Comparison

Conversation Paceboard vs F

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

Head to head
About

Conversation Paceboard

This app provides visual and tactile cues to help individuals improve their speech rate and clarity. It uses interactive circles that fill with color as you speak, guiding you to pace your words effectively. Includes conversation prompts to aid practice.

Highlights
  • Interactive pacing board with 6 circles
  • Adjustable speed for visual cues
  • Tactile feedback on iPhone
  • Conversation prompt categories
  • "Too Fast!" feedback indicator
Features
Currently charting
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Conversation Paceboard is a modern pacing board with visual cues. It helps individuals with unclear articulation and a fast speaking rate to pace their speech and improve their intelligibility in conversation. CORE FEATURES - A modern pacing board made of 6 interactive circles - Visual cues and feedback; the circles gradually fill with color when pressed at an adjustable speed - Several categories of conversation prompts to get the conversation started - Tactile cues on iPhone for additional feedback HOW IT WORKS The user is instructed to begin answering a conversation question and to hold a circle down each time they say a word or syllable. Each circle gradually fills with color when pressed. When a circle has fully filled with color, the user should move to the next circle and say the next word or syllable. The speed at which each circle fills with color can be adjusted in order to help the user maintain the desired rate of speech. If the user moves to the next circle too quickly, "Too Fast!" will be displayed. BENEFITS Conversation Paceboard is ideal for people who have slurred speech/dysarthria due to Stroke, Brain Injury, Parkinson's Disease, Huntington's Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Systems Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Cerebral Palsy. See for yourself how effective a pacing board with additional visual cues and feedback can be!

About

F

This tool offers a standardized cognitive screening through 14 functional tasks. It integrates real-life distractions to assess cognitive abilities and performance breakdowns in various domains. Clinicians can observe clients performing tasks from simple to complex.

Highlights
  • 14 functional tasks
  • Real-life distractions integration
  • Cognitive domain assessment
  • Functional performance reporting
  • Clinician observation tool
  • Money management tasks
  • Medication management tasks
Features
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The Functional Standardized Touchscreen Assessment of Cognition (FSTAC) is the first of it's kind in cognitive screening tools. FSTAC provides 14 functional tasks for a person to complete and then provides a report on functional & cognitive performance. One of the features that makes FSTAC so valuable is the integration of real life distractions, such as text messages, phone messages and noise. These distractions in the setting of a cognitively complex task provide the perfect setting to assess a person's cognitive abilities and breakdowns. Clinicians can now observe their clients performing functional tasks that range from simple to complex utilizing current technology. Cognitive domains include: General Knowledge Functional math Auditory & Visual attention Auditory & Visual Short term memory Working memory Language/Reading Language Auditory Comprehension Visual/Spatial Executive Function (Flexibility, Org, Prob solving) Insight/Awareness of performance Functional tasks include: Money ID/Valuation Medication management Safety Cash management: paying and making change Grocery shopping - Organization, planning Story listen and recall Bill pay over phone Appointment rescheduling Handling normal distractions Recalling tasks to do in a day Video demonstration can be found at https://youtu.be/ilVHjECm9o4

Screenshots

Conversation Paceboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Conversation Paceboard at $12.99 against F's $149.99. Conversation Paceboard also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). F's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 56%). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Conversation Paceboard costs $12.99 and F $149.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Conversation Paceboard against 4.4 for F. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Conversation Paceboard's written reviews are positive against 86% of F's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Conversation Paceboard ships an update every 2 months, F every 4 months. Both last shipped on September 10, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Conversation Paceboard versus F: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConversation PaceboardF
Price$12.99 — better$149.99
Rating4.4 (22 ratings) — better4.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#194 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAptus Speech and Language Therapy LimitedCognitive Innovations LLC

Customer experience

Conversation Paceboard

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

F

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Conversation Paceboard

No in-app purchases

None

F

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Conversation Paceboard free?
Conversation Paceboard costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is F free?
F costs $149.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Conversation Paceboard or F?
Conversation Paceboard is rated higher. Conversation Paceboard averages 4.4 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while F averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.
Do Conversation Paceboard or F have ads?
Neither Conversation Paceboard nor F shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Conversation Paceboard or F?
Conversation Paceboard ships an update every 2 months, and F every 4 months. Most recently, Conversation Paceboard was updated on September 10, 2026 and F on September 10, 2026.

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