Comparison

Score 4 Articulation vs LispApp

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

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About

Score 4 Articulation

This game turns speech practice into an engaging activity for children. Developed by a speech-language pathologist, it uses a connect-four style game to motivate repeated practice of specific speech sounds. It offers various sound targets, difficulty levels, and rewarding visual feedback to enhance articulation skills.

Highlights
  • Connect-four gameplay with speech practice
  • Targeted practice for various speech sounds
  • Pronunciation models and repetition counter
  • Single-player and two-player modes
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Visual rewards for practice milestones
Features
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Created by a speech-language pathologist, Score 4 Articulation makes speech practice fun, motivating, and effective. This innovative articulation app combines the excitement of a classic game with targeted speech sound practice to help children improve their articulation skills. Whether you're an SLP looking for a powerful speech therapy tool or a parent supporting speech at home, Score 4 Articulation is a game-changer. KEY FEATURES: Engaging Gameplay: Enjoy the classic challenge of connecting four in a row, now with a twist! Each turn begins with practicing a speech sound, making articulation practice an integral part of the game. Speech Mastery Through Play: Players can tap on each word to hear a clear pronunciation model. A visual counter tracks repetitions to encourage frequent practice and build speech accuracy. Targeted Sound Practice: Choose from a variety of game boards, each focusing on different sounds, including R (initial, vocalic, blends), S (initial, blends, final), L (initial, medial, blends), SH (initial, medial + final), CH (initial, final), J (initial, medial + final), and TH (voiceless). Target words have been meticulously selected by a speech-language pathologist, and a clear pronunciation model can be heard aloud by tapping on the image. Multiple Modes and Levels: Challenge the computer in single-player mode or play against a friend, SLP, or parent in two-player mode. Select from easy to difficult levels to suit the student’s skill level. Two players can even choose different sound targets, making it ideal for mixed speech groups. Rewards and Motivation: Win a game and color in three stars. Every 10 repetitions also earns stars or diamonds, helping kids stay engaged and motivated to practice more. Research-Based: Research suggests that massed practice, with many repetitions in a short period, enhances speech sound acquisition and motor learning (Maas et al., 2008; Bislick et al., 2012). This game leverages this principle to help children improve their speech more effectively. Score 4 Articulation turns speech therapy practice into a game kids will love. Download now to help your child or students make meaningful progress through play.

About

LispApp

This app offers interactive exercises and games to help children and teenagers practice and improve the pronunciation of the /s/ sound. Developed with speech-language pathologists, it follows proven therapeutic methods for effective home practice.

Highlights
  • Interactive /s/ sound exercises
  • Auditory bombardment
  • Listening for /s/ discrimination
  • Oral motor skill practice
  • Shaping /s/ sound production
  • Syllable and word practice
Features
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Start learning the /s/ sound today with LispApp’s interactive exercises! LispApp is a mobile application designed to support speech therapy and to be used for practice at home. The app has been developed together with American speech-language pathologists. Both the content and structure follow effective methods used in speech therapy for practicing the /s/ sound. LispApp is suitable for children of all ages, from 3 years old up to the teenage years. However, we recommend that an adult and child use LispApp together – this way the adult can support the child when needed, while also spending quality time learning together. The structure of LispApp: Auditory bombardments – First, we learn what the /s/ sound is like. The child listens to many model words where /s/ appears in different positions. Listening for /s/ – Next, the child practices recognizing whether /s/ appears in a word or not. This strengthens awareness of the sound. Oral motor exercises – Then we practice tongue and mouth motor skills, making it possible to produce the /s/ sound at all. These exercises strengthen tongue control and airflow. Making the /s/ sound – Fourth, we start shaping the /s/ sound through the /t/ sound (t → tsss → s). This helps the child find the correct tongue placement and airflow. /s/ in syllables – After that, we move to syllable practice. The child works on using /s/ in simple syllables such as sa, si, su, as, is, us. /s/ in words – The final section is placing /s/ into words in different positions, as well as practicing common consonant blends. The app includes a variety of fun activities for practicing speech. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Score 4 Articulation4 screens
LispApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Score 4 Articulation at free against LispApp's free with in-app purchases. Score 4 Articulation also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 1). LispApp's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Score 4 Articulation sells 20 one-off in-app purchases and LispApp sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $34.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Score 4 Articulation against 5.0 for LispApp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Score 4 Articulation has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Score 4 Articulation ships an update every 6 weeks, LispApp every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Score 4 Articulation versus LispApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScore 4 ArticulationLispApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size438 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpeech and Language Games LLCArraTreeni Oy

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Score 4 Articulation

One-time20
  • TH.$2.99
  • J.$3.99
  • CH.$3.99
Show 17 more
  • Buy Two$4.99
  • R.$5.99
  • S.$5.99
  • L.$5.99
  • Buy Remaining Sounds$7.99
  • Buy Remaining Sounds$9.99
  • Buy Three$9.99
  • Buy Remaining Sounds$11.99
  • Buy Remaining Sounds$13.99
  • Buy Remaining Sounds$14.99
  • Buy Four$14.99
  • Buy Remaining Sounds2 variants$15.99
  • Buy Remaining Sounds$16.99
  • Buy Five$17.99
  • Buy Remaining Sounds2 variants$18.99
  • Remaining Set of Sounds$19.99
  • Buy Six$19.99
1 purchases

LispApp

Subscriptions1
  • LispApp monthly subscription.$34.991 Month

Questions

Is Score 4 Articulation free?
Score 4 Articulation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LispApp free?
LispApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Score 4 Articulation or LispApp?
Score 4 Articulation and LispApp are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 21 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Score 4 Articulation or LispApp have ads?
Neither Score 4 Articulation nor LispApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Score 4 Articulation or LispApp?
Score 4 Articulation ships an update every 6 weeks, and LispApp every 11 days. Most recently, Score 4 Articulation was updated on October 24, 2026 and LispApp on October 28, 2026.

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