Comparison

Is & Are Fun Deck vs Articulation Teacher

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

Head to head
About

Is & Are Fun Deck

Features
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This colorful educational App for the iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod touch® has all 52 illustrated picture flash cards (plus audio of each card’s text) from the Is & Are Fun Deck® by Super Duper® Publications. Select the cards you want students to see, and have your students fill in the blank to learn how to use “is” and “are” correctly. The prompts include statements like, “The ant (is) having a picnic” and “The ants (are) having a picnic.” The Automatic Scoring option allows the students to choose from one of two answers to complete the sentence correctly. This App is simple to use — each student looks at an illustration and either reads the prompt or touches the screen to listen to the prompt and answer choices. The student then responds by touching his/her answer. Move to the next card by sliding the card currently on the display screen to the side. To move to the next player, tap the bar at the top of the screen and select a name. You can also advance cards and players automatically by selecting the Auto-Advance option in the Game Options menu. You can leave a game temporarily and return to it later by selecting Pause Game from the menu. To return to the game, select Continue Game from the main menu. When you finish, view the results in a graph, and print or email your data. Is & Are Fun Deck® App lets you: • Use the app in portrait or landscape orientation. • Select all 52 cards or just the ones you want students to see. • Track correct and incorrect responses for an unlimited number of players. • Advance players and cards manually or automatically. • Receive feedback for incorrect and/or correct responses • Discontinue game play and continue at any time. • View results in a graph and see which questions a player missed during a session. • Print, e-mail, and share your results.

About

Articulation Teacher

This app helps children improve their pronunciation and articulation skills through engaging in-app games and evidence-based home activities. It focuses on specific sounds and letters, guided by a Speech Language Pathologist.

Highlights
  • Targeted sound practice
  • In-app articulation games
  • Printable home activities
  • Introductory sound videos
  • Digital and printable cue cards
  • Developmental milestone tracking
  • Learning articles
Features
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Improve your child's articulation and pronunciation! Brought to you by a Speech Language Pathologist and the creator of the SpeakEasy: Home Speech Therapy app which has accelerated early language development for over 100,000 families. With Articulation Teacher, you choose specific sounds to work on with your child. You can work on Early Sounds like D or T, Middle Sounds like G or S, or Late Sounds like L or R. Articulation Teacher includes at home articulation activities to do with your child outside of the app as well as games to play with your child in the app. All suggestions are evidence-based and research-backed. Let's dive into what each sound set includes: --- In-App Games Our articulation games are best played side by side with your child, but if your child is up for it they can play the games on their own as well. For each sound, we have the following games: Splat: say the selected word, and have your child splat it from the choices on the screen! Name It: our simplest game, this is meant for rapidly trying to say different words using digital flash cards. Swipe to the next word and help your child say it out loud. Sound Check: look at and listen to each word, and have your child decide whether the word includes the sound you're working on or not. Space Match: play this out-of-this-world memory game, saying each word as you flip over each card, to work on both articulation and cognitive skills. Paper Games: print a list of articulation practice words and play these games around your house, bringing articulation practice directly into the world around you. --- Home Activities Each sound has 5 activities to try with your child at home. You can read these activities ahead of time, then do them with your child when you can. We recommend trying to do at least one Home Activity each day, and we encourage repetition as much as possible! Home Activities that focus on pronunciation and articulation are the most effective way to spend time with your child to work on speech development. We use videos, books, songs, and the world around you to help integrate articulation practice into every day. --- What Sounds and Letters Are Included? In Articulation Teacher, you can work on the following sounds: Early Sounds: B, P, M, D, T, N, and Vowels Intermediate Sounds: K, G, W, F, S, SH, and Multisyllabic Words Advanced Sounds: L, Final -L, R, R Blends, S Blends, and TH --- More Features Each sound also has an intro video that teaches you how the sound is made, as well as a digital and printable cue card which you can use to help remind your child to pronounce a sound. This cue card fits within the cueing hierarchy explained in the intro video. Cues are an essential part of articulation practice that we integrate directly into our games and activities. Plus, check out developmental milestones to know if your child is on track, and read free learning articles related to articulation development. Articulation Teacher is also meant to be used by SLPs during their sessions as an aid to articulation practice. For more speech and language activities, including learning key language stimulation strategies, try our other app, SpeakEasy: Home Speech Therapy. Please note, Articulation Teacher is not affiliated with Articulation Station. Download and become an Articulation Teacher at home today!

Screenshots

Is & Are Fun Deck4 screens
Articulation Teacher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Articulation Teacher at Free against Is & Are Fun Deck's $3.99. Is & Are Fun Deck's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 28 months). On 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

Articulation Teacher is free to download; Is & Are Fun Deck costs $3.99 up front. Articulation Teacher sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Is & Are Fun Deck asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Is & Are Fun Deck ships an update every 2 months, Articulation Teacher every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Is & Are Fun Deck versus Articulation Teacher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIs & Are Fun DeckArticulation Teacher
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating—4.7 (213 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—86.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—213 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuper Duper PublicationsSpeakEasy Community

Bugs and requests

Is & Are Fun Deck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Articulation Teacher

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Laggy, freezing, skipping
  • Schwa sound pronunciation issues in samples

Requested features

2 requests
  • Printable practice options
  • More sounds in the free version

In-app purchases

None

Is & Are Fun Deck

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Articulation Teacher

Subscriptions2
  • Articulation Teacher (1 Month)7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Articulation Teacher Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time8
  • G Sound$7.99
  • S Sound$7.99
  • L Sound$7.99
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  • R Sound$7.99
  • Custom 6 Sound Bundle$29.99
  • All Sounds - Special$34.99
  • Unlock All Sounds (Discounted)$41.99
  • Unlock All (20 Sounds)$49.99

Questions

Is Is & Are Fun Deck free?
Is & Are Fun Deck costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Articulation Teacher free?
Articulation Teacher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Is & Are Fun Deck or Articulation Teacher have ads?
Neither Is & Are Fun Deck nor Articulation Teacher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Is & Are Fun Deck or Articulation Teacher?
Is & Are Fun Deck ships an update every 2 months, and Articulation Teacher every 28 months. Most recently, Is & Are Fun Deck was updated on October 26, 2026 and Articulation Teacher on November 7, 2026.

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