Sara vs AKIO

Sara is an app for daily speech sound practice at home. A session runs five to ten minutes. Sara listens to each word your child says, marks it correct or incorrect, gives a hint when one is needed, and keeps track of how every sound is coming along. Sara was built with speech-language pathologists, AI engineers and designers, some of whom grew up with their own speech challenges. It is made for parents and caregivers practicing with their own child. WHAT SARA COVERS 23 sounds, including R, S, Z, L, SH, CH, K, G and TH both voiced and voiceless. Practice runs on words targets. A PRACTICE SESSION Pick a sound, the kind of practice and how long it should run. Sara checks the microphone and the room noise before you start, then works through the words with your child. There are word drills and minimal-pair practice, with Sara listening to every word, and reward games at the end. Child Mode keeps your child in the session, and a grown-up check is needed to leave. WHAT YOU SEE The home screen shows practice days this week, words practiced, recent scores and a progress chart. After each session you get a report listing every word, which ones needed a hint, and how each sound is coming along. You can set practice reminders for the days you choose, and add more than one child to a family. WORKING WITH YOUR CHILD'S SLP If your child works with a speech-language pathologist who uses Sara for SLP, you can connect the two with an invite code. Homework and notes come to you, and what your child practices at home goes back to them. Both apps also work on their own. SUBSCRIPTION The practice curriculum and the progress dashboard require a subscription, and a two-week free trial of full access is included. AI AND PRIVACY Sara uses AI to listen to your child and to detect speech errors to provide feedback. We keep AI usage as limited and as safe as we can. • COPPA compliant • No third-party ads • You control your child's data and what is shared Sara provides educational articulation practice and real-time feedback for skill development. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. CONTACT Questions or feature requests: support@saraspeech.com

AKIO: Speech is daily speech practice for kids ages 4+, led by Fluffy the fox. Your child works on one speech sound a day, a few minutes at a time, and every word they say out loud helps build a rocket. HOW PRACTICE WORKS - Each day there are four planets to visit. On each one, your child says a few words with their target sound, and the rocket grows as they go. - Over 1,200 practice words, each with its own picture. Younger kids get simple, everyday words. Older kids get harder ones. - After each lesson there's a quick asteroid game. - Every planet is a world to explore. Your child can visit any planet to walk, jump and play. - Finish all four planets to earn a new outfit for your alien, and there's a free hat for Fluffy every day. - Your child can also just talk with Fluffy. There are no buttons to press. FOR PARENTS - Up to two children on one account. Each with their own picture, practice, rockets and rewards. - Tell us which sounds your child finds hard, and practice is built around them. - See progress sound by sound. The words your child practiced and how often they said each one correctly. IF YOUR CHILD SEES A SPEECH THERAPIST If their therapist uses AKIO, they'll give you a code. Enter it when you sign up. Your therapist then chooses the sounds your child practices and can follow their progress. FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS - SLPs can use AKIO in sessions. Sign in with your AKIO clinician account and run practice with each child on your caseload - Give families a code and accept them on the AKIO web dashboard - Choose each child's target sounds for home practice - Review practice between sessions SUBSCRIPTION Families without a therapist code can try AKIO free for 7 days, then continue with a monthly subscription. A SUPPLEMENT, NOT A SUBSTITUTE AKIO: Speech is for practice between speech therapy sessions. It doesn't diagnose or treat speech disorders, and it isn't a replacement for a licensed speech-language pathologist. PRIVACY & SAFETY - Built for children with COPPA compliance - Parental consent required for data collection - Voice and session data are securely stored and never sold - Privacy Policy: https://akioai.com/privacy-policy - Terms of Service: https://akioai.com/privacy-policy#terms-of-service