Comparison

Conversation Therapy vs Speech Blubs

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

Head to head
About

Conversation Therapy

This app provides a tool to spark conversation and help individuals with speech or language impairments practice therapy strategies. It offers thousands of customizable conversation starters, supports one-on-one or group sessions, and tracks progress.

Highlights
  • Thousands of conversation starters
  • Customizable settings
  • Supports one-on-one and group sessions
  • Audio recording and progress tracking
  • Multiple languages supported
  • Vivid photo prompts
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Work more effectively toward your speech therapy goals. Help people who have had a stroke, live with autism, or have a speech or language impairment get talking with an app that sparks conversation. The best way to improve talking is by talking! - Get a tool that helps adults, teens, and children put therapy strategies into practice - Improve language, social skills, speech, and thinking while using this powerful speech therapy app - Carryover the lessons from speech therapy at home with an app that’s easy for everyone to use - Focus on what matters – stop racking your brain for fresh topics and let the app guide you - Take things in any direction with thousands of possible conversation starters - Create the right experience for each person with customizable settings - Talk one-on-one, host groups of up to 4 at a time, and track improvement with ease ** SEE HOW IT CAN HELP – download the Lite version for FREE! ** Coming up with fresh, attention-grabbing conversation starters every day is surprisingly hard, even for speech therapy professionals. Think of this app as your talk facilitator, taking the pressure and planning out of starting and maintaining dialogue while you monitor how your clients use their speech strategies. "This is the app that is going to pave the way for converting speech therapists to the digital age." - Ryan Knoblauch, SLP, The Speech Knob GETTING STARTED IS AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3 Target higher-level expressive language, pragmatic, problem-solving, speech, and cognitive-communication goals with open-ended conversation starters. Here’s how it works. 1) CHOOSE YOUR CATEGORIES. Tailor your experience with specific topics like Food or Health, or select all topics for free-flowing discussion that could go anywhere! You can always change the settings to see only age-appropriate categories for children, teens, or adults. 2) START THE CONVERSATION. Look at the picture, then touch any of the 10 buttons to see a question. The questions on the left are simpler (like “What is…?”) while the ones on the right are more complex (“How do you know…?”). Hear the question aloud, record your own audio, and score answers as you go. 3) USE YOUR STRATEGIES. While taking turns discussing the answers to the questions, use your word-finding strategies, smooth speech techniques, or other personalized therapy approaches to communicate more clearly. ALL DONE? E-mail an automatically generated summary of your results, along with any audio, or share the results to a PDF, file storage, printer, or copy/paste. GET EVERY FEATURE YOU NEED IN ONE EASY APP - 275+ vivid photos, with 10 questions per photo, for over 2,750 possible questions - 10 languages: English, Dutch, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Zulu - 11 categories full of real-world topics including daily life, hobbies, current events, social issues, health concerns, and much more - Record audio at any time with just a tap - Perfect for treating language, cognitive-communication, pragmatic, and speech disorders - Great as stimulus material to work on fluency, articulation, eye contact, and word-finding strategies in spontaneous speech - No subscriptions, no monthly bills, no Wi-Fi needed BETTER DISCUSSIONS MEAN BETTER PRACTICE. Inspire curiosity and creativity while motivating people to keep improving – DOWNLOAD IT NOW! Looking for something different in a speech therapy app? We offer a wide range to choose from. Find the right one for you at tactustherapy.com/find

About

Speech Blubs

This voice-controlled app helps children aged 1-8 learn new sounds and words through engaging video modeling and interactive exercises. It offers a safe, ad-free learning environment with positive reinforcement and access to a vast library of activities and parent resources.

Highlights
  • Voice-controlled speech therapy
  • Video modeling for learning
  • 1500+ exercises and activities
  • Face filters and mini-games
  • Parent's Academy with articles
  • Positive reinforcement system
  • Multiple language options
Features
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WHAT DOES SPEECH BLUBS OFFER? Speech Blubs is a voice-controlled speech therapy app designed to help your child learn new sounds and words, and to practice speaking in a stimulating, educational environment. **FEATURED IN** Autism Parenting Magazine, Brisbane Kids, Speech Chick Therapy, Beautiful Speech Life, and The Speech Teacher. Awarded the Social Impact Award and supported by the Facebook Start Program, and winner of the “Safe for Children” certificate, the Mom’s Choice Award, the Parent’s Picks 2020 Award Winner, and techozens.com’s “Best and Trusted Speech Therapy App for Kids. WHY LEARN WITH SPEECH BLUBS? Our app was created with speech therapists, teachers, & parents, and uses video modeling for effective speech development. Our apps have zero ads and no flashy features, thus providing a safe and non-intrusive learning experience. We use ABA therapy-inspired positive reinforcement that rewards kids with fun games and stickers for trying. Having the app at your fingertips makes it easy to practice in a routine that suits you, and helps avoid stressful disruptions that can upset your child. Our apps use multiple child and platform support, so with one sign-in ALL of your kids can use the app, no matter if it's on your device, a partner’s, or grandparents’. One sign-in also includes our new reading app READING BLUBS – designed with over 200 teachers and literacy experts. You can now get access to language versions in US and UK English, Spanish, French, & (Brazilian) Portuguese. KEY FEATURES: Parents’ Academy: A newly-added parent section provides access to an ever-growing content library of 350+ articles on parenting, homeschooling, education, speech therapy, and more. All written by 20+ speech and teaching professionals. Also, check out our practical video tips! Kids’ area: There are over 1500+ exercises, activities, videos, mini-games, and dozens of NEW face filters. We have lions, firefighters, monkeys, giraffes, hats, glasses, and more. Also, the app’s look and feel is even more child-friendly and engaging. There are some new animal characters to guide and motivate kids through exercises to achieve learning goals and make learning fun! Choose from 28 fun sections: Early Sounds, When I Grow Up, Get into Shapes, Living Colors, Yummy Time, This Is My Body, Mouth Gym, Animal Kingdom, Ride Your Wheels, Sing-Along, and many more! SCIENTIFICALLY-PROVEN LEARNING TECHNIQUES Speech Blubs uses video modeling for immersive learning, where children observe their peers as “teachers'' on video. When children watch their peers in real-time, their MIRROR NEURONS fire up! This scientifically proven and effective approach was confirmed in a UCLA study published by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and showed that kids learn faster and better when learning from other kids. SUBSCRIPTION, PRICING, & TERMS With Speech Blubs membership you get a free personalized report with tips & tricks, plus unlimited access to all the activities to try our app. Your subscription automatically renews unless the auto-renew feature is turned off at least 24 hrs. before the end of the current period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hrs. before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. WE HELP CHILDREN LEARN TO SPEAK & READ! Read our full Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy here: https://speechblubs.com/legal

Screenshots

Conversation Therapy4 screens
Speech Blubs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Speech Blubs at Free against Conversation Therapy's $29.99. Speech Blubs also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (56K vs 120). Conversation Therapy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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

Speech Blubs is free to download; Conversation Therapy costs $29.99 up front. Speech Blubs sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.49 per month. Conversation Therapy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Conversation Therapy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speech Blubs has 56K ratings behind it against 120, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Conversation Therapy's written reviews are positive against 67% of Speech Blubs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Conversation Therapy ships an update every 7 months, Speech Blubs every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Conversation Therapy versus Speech Blubs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConversation TherapySpeech Blubs
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (120 ratings) — better4.6 (56K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better67.3% of reviews
Number of ratings12056K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#44 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB305 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.Blub Blub Inc.

Customer experience

Conversation Therapy

All ratings120 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Speech Blubs

All ratings56,302 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews2,027 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral5.5%
Negative27.2%

Bugs and requests

Conversation Therapy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Speech Blubs

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Microphone and camera issues
  • Inconsistent functionality across devices
  • Billing and subscription problems

Requested features

6 requests
  • More diverse and age-appropriate content
  • Ability to focus on specific speech sounds
  • Offline mode
  • Better volume and audio controls
  • Improved parental controls and child lock
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  • Syncing across multiple devices

In-app purchases

None

Conversation Therapy

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Speech Blubs

Subscriptions6
  • Show of Support - Monthly5 variants$14.491 Month
  • Boost your child's speech!$14.491 Month
  • Show of Support - Monthly7 Days trial$14.491 Month
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  • Show of Support - Monthly1 Month trial$14.491 Month
  • Show of Support - Annual$29.491 Year
  • Show of Support - Annual7 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Conversation Therapy free?
Conversation Therapy costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speech Blubs free?
Speech Blubs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Conversation Therapy or Speech Blubs?
Conversation Therapy is rated higher. Conversation Therapy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while Speech Blubs averages 4.6 from 56K ratings.
Do Conversation Therapy or Speech Blubs have ads?
Speech Blubs shows ads; Conversation Therapy does not.
Which is updated more often, Conversation Therapy or Speech Blubs?
Conversation Therapy ships an update every 7 months, and Speech Blubs every 8 days. Most recently, Conversation Therapy was updated on September 14, 2026 and Speech Blubs on September 24, 2026.

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