Sentence Match vs Conversation Starters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sentence Match
This app helps users connect meaning with sentences through interactive matching games. It offers adjustable difficulty levels and supports text and symbol-based communication, making it ideal for diverse learners.
- Sentence-picture matching
- Picture-sentence matching
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Text and PCS symbol support
- Animation with speech feedback
- Progress tracking with scores
- Switch access compatibility
Read full descriptionHide full description
Learn to connect meaning with sentences. Choose from 4 sentences to match the picture or, choose from 4 pictures to match the sentence. Sentences can be displayed as text and/or PCS symbols at 3 difficulty levels. Animation with speech feedback reinforces the correct match. Score shows % and number correct. Adults can easily set difficulty level and other options. Option for auto scan and selection by on-screen button or external bluetooth switch. Sentence Match is excellent for learners with language disorders, autism, physical disabilities, limited English and other Special Education needs. Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) ©1981–2010 by Mayer-Johnson LLC. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Used with permission.
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
** 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.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sentence Match at 100% against Conversation Starters's 0%. Sentence Match also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and price ($4.99 vs $7.99). Conversation Starters's advantage is update cadence (every 15 months vs every 40 months) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 14.0). On ratings volume, 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
Sentence Match costs $4.99 and Conversation Starters $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sentence Match holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sentence Match's written reviews are positive against 0% of Conversation Starters's.
Sentence Match ships an update every 40 months, Conversation Starters every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sentence Match | Conversation Starters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 15 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Computerade Products | Janine Toole |
Customer experience
Sentence Match
Conversation Starters
In-app purchases
Sentence Match
No in-app purchases
Conversation Starters
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sentence Match free?
Is Conversation Starters free?
Which has better reviews, Sentence Match or Conversation Starters?
Do Sentence Match or Conversation Starters have ads?
Which is updated more often, Sentence Match or Conversation Starters?
Other comparisons
