Comparison

Conversation Therapy Lite 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

Conversation Therapy Lite

This app facilitates speech therapy by providing conversation starters and tools to practice language and social skills. It helps individuals with speech or language impairments engage in dialogue and carry over therapy lessons at home. The app offers customizable settings and tracks progress for one-on-one or group sessions.

Highlights
  • Conversation starters for various topics
  • Tools to practice language and social skills
  • Progress tracking for sessions
  • Customizable settings for age-appropriateness
  • Audio recording and scoring
  • Emailable session summaries
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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! Download this free sample version of Conversation Therapy to try it for yourself! - 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 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. *This free Lite version of the app has 3 photos and 30 questions suitable for all ages* 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 THE FULL APP - 275+ vivid photos, with 10 questions per photo, for over 2750 possible questions in the full app; 3 photos in the Lite version - 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 in the full app - 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! Once you've had a chance to try this free Lite app, download the full version of Conversation Therapy to get so much more content. 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 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

Conversation Therapy Lite4 screens
Speech Sounds Visualized4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Conversation Therapy Lite at none against Speech Sounds Visualized's 3. Conversation Therapy Lite also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (75% vs 47%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Conversation Therapy Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Conversation Therapy Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 131 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Conversation Therapy Lite's written reviews are positive against 47% of Speech Sounds Visualized's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Conversation Therapy Lite ships an update every 7 months, Speech Sounds Visualized every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Conversation Therapy Lite versus Speech Sounds Visualized: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConversation Therapy LiteSpeech Sounds Visualized
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (60 ratings) — better4.3 (131 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better46.7% of reviews
Number of ratings60131 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB448 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.Pullman Regional Hospital

Customer experience

Conversation Therapy Lite

All ratings60 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

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

Conversation Therapy Lite

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 Conversation Therapy Lite free?
Conversation Therapy Lite 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, Conversation Therapy Lite or Speech Sounds Visualized?
Conversation Therapy Lite is rated higher. Conversation Therapy Lite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Speech Sounds Visualized averages 4.3 from 131 ratings.
Do Conversation Therapy Lite or Speech Sounds Visualized have ads?
Neither Conversation Therapy Lite nor Speech Sounds Visualized shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Conversation Therapy Lite or Speech Sounds Visualized?
Conversation Therapy Lite ships an update every 7 months, and Speech Sounds Visualized every 4 months. Most recently, Conversation Therapy Lite was updated on August 20, 2026 and Speech Sounds Visualized on September 21, 2026.

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