Soniculate vs SayPlay

Soniculate is a speech therapy app for articulation practice — built around the exercises real SLPs use every day. Choose any of 40+ consonants and vowels and jump straight into practice. No forced progression — start at any level that fits where your child is right now. 7 LEVELS OF PRACTICE • Isolation — hear and feel the pure sound • Syllables — build with the sound • Words — sound in real words • Phrases — natural co-articulation • Sentences — full expression • Stories — read and listen together • Conversation — real-world mastery 15 MINI-GAMES INCLUDE • Tap & Hear — tap the phoneme symbol to hear it, watch it grow with every tap • Look & Say — tap a picture to hear the sound it cues • Sound Forge — slide phoneme cards together to build syllables • Treasure Talk — open treasure chests to reveal picture word cards • Launch Pad — tap a word card to fuel the rocket, then launch • Flip & Find — flip cards and match word pairs • Flashcard Drill — swipe through picture flashcards, tap any word to hear it • Phrase Wheel — spin two words together to build practice phrases • Scene Speak — see a picture and say the 3-word phrase that describes it • Story Snap — say full sentences packed with the target sound • Picture Match — pick the sentence that correctly describes the picture • Story Reveal — scratch away to reveal each sentence and read it aloud • Sentence Fill — choose the word that completes the blank • Topic Talk — answer fun questions across different topic categories • Mystery Solver — read a mystery scenario and answer questions about it BUILT FOR THERAPY • Follows articulation progression used by SLPs • Optional response tracking for clinicians and parents • Built-in text-to-speech pronunciation guide for every sound • Progress tracked across all sounds and levels • Daily streak to build consistent practice habits An internet connection is required. Perfect for children ages 4–12 working with a speech-language pathologist, or parents supporting home practice between sessions.

SayPlay is a private, on-device speech development tracker for parents and caregivers of young children. Tap record for 15 minutes a day. SayPlay listens, transcribes on-device, and quietly builds a picture of your child's vocabulary, talk-time, and developmental milestones. Nothing is ever uploaded. WHAT SAYPLAY DOES • Captures short audio sessions and transcribes them on-device using Apple's Speech framework. Audio and transcripts never leave your phone. • Tracks unique vocabulary against age-appropriate CDI norms (50% production age, currently English). • Logs CDC-style developmental milestones across language, social, emotional, and cognitive domains. • Celebrates first words with a shareable card you decide whether to share. • Surfaces talk-time trends, mean length of utterance, and tone mix per session. • Offers gentle Play activities — short, age-tuned prompts you hand the phone to your child for. • Filters non-target voices once you enroll your child's voice profile (three short clips, on-device only). PRIVACY BY DESIGN • 100% on-device speech recognition. SayPlay refuses to start if on-device dictation isn't available on your device — it will never silently fall back to Apple's servers. • No analytics. No tracking. No account. No login. No network requests. • Research export is opt-in, anonymized (name and birth date stripped), gated by a parental check, and saved to a file you control. • Wiping data is permanent and instant, also gated by a parental check. DESIGNED FOR FAMILIES • Warm, kid-friendly visuals — but built to clinical seriousness. Milestone framing matches CDC "Learn the Signs. Act Early." domain language. • Optional multi-child profiles. • Locale-aware: switches recognition to the child's home language where on-device support exists. • Accessible: VoiceOver labels, Dynamic Type, high-contrast colors. WHO IT'S FOR • Parents who want a longitudinal view of their child's words without uploading audio anywhere. • Speech-language pathologists and early-intervention clinicians looking for a parent-friendly bridge to milestone screening. • Researchers running ecologically valid speech development studies (with consenting families). WHAT SAYPLAY ISN'T SayPlay isn't a diagnostic tool. It surfaces patterns and prompts conversations with your pediatrician — it doesn't replace one.