Comparison

Things to Learn vs Visual Speech

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

Head to head
About

Things to Learn

Create custom tests for spelling, Q&A, multiple-choice, and flashcards. Supports multiple languages, voice recording, and multimedia content. Ideal for students to practice and share progress.

Highlights
  • Create Q&A, multiple-choice, spelling, and flashcard tests
  • Supports over 27 languages with text-to-speech
  • Record your voice for tests
  • Include pictures, videos, and sounds in questions/answers
  • Handwriting or keyboard input
  • Share test results via email and other media
  • Multi-user support
Features
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Use your iPad for something more than games. Need to study for your English spelling test? No problem! Create a spelling test by typing the words you will be tested on. With Things to Learn (T2L) you may even record your voice and hear it when you take the test. Need to study for your Spanish spelling quiz? Create a spelling test and use the Text to Speech option to hear the spelling words read in Spanish. With over 27 languages to choose from, you can also study for your English, German or Chinese class. Need to study word definitions? How about creating a multiple choice test! How about biology? You can create a Q&A test and include pictures and a cool experiment video. T2L also has a flashcard option which will help you memorize things better. T2L enables students to practice spelling lists using handwriting or a keyboard. With this app, they are able to check their answers on their own, practice incorrect ones and send an email to parents who can see their progress and accomplishments. T2L is a great tool for elementary to high school students and it is not limited to spelling lists, tests can be created to be answered as Q&A, multiple-choice or be studied as Flashcards. Photos, videos and recordings can also be added to each question and/or answer in a test. As a bonus, students can choose from over 27 languages to hear questions read in the selected language. T2L enables children with little or no keyboard skills to study also using an iPad. Choose the way to take the test that best suits your needs by writing the answers using a stylus, your hand or a keyboard. Answer questions in random or sequential order. Grade your test automatically or manually. Retake the whole test or just missed questions. And best of all, send test results to your parents or teachers via e-mail and other supported media.  ---------------------- Characteristics: ---------------------- ** Create Questionnaire (Q&A), Multiple-choice, Spelling, Flashcard test all in the same app. ** Do not limit your study to only flashcards, modify the test any time, change the test format between Q&A, multiple-choice, spelling and flashcard with out having to create a new test. ** Have tests read in over 27 languages (no additional purchases required for different languages) Great for learning new languages. ** No logins or wi-fi required ** Include videos, pictures and sounds in questions and/or answers. ** Print, upload and share test results. ** Share tests with email, airdrop, dropbox or other supported media. ** Create the tests that meet your needs. Great for older students and simple enough for elementary students. ** Voice Over compatible ** Landscape and Portrait mode ** Choose default text to speech language ** No Social Media, all personal information is kept within the app. ** Multi-user application ============================================= For more information: Full demo available in our website ============================================= *** try the free version of this app (Things to Learn) with full functionality, but studying for tests is restricted to 4 questions.   *** Things to Learn - School Edition, has all the same functionality with no restrictions and no In-Apps.

About

Visual Speech

This app helps children learn to talk by adding animated lips to images of objects. It addresses challenges children face when they look away from faces, making it difficult to mimic speech movements. The visual aid supports early speech development.

Highlights
  • Animated lips on object images
  • Supports speech mimicry
  • Aids jaw and lip motion learning
  • Visual learning tool for children
  • Designed for early speech development
Features
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Does your child look away from your face? This makes it hard for them to mimic the jaw and lip motions needed for speech. This app adds moving lips to pictures of favorite objects to help your child learn to talk.

Screenshots

Things to Learn4 screens
Visual Speech3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Visual Speech at Free against Things to Learn's $2.99. Visual Speech also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months). Things to Learn's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Visual Speech is free to download; Things to Learn costs $2.99 up front. Visual Speech sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Things to Learn asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Things to Learn against 5.0 for Visual Speech. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Things to Learn has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Things to Learn ships an update every 8 months, Visual Speech weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Things to Learn versus Visual Speech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThings to LearnVisual Speech
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBQWareSu-Kam Intelligent Education Systems Inc

Customer experience

Things to Learn

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Visual Speech

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

In-app purchases

None

Things to Learn

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Visual Speech

One-time10
  • Electricity Board$1.99
  • Car logos Board$1.99
  • Audio Board$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Cars Board$1.99
  • Planes Board$1.99
  • Vaccums Board$1.99
  • Cars Plus Bundle$2.99
  • Fans Plus Bundle$2.99
  • Audios Plus Bundle$2.99
  • Vehicles Bundle$5.99

Questions

Is Things to Learn free?
Things to Learn costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual Speech free?
Visual Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Things to Learn or Visual Speech?
Things to Learn and Visual Speech are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Things to Learn or Visual Speech have ads?
Neither Things to Learn nor Visual Speech shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Things to Learn or Visual Speech?
Things to Learn ships an update every 8 months, and Visual Speech weekly. Most recently, Things to Learn was updated on October 11, 2026 and Visual Speech on October 6, 2026.

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