Language Empires vs Conversation Starters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Language Empires
This app helps elementary students master essential communication skills through engaging ancient civilization-themed games. It targets key language targets like answering questions, inferencing, and vocabulary with interactive exercises and visual feedback.
- 8 essential language skills practice
- 400 unique questions with images
- Customizable multiplayer for up to 5 students
- Unlimited student profiles
- In-game rewards for correct answers
- Detailed data tracking and visual feedback
- Adjustable settings for unique needs
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Chosen top pick app for educators by Fun Educational Apps! Unlock the Power of Language with Language Empires! Greetings from Language Empires! Developed by two experienced Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), this award-winning app uses an exciting ancient civilizations theme to guide your elementary-age students toward mastering critical communication skills. Prepare your learners to conquer 8 key language targets essential for success in school and beyond! Conquer 8 Essential Language Skills Language Empires is a comprehensive, single-app solution targeting the most vital language skills for elementary students: Answering Questions: Master How, Why, and Which questions. Inferencing Vocabulary Predicting Figurative Language Sequencing With 400 unique questions—each featuring a colorful, contextual image—this application provides a truly comprehensive learning experience. Why Educators and Parents Love Language Empires This app is built to be flexible, engaging, and clinically effective: Engaging Theme & Graphics: An eye-catching interface, fun animations, and professional audio keep students motivated and focused on triumphing in their language development. Highly Customizable Multiplayer: Select up to 5 students to play simultaneously! Place each player on their target “Empire” (skill set). Some Empires even have levels for customizing the difficulty within each goal. Unlimited Profiles: Allow game play and data tracking for an unlimited number of students. Student Rewards: Correct answers earn in-game rewards that are saved to each student's profile, providing positive reinforcement. Adjustable Settings: Easily customize the app to meet your student's unique needs. Powerful Data Tracking for SLPs and Teachers As with all Smarty Ears apps, Language Empires offers best-in-class data collection and tracking: Immediate Visual Feedback: Get instant, detailed visual graphs on a student’s skill level and progress toward goal mastery. Easy Sharing: Data can be emailed, printed, or shared to compatible applications like iBooks or Pages. Authors: Rosie Simms, M.S. CCC-SLP & Barbara Fernandes M.S. CCC-SLP The right words can unlock many doors. Start your journey with Language Empires today!
Conversation Starters
This app provides over 200 conversation-starting questions to help children and adults with social skills, particularly those with autism, initiate and maintain conversations on diverse topics. It guides users through skill development steps to foster real conversations.
- 200+ conversation-starting questions
- Skill development steps
- Supports initiating conversations
- Aids in continuing conversations
- Suitable for autism and ESL learners
- No private information collected
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** Happy Frog Apps is a Mom’s Choice Award Winner! Also featured on FunEducationalApps.com, TeachersWithApps.com, and more! ** The “Conversation Starters” app helps children with autism initiate and maintain conversations on a variety of topics. What parents say about our awesome apps: *** 5 stars! Brilliant! An app that understands how kids actually learn. Thank you. *** 5 stars! Your social skill apps are excellent! “Conversation Starters” provides 200+ conversation-starting questions on a variety of topics. This broad diversity supports your learner in moving from their preferred topics. Build your learner's skills by stepping through the following skill development steps. 1. Get your learner to answer the conversation starter question. 2. Get your learner to ask the question then listen to your answer, then provide an on-topic follow-up question or comment. 3. Take turns starting a conversation and set a goal of 2, 3, or 4 turns each. Guess what... you are now having real conversations on a variety of topics! This app is perfect for learners who: - need support in initiating conversation - need support in continuing a conversation appropriately - need support in moving beyond their own special interest topics. Our apps are designed for and tested by typical and special needs children. Testers include children with Autism and other special needs. Our apps work for them! Our apps are also suitable for adults dealing with aphasia or learning English as a Second Language. To evaluate the app, download the free version, which has 10 conversation starters only. The remaining conversation starters can be accessed with an in-app purchase. If you prefer no in-app purchases, download the paid version of this app, which includes all conversation starters. We take customer service very seriously! If you ever have a problem or find that we've missed something, contact us at our website and we will do our best to fix the problem. www.HappyFrogApps.com Our apps are safe for kids. We collect NO private information in our app. None! Our apps do not allow unrestricted web or social media access. We conform to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Language Empires at 89% against Conversation Starters's 0%. Language Empires also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). Conversation Starters's advantage is price ($7.99 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
Language Empires costs $24.99 and Conversation Starters $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Language Empires holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Language Empires has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Language Empires's written reviews are positive against 0% of Conversation Starters's.
Language Empires ships an update every 8 months, Conversation Starters every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Language Empires | Conversation Starters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99 | $7.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (10 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smarty Ears | Janine Toole |
Customer experience
Language Empires
Conversation Starters
In-app purchases
Language Empires
No in-app purchases
Conversation Starters
No in-app purchases
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