Comparison

Zoo Caper Skyscraper vs Speech Sounds Visualized

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

Head to head
About

Zoo Caper Skyscraper

This game is an auditory training exercise designed to improve a child's or adult's ability to distinguish sounds in each ear. It's recommended by audiologists and speech-language specialists for individuals with listening, language, or learning problems related to auditory processing.

Highlights
  • Auditory training exercise
  • Improves sound distinction
  • Assessed by specialists
  • For children and adults
  • Requires specialist code
Features
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This game is designed to treat a specific auditory ability related to learning or reading problems. Your local audiologist or speech-language specialist can assess whether this game is right for your child or for an adult with a brain injury. If you think that your child has listening, language or learning problems that might be related to auditory processing, visit your local audiologist or speech-language pathologist and recommend acoustic pioneer to get your child's auditory processing abilities tested. If your specialist has already supplied you with a code to use this game, install this game and enter the code once you run the game. For the professional: This game is an auditory training exercise that is designed to incrementally improve the player's ability to hear and distinguish a different sound in each ear occurring at once. This skill requires a developed auditory pathway to each cortical hemisphere (side of the brain) as well as a developed auditory pathway in the corpus collosum (between each hemisphere). This ability of a player to perform this skill indicates the status of their auditory system development. Lesions or under-development of these auditory pathways have been shown in many studies to limit abilities in; a) focusing attention in difficult listening environments, b) difficulty learning to read, c) difficulty following spoken instruction, d) difficulty putting visual information together with auditory information. Improving these auditory pathways is crucial to address prior to focus therapy or training on higher levels skills.

About

Speech Sounds Visualized

Visualize English speech sounds with x-ray videos and 3D animations. Learn pronunciation and articulation with detailed instructions and practice exercises. Includes recording and slow-motion features for enhanced learning.

Highlights
  • X-ray videos of sound formation
  • 3D animations for all sounds
  • Organized by sound type (consonants, vowels, R-combinations)
  • Written instructions from a Speech Language Pathologist
  • Recording capability (sound, word, sentence)
  • Slow motion and zoom features
  • No advertisements
Features
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Want to see exactly how the English speech sounds are made? Our App allows you to see speech in action to accelerate learning! Simply select the sound you wish to visualize, then watch stunning x-ray videos accurately show how each sound is formed in the mouth. In addition to unique x-ray images, we also provide incredible 3D animations for each and every sound! Created by a Speech Language Pathologist, a subscription to our App includes numerous features designed to stimulate progress: *Toggle between 3D animations, x-ray images, or standard videos for all sounds in the English phonetic alphabet *Sounds are organized into 3 sections: consonants, vowels, and the R-sound combinations *Sounds can be viewed in the phonetic alphabet symbols if preferred *Written instructions provided by a Speech Language Pathologist *Recording capability at the sound, word, and sentence levels *Words and sentences that highlight each sound provided for extra practice *Slow motion feature *Zoom feature *Customer service available directly through the App via click-through to email *No advertisements in order to facilitate learning without distraction *Phonemes included: p,b,m,w,f,v,t,d,s,z,n,l,k,g,h,sh,zh,ng,y,j,ch,th, vowels, and all vocalic r sounds Subscription Details: *Monthly Subscription: full access to Speech Sounds Visualized for one month *Annual Subscription: full access to Speech Sounds Visualized for one year *Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase *Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period *You can cancel anytime or turn off auto-renew in your iTunes account settings. SSV is also available for bulk purchase through the Apple School Manager and Apple Business Manager programs. Please contact us at ssv@pullmanregional.org to purchase. For more information, see our Privacy Policy & Terms of Service: https://www.speechsoundsvisualized.org/

Screenshots

Speech Sounds Visualized4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Speech Sounds Visualized at 4.3 against Zoo Caper Skyscraper's 2.6. Speech Sounds Visualized also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 30%) and ratings volume (131 vs 14). Zoo Caper Skyscraper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Speech Sounds Visualized sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Zoo Caper Skyscraper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speech Sounds Visualized holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speech Sounds Visualized has 131 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Zoo Caper Skyscraper's written reviews are positive against 47% of Speech Sounds Visualized's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zoo Caper Skyscraper ships an update every 2 months, Speech Sounds Visualized every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Zoo Caper Skyscraper versus Speech Sounds Visualized: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoo Caper SkyscraperSpeech Sounds Visualized
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (14 ratings)4.3 (131 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews46.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14131 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB448 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAcoustic PioneerPullman Regional Hospital

Customer experience

Zoo Caper Skyscraper

All ratings14 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%

Speech Sounds Visualized

All ratings131 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Zoo Caper Skyscraper

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Speech Sounds Visualized

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • R-Sound Combinations$0.99

Questions

Is Zoo Caper Skyscraper free?
Zoo Caper Skyscraper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speech Sounds Visualized free?
Speech Sounds Visualized is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zoo Caper Skyscraper or Speech Sounds Visualized?
Speech Sounds Visualized is rated higher. Zoo Caper Skyscraper averages 2.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Speech Sounds Visualized averages 4.3 from 131 ratings.
Do Zoo Caper Skyscraper or Speech Sounds Visualized have ads?
Neither Zoo Caper Skyscraper nor Speech Sounds Visualized shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zoo Caper Skyscraper or Speech Sounds Visualized?
Zoo Caper Skyscraper ships an update every 2 months, and Speech Sounds Visualized every 4 months. Most recently, Zoo Caper Skyscraper was updated on October 7, 2026 and Speech Sounds Visualized on October 15, 2026.

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