Comparison

Phonology vs Verb Quest

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

Head to head
About

Phonology

This app provides speech therapy exercises for children aged 3-5 with unintelligible speech. It uses auditory discrimination activities and colorful visuals to help children distinguish and produce sounds, based on the Hodson model of Phonological Processing.

Highlights
  • Auditory discrimination activities
  • Speech intelligibility practice
  • Colorful drawings
  • Hodson model based
  • Speech model imitation
  • Record and playback feature
  • Multiple scoring methods
Features
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Phonology lets you give more Speech Therapy for children with unintelligible speech! This app is an auditory discrimination activity that helps children hear the difference between words like “stop” and “top” and say words like “cap” and “spoon”. Colorful drawings to hold children’s interest as they practice their good speech. The app is based on the Hodson model of Phonological Processing. It is appropriate for children ages 3-5 with impaired speech intelligibility. A clear speech model is presented for the child to imitate and they can record and play back their own speech. The clinician can choose from three scoring methods. 1. Score each response as correct, distorted or incorrect. 2. Score responses as correct, distorted, substituted, or omitted. 3. Score productions based on whether they are spontaneously correct/incorrect or imitatively correct/incorrect. This app is based on the Word Practice game from LocuTour’s Phonology I CD.

About

Verb Quest

This app offers a magical adventure game to help children and English language learners master verb tenses. It features 20 levels of practice, interactive exercises, and motivational rewards to make grammar learning engaging and effective.

Highlights
  • 20 levels of grammar practice
  • Single-player or multi-player mode
  • Customizable options
  • Recording feature for speaking practice
  • Motivational rewards
  • Progress reports
  • Data collection for therapy
Features
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Verb Quest: A Magical Way to Master Verbs Verb Quest is a fun, multi-player language game that helps children and English language learners build strong grammar skills. With a magical adventure theme, Verb Quest turns verb practice into an engaging journey where learning feels like play. The app includes 20 levels of increasing difficulty, ranging from simple present tense to advanced grammar concepts such as negation, participles, and tense shifts. Each sentence is paired with a colorful illustration to reinforce understanding and keep students motivated. Guided by Clever the Duck, the Smarty Ears mascot, players drag the correct verb into place to complete sentences. Progress is rewarded with points, achievements, and exciting new levels. Features • 20 levels of grammar practice from beginner to advanced • Single-player or multi-player mode for use at home, in class, or in therapy • Customizable options to adjust backgrounds, hints, and sentence difficulty • Recording feature to practice speaking and reinforce correct verb use • Motivational rewards including points and collectible wands • Progress reports for each student, available by session or skill level • Option to practice with random sentences or focused skill-based levels • Data collection and compatibility with Therapy Report Center for easy monitoring Why Choose Verb Quest? • Aligns with Common Core English Language Arts standards (K–5) • Created by speech-language pathologists for evidence-based learning • Designed for children, English learners, and students with communication needs • Makes grammar practice fun, interactive, and effective Verb Quest makes mastering verbs more than an academic task—it builds confidence, communication skills, and a love for language. Download Verb Quest today and start your grammar adventure.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Verb Quest at 100% against Phonology's 0%. Phonology's advantage is price ($5.99 vs $24.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, 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

Phonology costs $5.99 and Verb Quest $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phonology ships an update every 10 months, Verb Quest every 18 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Phonology versus Verb Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonologyVerb Quest
Price$5.99 — better$24.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLearning Fundamentals, Inc.Smarty Ears

Customer experience

Phonology

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Verb Quest

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Phonology

No in-app purchases

None

Verb Quest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phonology free?
Phonology costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Verb Quest free?
Verb Quest costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Phonology or Verb Quest have ads?
Neither Phonology nor Verb Quest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phonology or Verb Quest?
Phonology ships an update every 10 months, and Verb Quest every 18 months. Most recently, Phonology was updated on November 1, 2026 and Verb Quest on November 1, 2026.

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