Comparison

Articulation Games vs CoughDrop

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

Head to head
About

Articulation Games

This app makes practicing speech sounds engaging for children with four interactive games. It offers comprehensive support for over forty English phonemes with flashcards, audio recordings, and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Four interactive games
  • Practice over forty English phonemes
  • Thousands of real-life flashcards
  • Professional audio recordings
  • Detailed student reporting
  • Voice recording and playback
  • Progress tracking in charts
Features
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"This application makes working on articulation skills exciting and motivating! There are four different games to use while practicing speech sounds. The animations are motivating for students (mine stood up and danced around the room each time an animal showed up on the screen)." Download the most fun articulation app on the App Store and enjoy four fun games and a new way to practice articulation! Articulation Games is a comprehensive, flexible, and fun speech-therapy, iPad app that was created by a certified speech and language pathologist for children to practice the pronunciation of over forty English phonemes, organized according to placement of articulation. It includes thousands of real-life flashcards, accompanied by professional audio recordings and capability of audio recording. Articulation Games takes drilling with flashcards to the next level by incorporating gaming components and a reward system. Children will have fun practicing phonemes by playing four different and flexible games: - Flashcards - Memory game - Sweet spinner - Artic wheel The following phonemes are offered in the Pro version of this app: p-/p/, b-/b/, m-/m/,w-/w/,f-/f/, v-/v/,voiceless th- /ϴ/, voiced th- /ð/, t-/t/, d-/d/, s-/s/, z-/z/, n-/n/, l-/l/,k-/k/, g-/g/,h-/h/, bl, fl, gl, kl, pl, sl, br, dr, fr, gr, kr, pr, tr, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, air, ar, ear, er, ire FEATURES - 20 target words per sound position (initial, medial, final) - Word, Phrase and Sentence levels - Easily switch between students, phonemes, levels and positions in the session - Flashcards activity - Memory Game - Artic Wheel Game - Sweet Spinner Game - High Quality Images - High Quality Professional Audio Recordings - Detailed Reporting for each student (includes words) - Group sessions (no limits) - Save audio recordings - Backup and restore your data - Add your own images - Hide show score during the session - Voice recording and playback - Track correct,incorrect and approximated responses - Email reports - View student progress in charts We hope you enjoy Articulation Games app. Please, take a moment to rate or comment on our app. Thank you.

About

CoughDrop

This app provides a modern communication and support tool for individuals with complex communication needs. It offers customizable boards with symbols, images, and audio, along with reporting features for support teams.

Highlights
  • Customizable communication boards
  • Rich symbol set and image personalization
  • User-recorded audio and speech synthesis
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Support team access and collaboration
  • Built-in reporting and messaging
Features
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CoughDrop is a simple, modern AAC communication and support tool that empowers individuals and the teams around them. It is a full-featured communication app built for individuals with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Rett syndrome, or other complex communication needs. CoughDrop is flexible and configurable enough to accommodate the access and comprehension needs of many communicators. CoughDrop users can install this app to access CoughDrop's communication and reporting features on their mobile device. The app includes starter boards for different levels of communication, and boards with large or small buttons can be personalized using the rich symbol set, user-provided images or camera photos, user-recorded audio, speech synthesis, etc. CoughDrop runs on multiple devices, so you can log in on your tablet, phone and computer and have access to the same communication tools and interface. In addition, users can be linked so parents, therapists and supervisors can access a communicator's boards from their own devices to better facilitate modeling, and to make it easier to modify boards without taking away the communicator's device. The built-in reporting and messaging tools also help the support team have a consistent strategy and know what's working across locations and times.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CoughDrop at Free against Articulation Games's $34.99. CoughDrop also leads on ratings volume (57 vs 3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Articulation Games's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (79% vs 52%). On ads 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

CoughDrop is free to download; Articulation Games costs $34.99 up front. CoughDrop sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Articulation Games asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Articulation Games holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CoughDrop has 57 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Articulation Games's written reviews are positive against 52% of CoughDrop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Articulation Games ships an update every 3 months, CoughDrop monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Articulation Games versus CoughDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArticulation GamesCoughDrop
Price$34.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better3.7 (57 ratings)
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better52.4% of reviews
Number of ratings357 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size337 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVirtual Speech Center Inc.CoughDrop, Inc.

Customer experience

Articulation Games

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative7.1%

CoughDrop

All ratings57 ratings
Positive61.4%
Neutral14.0%
Negative24.6%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Articulation Games

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

CoughDrop

One-time3
  • Evaluator Access$29.99
  • Supporter Access$44.99
  • Communicator Access$294.99

Questions

Is Articulation Games free?
Articulation Games costs $34.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CoughDrop free?
CoughDrop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Articulation Games or CoughDrop?
Articulation Games is rated higher. Articulation Games averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while CoughDrop averages 3.7 from 57 ratings.
Do Articulation Games or CoughDrop have ads?
Neither Articulation Games nor CoughDrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Articulation Games or CoughDrop?
Articulation Games ships an update every 3 months, and CoughDrop monthly. Most recently, Articulation Games was updated on September 29, 2026 and CoughDrop on October 17, 2026.

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