intensive care unit (in neonatal follow-up, in the pediatric clinics, as well as during adulthood). Please feel free to contact us if you have questions or suggestions: info@neocardiolab.com. We also have Twitter (@CardioNeo) and Instagram (@NeoCardioLab).

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NeoCardioLab at Free against Auditory Workout's $24.99. NeoCardioLab also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Auditory Workout's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

NeoCardioLab is free to download; Auditory Workout costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NeoCardioLab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Auditory Workout's written reviews are positive against 100% of NeoCardioLab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auditory Workout ships an update every 3 weeks, NeoCardioLab weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Auditory Workout versus NeoCardioLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuditory WorkoutNeoCardioLab
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVirtual Speech Center Inc.gabriel altit

Customer experience

Auditory Workout

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

NeoCardioLab

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Auditory Workout

No in-app purchases

None

NeoCardioLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Auditory Workout free?
Auditory Workout costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NeoCardioLab free?
NeoCardioLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Auditory Workout or NeoCardioLab?
NeoCardioLab is rated higher. Auditory Workout averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while NeoCardioLab averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Auditory Workout or NeoCardioLab have ads?
Neither Auditory Workout nor NeoCardioLab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auditory Workout or NeoCardioLab?
Auditory Workout ships an update every 3 weeks, and NeoCardioLab weekly. Most recently, Auditory Workout was updated on June 1, 2026 and NeoCardioLab on June 5, 2026.

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