Speech FlipBook Standard vs Comprehension Toolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speech FlipBook Standard
This app provides a digital flipbook for speech therapy, allowing users to target specific sounds and words. It offers features like sound playback, recording, and customizable word lists for articulation, apraxia, and reading practice.
- Target specific sounds in word positions
- Hear and record sounds/words
- Generate customizable word lists
- Supports IPA and spelling
- Focus on real words only
- Target specific vowels
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A "must-have” tool for every Speech-Language Pathologist to use with all ages. Use for articulation, apraxia, reading, phonological awareness, and more! It’s as easy as 1-2-3 to have quick access to nearly every single-syllable word in the English language: 1) Pick which sounds you want to appear in initial, medial, and final positions 2) Flip each sound individually or flip whole words 3) Hear the sounds and words, then record yourself and play it back instantly _______________________ FLIP BOOKS JUST GOT BETTER This professional speech therapy app takes the little paper flip books that so many parents, teachers, and therapists have made – and enhances them with benefits that are only available through technology: *Touch each of the 125 phonemes and clusters to hear them *Play all 2,300+ single-syllable words in natural voice *Record yourself and play it back for instant feedback and self-monitoring *Select only the sounds you want to target in each position of the word *Pick the combination of word shapes you need (V, CV, VC, CVC) *See sounds, spelling, or IPA (phonetics) on the pages *Limit combinations to only real words *Target specific vowels – something few other articulation apps let you do _______________________ WHY YOU NEED THIS APP Speech-language pathologists love this app because it’s so convenient. You can generate word lists in seconds, focusing on specific initial or final sounds, clusters, or sound combinations. Pediatric therapists are seeing the positive results of children being in control of this app. The kids can hear and make each sound, then blend them together into well-articulated words. They’ll love recording themselves and flipping the pages – and you’ll love the progress they’re making. “But there aren’t any pictures! Kids need pictures!” Wrong! The child who sees a picture of a car will likely use their typical speech production and say “cah.” The same child who touches each sound individually, without necessarily knowing what the word will be, can copy and blend the sounds more accurately. They’ll surprise themselves with how well they’re speaking! Adults love Speech Flipbook too. There’s nothing childish about this app that can be useful for survivors of stroke, brain injury, and progressive diseases that impact communication. This app can be used in therapy to target: *Articulation *Apraxia *Learning to Read *Phonological Awareness & Disorders *Minimal Pairs *Dysarthria *Accent Reduction *Speech Perception for Deaf and Hard of Hearing SAVE TIME with this talking flip book that is completely customizable to your needs. Use whichever therapy technique you like for speech sound disorders (cycles, minimal or maximal contrasts, metaphon, complexity, traditional drill, etc), and use this app to generate the appropriate word lists on demand. _______________________ WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING "Can I just tell you how many hours this will save me?! I make these types of flip books for all my artic kiddos & ones working on phonological skills. This app is SOOO much easier & more functional." - School-Based SLP "I like hearing my voice when you push the red button!"..."You let me touch the letters so I can try all by myself!"..."Flipping the pages is fun!" - Elementary students "I've been working on sound blending with several students, but as soon as they see the picture in other materials, they stop blending & just name the picture. In this app, I can have them focus on blending the sounds & ‘discovering’ the word on their own. This has really helped them understand the importance of using the sounds to help decode, instead of relying on the pictures." - School-based SLP *No outside ads, no in-app purchases, links can be deactivated *Eligible for 50% off Education VPP discount for schools & grad students
Comprehension Toolbox
This app provides speech therapy exercises for individuals with aphasia and receptive language difficulties. It focuses on improving reading and listening comprehension of single words through interactive picture-matching activities.
- Reading comprehension exercises
- Listening comprehension exercises
- Word-to-picture matching
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Customizable field sizes
- Targeted for aphasia and language difficulties
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Comprehension Toolbox is a professional speech therapy app. It works on reading and listening comprehension of single words (nouns and verbs). It is designed for people with aphasia and moderate to severe or severe receptive language difficulties following a stroke or brain injury. It is also suitable for older children with special needs including autism. WHAT SPEECH THERAPY ACTIVITIES ARE INCLUDED IN COMPREHENSION TOOLBOX? Comprehension Toolbox has 3 parts. Training: This comprehension activity is particularly helpful for people with aphasia and severe difficulties understanding spoken and written words. It can be done as a listening comprehension activity, a reading comprehension activity or both, depending on the mode chosen in Settings. The person with aphasia is shown two example pictures of the target word. They are then given a choice of 3 pictures and are asked to match the target word to the correct picture. Photo Shuffle: This comprehension activity is spoken and/or written word to picture matching. The person with aphasia is required to match the spoken and/or written words to the pictures in the picture set (field size of 2-6 pictures). Having the pictures in a set gives the person with comprehension difficulties more time to learn and understand the words. They have more time to think and can benefit from a process of elimination when choosing a picture. Word Match: This comprehension activity can be a reading exercise, a listening comprehension exercise or both. The person with aphasia is shown a large picture and a choice of 3 spoken and/or written words. They have to match the picture to the correct word (choice of 3). WHO IS COMPREHENSION TOOLBOX FOR? - Speech language pathologists / Speech language therapists - Adults with moderate to severe or severe receptive aphasia after stroke or brain injury; impaired ability to understand spoken and/or single written words - Adults with cognitive-communication difficulties due to stroke or brain injury - Adults with visual attention difficulties following stroke or brain injury - Children with autism and receptive language difficulties CAN YOU CHANGE THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THE COMPREHENSION THERAPY ACTIVITIES? Comprehension Toolbox has 3 difficulty levels: Easy, Medium and Hard. You can adjust the difficulty level of each comprehension activity in Settings. You can also adjust the field size (2, 3, 4 or 6 pictures on screen) in the Photo Shuffle activity. When a person with aphasia is given a spoken or written word, it is usually harder for them to match it to the correct picture if the options are semantically related or from the same category. The difficulty levels in Comprehension Toolbox are therefore based on whether or not the pictured items are from the same categories or different categories. - Easy Level: The vocabulary items are from different categories - Medium Level: At least one or half of the items are from the same category. The others are from different categories - Hard Level: The vocabulary items are all from the same subcategory FEATURES Comprehension Toolbox allows you to - Select from 3 different modes; listening comprehension therapy, reading comprehension therapy or both - Try two word categories for free and purchase remaining categories in a single in-app purchase - Easily select the categories or sub-categories of words you wish to include in practice or individual words if preferred - Add individual user profiles - Automatically track correct and incorrect scores of each user - Receive audio feedback for correct answers only, incorrect answers only or both - Email a results summary after a session or at a later date - Adjust the difficulty level Comprehension Toolbox has - An easy to use design for people with aphasia and speech language pathologists - Animations in each comprehension activity - Over 2000 clear, high-quality photos of vocabulary items Download Comprehension Toolbox now for FREE!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Comprehension Toolbox at Free against Speech FlipBook Standard's $19.99. Comprehension Toolbox also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). Speech FlipBook Standard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and chart position (#180 vs unranked). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Comprehension Toolbox is free to download; Speech FlipBook Standard costs $19.99 up front. Comprehension Toolbox sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Speech FlipBook Standard asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Speech FlipBook Standard against 4.7 for Comprehension Toolbox. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speech FlipBook Standard has 74 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Speech FlipBook Standard ships an update every 7 months, Comprehension Toolbox every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speech FlipBook Standard | Comprehension Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (74 ratings) | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #180 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 327 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd. | Aptus Speech and Language Therapy Limited |
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Speech FlipBook Standard
Comprehension Toolbox
In-app purchases
Speech FlipBook Standard
No in-app purchases
Comprehension Toolbox
- Transportation & Around Town$0.99
- Objects$0.99
- Leisure & Recreation$1.99
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- Nature & Environment$1.99
- Food & Drink$2.99
- Home & Garden$2.99
- Verbs$2.99
- People Category$2.99
- Purchase All Categories$20.99
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