Comparison

HandySpeech vs Apraxia Therapy Lite

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

Head to head
About

HandySpeech

This app translates handwritten text into spoken language, offering a portable and intuitive communication tool for individuals with speech and hearing impairments. It learns handwriting styles, supports multiple languages, and includes speech recognition for two-way conversations.

Highlights
  • Handwriting to speech translation
  • Learns user's handwriting
  • Supports cursive and print
  • Natural sounding voices in 12 languages
  • Speech recognition for two-way conversation
  • Remembers frequently used phrases
  • Offline functionality
Features
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HandySpeech Is The Gift Of Voice! APPROVED: Dr. Bernard Grela, Ph.D. Associate Professor Interim Department Chair Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences University of Connecticut The only handwriting-to-speech application for iOS devices, HandySpeech provides people with speech and hearing disabilities a quick and easy conversational tool. The application’s ability to translate handwritten text into spoken language makes HandySpeech easier to use and more natural than commercially available keyboarding solutions. Because HandySpeech can be used on mobile devices, it is portable and readily accessible. The application remembers frequently used phrases, learns the user’s handwriting style, understands cursive, print and mixed writing styles and contains a dictionary for unusual words. The application generates natural sounding, best on the market male and female voices in a total of 12 languages. HandySpeech is a valuable tool for individuals with a variety of speech and language impairments, including those who are living with oral, head and neck cancer, Muscular Dystrophy, Lou Gehrig’s disease, or autism; have experienced stroke or brain injury; and those with post-operative voice difficulties. It is quick to learn conversational tool for people with vocal cords impairments due to surgery, paralysis, vocal nodules and others. HandySpeech can listen too: with speech recognition module, powered by Nuance, HandySpeech can be used by deaf and hard of hearing people for two way “verbal” conversation with the hearing individuals. The application was created by a twelve-year-old boy who was inspired by his sister, an autistic young girl with speech disabilities. “I invented HandySpeech to give a voice to people who find it difficult to or are unable to speak,” said Eric Zeiberg. “The application is dedicated to courageous people who struggle every day to overcome their disabilities. I hope that HandySpeech will provide much needed help and open new opportunities for people in need.” HandySpeech: •Assistive Speech Technology •Easy to use, intuitive interface, portable •It remembers you favorite and frequently used phrases for use at the store, doctor's office, on the phone ("I am using assistive device - please be patient") - even quicker ability to say something. •Advance handwriting recognition technology: - corrects written words based on user's intention; - improves ability to recognize user's handwriting over time; •Can be used anywhere - either WIFI of Cell connection and even with NO connection •One time payment includes iPad, iPhone, iPod and all future updates. •Alternative keyboard and whole screen input What People are saying about HandySpeech * "The app has given my best friend back to me. It's not my husband's voice, but it's his words" * "A nice contribution to quality of live for speech impaired folks." * "HandySpeech is the Gift of Voice" * "We can't believe - it's a God send!" * "What you have done is beyond expectation!" * "Sounds like a winner for so many!" * "This app will help so many who have struggled throughout their lives to be heard." To learn more about the HandySpeech application visit www.iSpeak4U.com. HandySpeech was created by iSpeak4U, LLC., a provider of software products and services, iSpeak4U is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of people with disabilities through innovations in assistive technologies. Its mission is to create easy-to-use mobile applications to help people with disabilities to achieve an independent lifestyle, open new opportunities, and reach their full potential.

About

Apraxia Therapy Lite

This app provides a video-based approach to speech therapy, focusing on apraxia and aphasia. It guides users through watching mouth movements, listening, and speaking along with recorded audio and video models. Users can adjust difficulty and record their own speech for practice and sharing.

Highlights
  • Video modeling of speech
  • Interactive audio and visual cues
  • Speech recording and playback
  • Adjustable speed and complexity
  • Email recordings and reports
  • Designed by experts
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Tackle apraxia and aphasia head-on with a powerful speech therapy app that uses video to help people speak again. Get an app that can help you overcome the frustration and helplessness of not being able to communicate clearly after a stroke. See Apraxia Therapy in action with this FREE SAMPLE of the full app. Download this Lite version to see how your loved one or speech therapy client interacts with the video model in each of the 3 activities. Try it for yourself! Get results you can hear. HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: 1) Watch the video model’s mouth movements. 2) Listen, tap along in rhythm, and speak in unison. 3) Repeat as the audio fades out, using the video to keep speech going strong. 4) Speak alone with only visual support. Your speech is automatically recorded. 5) Listen to yourself and decide how you did. 6) Adjust the speed or complexity to keep your therapy at the right level. 7) Email the recordings and report to your speech therapist or family member. Once you’re ready for the full experience, simply upgrade to Apraxia Therapy. HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET: - Unlimited hours of use with no monthly bills - 110 conversational phrases, 60 long words, and 5 automatic sequences - Videos that include functional everyday greetings & expressions for adults - A tool that works just as well in speech therapy as it does for home practice - Adjustable difficulty, speed, and many more options for a personalized experience - A professional speech therapy app designed by experts and based on evidence It takes lots of repetition to change the brain after a stroke – and that’s how we can help. With the full version of the app guiding your daily practice, you can learn to speak fluently again. There’s hope. ** Get started right now. Try Apraxia Therapy Lite for FREE. ** Looking for something different in a speech therapy app? Tactus Therapy offers a wide range of aphasia apps to choose from. Find the right one for you at https://tactustherapy.com/find

Screenshots

HandySpeech4 screens
Apraxia Therapy Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Apraxia Therapy Lite at Free against HandySpeech's $2.99. Apraxia Therapy Lite also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (162 vs 4). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Apraxia Therapy Lite is free to download; HandySpeech costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Apraxia Therapy Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apraxia Therapy Lite has 162 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of HandySpeech's written reviews are positive against 67% of Apraxia Therapy Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HandySpeech ships an update every 7 months, Apraxia Therapy Lite every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HandySpeech versus Apraxia Therapy Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandySpeechApraxia Therapy Lite
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)4.5 (162 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4162 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.2 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEric ZeibergTactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.

Customer experience

HandySpeech

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Apraxia Therapy Lite

All ratings162 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral8.0%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

HandySpeech

No in-app purchases

None

Apraxia Therapy Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HandySpeech free?
HandySpeech costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apraxia Therapy Lite free?
Apraxia Therapy Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HandySpeech or Apraxia Therapy Lite?
Apraxia Therapy Lite is rated higher. HandySpeech averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Apraxia Therapy Lite averages 4.5 from 162 ratings.
Do HandySpeech or Apraxia Therapy Lite have ads?
Neither HandySpeech nor Apraxia Therapy Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HandySpeech or Apraxia Therapy Lite?
HandySpeech ships an update every 7 months, and Apraxia Therapy Lite every 8 months. Most recently, HandySpeech was updated on September 7, 2026 and Apraxia Therapy Lite on September 1, 2026.

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