Comparison

Artic Practice vs R Articulation

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

Head to head
About

Artic Practice

Features
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More Speech Therapy for school and home practice! This app has 536 colorful drawings to hold children’s interest as they practice their good speech. Focus on Initial, Medial, and Consonant phonemes along with Consonant Clusters and some Vowels + R. Each picture has a button with the word, the sounds in the word, a phrase and sentence containing the word. And a question and answer to stimulate discussion using the picture as a starting point. 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 uses the content from the Word Practice game from LocuTour’s Artic Games & More CD.

About

R Articulation

This educational game, designed by a speech therapist, helps children aged 3-12 improve their R and R blend sound production through interactive graphics and over 800 words. It also aims to enhance receptive and expressive language skills.

Highlights
  • Improves R and R blend sound production
  • Over 800 target words
  • Interactive graphics and animations
  • Full narration by a Speech Therapist
  • Enhances receptive and expressive language skills
  • Covers various R sounds and blends
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This game was designed by a speech therapist to improve your child’s R and R blend sound production while keeping them entertained with fun interactive graphics and over 800 words. Target sounds are presented in initial, medial, and final positions in 1-3 syllable words. This game not only addresses articulation but can also improve your child’s receptive and expressive language skills. R Blends covered are: BR, CR, DR, RD, FR, GR, RL, PR, TR R Clusters: THR, SCR, SHR, STR Vocalic Rs: AR, ER, AIR, IRE, EAR, OR Features: Over 800 target words Dozens of immersive sound effects Full narration by a Speech Therapist Interactive graphics Vibrant, hand-drawn illustrations and animations Perfect for children ages 3-12

Screenshots

Artic Practice4 screens
R Articulation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: R Articulation at $4.99 against Artic Practice's $9.99. Artic Practice's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Artic Practice costs $9.99 and R Articulation $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artic Practice ships an update every 9 months, R Articulation every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on May 15, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Artic Practice versus R Articulation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtic PracticeR Articulation
Price$9.99$4.99 — better
Rating—1.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB481 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLearning Fundamentals, Inc.Preferred Mobile Applications, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Artic Practice

No in-app purchases

None

R Articulation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Artic Practice free?
Artic Practice costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is R Articulation free?
R Articulation costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Artic Practice or R Articulation have ads?
Neither Artic Practice nor R Articulation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artic Practice or R Articulation?
Artic Practice ships an update every 9 months, and R Articulation every 11 months. Most recently, Artic Practice was updated on May 15, 2026 and R Articulation on July 7, 2026.

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