Comparison

Insane Earplane 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

Insane Earplane

This game is designed to improve auditory processing skills crucial for language and reading development. It's recommended by audiologists and speech-language specialists for children and adults with brain injuries.

Highlights
  • Improves auditory processing
  • Enhances language understanding
  • Supports reading skill development
  • Designed for children and adults
  • Recommended by specialists
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, 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 range of different tonal patterns, follow changes of sounds between ears, and follow changes of pitch. These skills are indicated by several studies to be important for developing general language understanding, phonemic awareness, supra-segmental language understanding, and reading skills. These auditory skills are thought to occur in the area of the cortical hemispheres of the brain prior to the neural information reaching the language centers. It is thought that most of these skills occur in the right hemisphere on most individuals prior to being transferred through the corpus collosum to the left hemisphere where most individuals hold the language processing areas.

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 in-app purchases: Insane Earplane at none against Speech Sounds Visualized's 3. Insane Earplane also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Speech Sounds Visualized's advantage is review sentiment (47% vs 25%) and ratings volume (131 vs 3). 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. Insane Earplane asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Insane Earplane holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speech Sounds Visualized has 131 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Insane Earplane's written reviews are positive against 47% of Speech Sounds Visualized's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Insane Earplane versus Speech Sounds Visualized: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInsane EarplaneSpeech Sounds Visualized
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.3 (131 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews46.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3131 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB448 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAcoustic PioneerPullman Regional Hospital

Customer experience

Insane Earplane

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

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

Insane Earplane

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 Insane Earplane free?
Insane Earplane 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, Insane Earplane or Speech Sounds Visualized?
Insane Earplane is rated higher. Insane Earplane averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Speech Sounds Visualized averages 4.3 from 131 ratings.
Do Insane Earplane or Speech Sounds Visualized have ads?
Neither Insane Earplane nor Speech Sounds Visualized shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Insane Earplane or Speech Sounds Visualized?
Insane Earplane ships an update every 4 months, and Speech Sounds Visualized every 4 months. Most recently, Insane Earplane was updated on October 10, 2026 and Speech Sounds Visualized on October 15, 2026.

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