Comparison

Sensory Speak Up vs Cuespeak

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

Head to head
About

Sensory Speak Up

This app uses visual feedback to encourage vocalization and sound production, particularly for speech therapy. It responds to the volume of sounds, making shapes and patterns grow larger with louder vocalizations. Users can customize display colors and sound thresholds.

Highlights
  • Encourages vocalization and sound production
  • Visual feedback based on sound volume
  • Adjustable display colors
  • Customizable sound thresholds
  • Supports internal and external microphones
  • Gross and trail display modes
Features
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Sensory Speak Up is a visually stimulating simple game style app that responds to sounds. Speak Up can be used to encourage children to vocalize and make sounds, either through the internal microphone or via and external microphone. Designed to assist with speech therapy, the louder the voice sound, the bigger the shape or pattern becomes. Different activities either give a gross display of the volume or a short trail of volumes. The colors of the display can be set as well as the sound threshold for a visual response. To join our enews list, see videos and more Sensory Apps visit www.sensoryapphouse.com

About

Cuespeak

This app provides speech and language rehabilitation exercises for individuals with difficulties following stroke or brain injury. It offers a wide range of customizable activities for speaking, understanding, reading, and writing, designed for home or clinic use.

Highlights
  • Expert-developed exercises
  • Personalized therapy sessions
  • Engaging and interactive activities
  • Weekly new content updates
  • Session sharing via email
  • Mobile accessibility
Features
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Supercharge your speech therapy with Cuespeak, the NHS-recommended rehabilitation tool for people with speech, language, and cognitive difficulties after stroke or brain injury. Designed for use in both home and clinic, Cuespeak offers a huge range of exercises to work on aphasia and apraxia of speech, addressing speaking, understanding, reading and writing. Key Features: - Expert-Developed Content: Access hundreds of exercises developed by specialist speech and language therapists - Personalise it: Customise your therapy sessions and add personalised content such as names of family and friends - Engaging and Fun: Cuespeak’s interactive exercises are relevant to real life to keep you motivated - Up to date: New content added every week, including the latest items from the news - Share sessions via email: Allows you to get help from someone in another location - Accessible on the move: Use Cuespeak on your iPhone or iPad, so you can practise anytime, anywhere, making therapy convenient and flexible Who is it for? - People with speech and language difficulties seeking a home therapy tool - Caregivers and family members supporting a loved one’s recovery following stroke or brain injury What users have said: - “I just wanted to thank you for your marvellous programme. My husband has severe aphasia but has not lost his intelligence. Your programme stimulates his interest – there is no dumbing down. Keep up the good work. We love the humour in Cuespeak” Home user - “This is the best therapy tool I have ever used” Elizabeth McBarnet, Speech & Language Therapist, N. Ireland - "I can’t stress enough how much I love this app. I have been using it today with a lady with apraxia and aphasia and she was just so excited by how relevant it was to her life!” Bev Snowden, Senior Specialist SLT, North Devon Healthcare Trust

Screenshots

Sensory Speak Up4 screens
Cuespeak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cuespeak at 84% against Sensory Speak Up's 25%. Cuespeak also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 22 months). Sensory Speak Up's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and 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

Both are free to download. Cuespeak sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Sensory Speak Up asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sensory Speak Up ships an update every 22 months, Cuespeak every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sensory Speak Up versus Cuespeak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSensory Speak UpCuespeak
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (88 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews84.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—88 — better
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB124 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSensory App House LtdCuespeak Limited

Customer experience

Sensory Speak Up

Written reviews12 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative66.7%

Cuespeak

All ratings87 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative8.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sensory Speak Up

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Cuespeak

Subscriptions5
  • Legacy 1$3.991 Month
  • Legacy 2$3.991 Month
  • Legacy 3$3.991 Month
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  • Monthly auto-renewing1 Month trial$7.491 Month
  • Monthly auto-renewing$12.991 Month
One-time2
  • 1 year license (non-renewing)$129.99
  • 3 year license (non-renewing)$399.00

Questions

Is Sensory Speak Up free?
Sensory Speak Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cuespeak free?
Cuespeak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sensory Speak Up or Cuespeak have ads?
Neither Sensory Speak Up nor Cuespeak shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sensory Speak Up or Cuespeak?
Sensory Speak Up ships an update every 22 months, and Cuespeak every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sensory Speak Up was updated on October 14, 2026 and Cuespeak on October 26, 2026.

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