Articulation Games vs Visual Choices AAC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Visual Choices AAC
This app provides a communication tool for early communicators, aiding in language and speech development. It offers customizable choice boards, integrated AAC, and speech promotion features, designed with early intervention experts.
- Present choices using photos
- Build language with AAC and signing videos
- Promote speech with lip animations
- Convert voice to instant choices
- Printable choice boards
- Multilingual support
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Visual Choices provides an easy way to communicate, and develops natural speech. It is made for early communicators with autism. Developed with early intervention experts and trusted by speech therapists, special education teachers, clinical directors, parents, and grandparents. The app: • Helps you discover what your child wants by making it easy to present choices; • Uses photos your child will respond to; • Promotes speech with lip animations and visual phonics; • Builds language with integrated AAC and signing videos; • Provides access to over 50,000 SymbolStix pictures; • Lets you type and dictate into the AAC sentence bar; • Enables easy modeling with voice-to-highlight; • Lets you convert your voice to instant choices for on-the-fly use; • Lets you print out boards as a no-tech option; • Lets you make choices with eye gaze for hands-free use; • Can be used offline; • Supports English, Spanish, and Russian; • Works on its own or alongside an existing AAC system. Terms of use: https://skieslearn.com/visualchoices_terms_of_service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Visual Choices AAC at Free against Articulation Games's $34.99. Visual Choices AAC also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Articulation Games's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0). On ads 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
Visual Choices AAC is free to download; Articulation Games costs $34.99 up front. Visual Choices AAC sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Articulation Games asks for nothing beyond the download.
Visual Choices AAC holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Choices AAC has 162 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 98% of Visual Choices AAC's.
Articulation Games ships an update every 3 months, Visual Choices AAC fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Articulation Games | Visual Choices AAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $34.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (162 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 97.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 162 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 337 MB | 161 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtual Speech Center Inc. | Su-Kam Intelligent Education Systems Inc |
Customer experience
Articulation Games
Visual Choices AAC
Bugs and requests
Articulation Games
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Visual Choices AAC
Reported bugs
1 issue- Eye gaze not tracking accurately for some users
Requested features
5 requests- Lifetime purchase option
- Locking section for child use
- Ability to type choices directly for visual boards
- Option to change font
- Make instructional videos/tips paid, core features free
In-app purchases
Articulation Games
No in-app purchases
Visual Choices AAC
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial2 variants$6.991 Month
- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$59.991 Year
- 1 Coaching Credit$25.99
- 3 Coaching Credits$60.99
- Lifetime Access$179.99
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