Comparison

Category Therapy vs Middle Ear ID

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

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About

Category Therapy

This app helps individuals improve their mental organization and word-sorting skills through evidence-based exercises. It's designed for speech therapists and home users to aid in cognitive and language rehabilitation after stroke, brain injury, or for conditions like autism. Features include interactive activities, clear photos, and progress reporting.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based exercises
  • Word-finding and sorting practice
  • 4 engaging activities
  • Clear photos and simple interface
  • Customizable settings
  • Progress reports
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Improve mental organization skills. Practice categories in a versatile speech therapy app. When you struggle with categories due to stroke, brain injury, or autism, simple tasks can be impossible. But there’s a way to heal the broken networks of meaning. GET CATEGORY THERAPY, an app designed for both speech therapists and home users to help restructure the brain and let the ideas flow. - Take control with evidence-based exercises designed by experts - Improve word-finding and sorting skills with 4 engaging activities and unlimited practice - Get an app that works in both home and clinical settings - Interact with clear photos and a simple interface that's easy for everyone to use - Adjust settings to target your goals and suit your needs - Use reports and customization to seamlessly fit the app into your therapy program ** Download Category Therapy Lite for FREE to see how it can help! ** When you lose the ability to group items and identify what they have in common, it gets in the way of your ability to understand, learn, and communicate. But with the right kind of practice, it’s possible to strengthen the connections between words and concepts and navigate your world more easily. “It will be a LONG time before you run out of content to use with one patient, and the app’s fantastic settings options will allow you to use it with a variety of individuals, regardless of cognitive abilities.” - Aubrey Klingensmith, MS, CCC-SLP, Speechie Apps GET THE RIGHT ACTIVITY - FOR EVERY BRAIN. No two people are the same. With 4 activities ranging from simple to complex, there's something in Category Therapy to match your needs. Work through them gradually or focus on the activity that best suits your needs. 1) FIND: Start with the basics. You'll hear and see a photo of a category (let's say "Fruit"). Tap the item that matches (for example, a banana). 2) CLASSIFY: Switch it up. Now you start with an item and choose the category that matches. This tests your ability to apply categories to what you see. 3) ADD ONE: Train yourself to recognize common features of items – to categorize them – and then choose one item that fits the category you’ve identified. 4) EXCLUDE: Challenge yourself. By choosing an item that doesn't belong, you learn how to independently identify categories. As things get harder, you can always tap Hint for some help. ALL DONE? Share your progress. The app makes it easy to quickly view, share, or e-mail detailed reports to a therapist or loved one. GET EVERY FEATURE YOU NEED IN ONE EASY APP. • 70 categories and nearly 700 words in one package • 3 difficulty levels ranging from simple objects to more abstract concepts • Great for aphasia, brain injury, autism, and other cognitive & language impairments • Switch to Pictures Only to practice naming or Words Only to practice reading • Customize the number of trials, choices, and more – it’s yours to control • Designed with adults in mind but easy enough for children to use • No subscriptions, no monthly bills, no Wi-Fi needed THERE’S HOPE. With Category Therapy in your corner, you can build stronger connections between words – and learn to speak and think more easily. ** DOWNLOAD NOW to get started – or try it for FREE with Category Therapy Lite! ** Looking for something different in a speech therapy app? We offer a wide range to choose from. Find the right one for you at https://tactustherapy.com/find

About

Middle Ear ID

Features
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The Middle Ear ID app helps students and patients learn and professionals teach ear anatomy. Clear full color images and animations show the normal middle ear with a close up of the eustachian muscle process, the ossicular chain. the ear drum and a large close-up video of a real ear drum. • Structure ID for the middle ear and eustachian muscle, ear drum and ossicular chain. As each part is touched, the part highlights and the part name and description text changes. Description text shows or hides on demand. - Middle Ear - 39 parts - Eustachian tube muscle - 5 parts - Ear drum - 11 parts - Ossicular chain - 13 parts • Animations for the middle ear and eustachian tube muscle, ear drum and ossicular chain. • Video: a large close-up video of a real ear drum. Stop and pause button for video. • Two finger zoom and pan of all animations and structure ID pages. • Drawing Whiteboard feature: - Drawing: freeform lines in red, blue, green or black hue. Can be made larger or smaller - Draw and text directly on active animation and video. - Text: can be larger or smaller on demand, auto wrap, non-movable in red, blue, green or black hue. - Eraser: touch and rub lines and text on whiteboard to erase. - Trash: one tap deletes all whiteboard lines and text. - Screenshot whiteboard direct to Photos App for easy email and printing. • iOS 6.0+ required, designed for iPad and iPhone. The Middle Ear ID app makes learning the middle ear easy and fun. See example screen shots below. Get the app today!

Screenshots

Category Therapy4 screens
Middle Ear ID4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Middle Ear ID at $4.99 against Category Therapy's $29.99. Category Therapy's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 38 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Category Therapy costs $29.99 and Middle Ear ID $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Category Therapy ships an update every 8 months, Middle Ear ID every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Category Therapy versus Middle Ear ID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCategory TherapyMiddle Ear ID
Price$29.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.8 (500 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings500 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.Blue Tree Publishing, Inc.

Bugs and requests

Category Therapy

Requested features

3 requests
  • More category options
  • A 'harder than hard' level
  • More categories

Middle Ear ID

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Category Therapy

No in-app purchases

None

Middle Ear ID

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Category Therapy free?
Category Therapy costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Middle Ear ID free?
Middle Ear ID costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Category Therapy or Middle Ear ID have ads?
Neither Category Therapy nor Middle Ear ID shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Category Therapy or Middle Ear ID?
Category Therapy ships an update every 8 months, and Middle Ear ID every 38 months. Most recently, Category Therapy was updated on October 17, 2026 and Middle Ear ID on October 7, 2026.

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