Comparison

Language Empires vs Auditory Memory Quick Stories

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Auditory Memory Quick Stories

This app uses narrated, illustrated stories to help students enhance their auditory memory and listening comprehension. It offers four difficulty levels and tracks progress for multiple players, making learning engaging for individuals or groups.

Highlights
  • 30 narrated stories with 6 scenes
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Customizable features
  • Quick Play option
  • Data tracking and graphing
  • Data export via email/print
Features
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Our best-selling Auditory Memory for Quick Stories Interactive CD-ROM is now available as a fun and engaging app! This colorful app for the iPad® uses the same illustrated, narrated stories from the Auditory Memory for Quick Stories Interactive CD-ROM to help students improve their auditory memory and listening comprehension skills. Students can play alone or in a group. Students will have a blast listening to 30 exciting stories and answering the questions that follow. Choose from four levels of play: • Level 1 – This is the easiest level. The narration pauses after each of the six pictures to allow the player to answer a question about the portion of the story that he/she just heard. • Level 2 – This level is a little more difficult. The narration pauses after reading one half of the story (three pictures) and presents three questions. Then the narration finishes the rest of the story followed by three more questions. • Level 3 – This level is even more difficult. The narration reads the entire story (six pictures) without any pauses. The student answers all six questions at the end of the story. • Level 4 – This level is the most difficult. The narration reads the entire story without any pictures visible on the screen. The student answers all six questions at the end of the story. The Auditory Memory for Quick Stories app includes • 30 narrated stories, each with six colorful scenes • Four levels of difficulty • Customizable features • Quick Play option • Data tracking and graphing for an unlimited number of players • Ability to email, print, or export your data

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Auditory Memory Quick Stories at 5.0 against Language Empires's 4.0. Auditory Memory Quick Stories also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). Language Empires's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, 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

Language Empires costs $24.99 and Auditory Memory Quick Stories $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Auditory Memory Quick Stories holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Language Empires has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Language Empires ships an update every 8 months, Auditory Memory Quick Stories every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Language Empires versus Auditory Memory Quick Stories: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLanguage EmpiresAuditory Memory Quick Stories
Price$24.99$24.99
Rating4.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmarty EarsSuper Duper Publications

Customer experience

Language Empires

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%

Auditory Memory Quick Stories

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Language Empires

No in-app purchases

None

Auditory Memory Quick Stories

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Language Empires free?
Language Empires costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Auditory Memory Quick Stories free?
Auditory Memory Quick Stories costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Language Empires or Auditory Memory Quick Stories?
Auditory Memory Quick Stories is rated higher. Language Empires averages 4.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Auditory Memory Quick Stories averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Language Empires or Auditory Memory Quick Stories have ads?
Neither Language Empires nor Auditory Memory Quick Stories shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Language Empires or Auditory Memory Quick Stories?
Language Empires ships an update every 8 months, and Auditory Memory Quick Stories every 20 months. Most recently, Language Empires was updated on September 25, 2026 and Auditory Memory Quick Stories on September 19, 2026.

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