Auditory Workout vs Category Therapy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Thousands of audio exercises
- Customizable background noise
- Reward games (Basketball, Catch the ball)
- Detailed reporting and data tracking
- Group session support
- Adjustable difficulty levels
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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!
Category Therapy
This app helps individuals improve their mental organization and word-sorting skills through evidence-based exercises. It's designed for speech therapists and home users to aid in cognitive and language rehabilitation after stroke, brain injury, or for conditions like autism. Features include interactive activities, clear photos, and progress reporting.
- Evidence-based exercises
- Word-finding and sorting practice
- 4 engaging activities
- Clear photos and simple interface
- Customizable settings
- Progress reports
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Improve mental organization skills. Practice categories in a versatile speech therapy app. When you struggle with categories due to stroke, brain injury, or autism, simple tasks can be impossible. But there’s a way to heal the broken networks of meaning. GET CATEGORY THERAPY, an app designed for both speech therapists and home users to help restructure the brain and let the ideas flow. - Take control with evidence-based exercises designed by experts - Improve word-finding and sorting skills with 4 engaging activities and unlimited practice - Get an app that works in both home and clinical settings - Interact with clear photos and a simple interface that's easy for everyone to use - Adjust settings to target your goals and suit your needs - Use reports and customization to seamlessly fit the app into your therapy program ** Download Category Therapy Lite for FREE to see how it can help! ** When you lose the ability to group items and identify what they have in common, it gets in the way of your ability to understand, learn, and communicate. But with the right kind of practice, it’s possible to strengthen the connections between words and concepts and navigate your world more easily. “It will be a LONG time before you run out of content to use with one patient, and the app’s fantastic settings options will allow you to use it with a variety of individuals, regardless of cognitive abilities.” - Aubrey Klingensmith, MS, CCC-SLP, Speechie Apps GET THE RIGHT ACTIVITY - FOR EVERY BRAIN. No two people are the same. With 4 activities ranging from simple to complex, there's something in Category Therapy to match your needs. Work through them gradually or focus on the activity that best suits your needs. 1) FIND: Start with the basics. You'll hear and see a photo of a category (let's say "Fruit"). Tap the item that matches (for example, a banana). 2) CLASSIFY: Switch it up. Now you start with an item and choose the category that matches. This tests your ability to apply categories to what you see. 3) ADD ONE: Train yourself to recognize common features of items – to categorize them – and then choose one item that fits the category you’ve identified. 4) EXCLUDE: Challenge yourself. By choosing an item that doesn't belong, you learn how to independently identify categories. As things get harder, you can always tap Hint for some help. ALL DONE? Share your progress. The app makes it easy to quickly view, share, or e-mail detailed reports to a therapist or loved one. GET EVERY FEATURE YOU NEED IN ONE EASY APP. • 70 categories and nearly 700 words in one package • 3 difficulty levels ranging from simple objects to more abstract concepts • Great for aphasia, brain injury, autism, and other cognitive & language impairments • Switch to Pictures Only to practice naming or Words Only to practice reading • Customize the number of trials, choices, and more – it’s yours to control • Designed with adults in mind but easy enough for children to use • No subscriptions, no monthly bills, no Wi-Fi needed THERE’S HOPE. With Category Therapy in your corner, you can build stronger connections between words – and learn to speak and think more easily. ** DOWNLOAD NOW to get started – or try it for FREE with Category Therapy Lite! ** Looking for something different in a speech therapy app? We offer a wide range to choose from. Find the right one for you at https://tactustherapy.com/find
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Category Therapy at 4.8 against Auditory Workout's 3.8. Category Therapy also leads on ratings volume (503 vs 5) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Auditory Workout's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and price ($24.99 vs $29.99). On 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
Auditory Workout costs $24.99 and Category Therapy $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Category Therapy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Category Therapy has 503 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Auditory Workout's written reviews are positive against 100% of Category Therapy's.
Auditory Workout ships an update every 3 weeks, Category Therapy every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Auditory Workout | Category Therapy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99 — better | $29.99 |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (503 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 503 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtual Speech Center Inc. | Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd. |
Customer experience
Auditory Workout
Category Therapy
Bugs and requests
Auditory Workout
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Category Therapy
Requested features
3 requests- More category options
- A 'harder than hard' level
- More categories
In-app purchases
Auditory Workout
No in-app purchases
Category Therapy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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