Comparison

Sona Speech vs GridNote SLP

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

Head to head
About

Sona Speech

This app transforms at-home speech practice into engaging games for children, guided by a pediatric speech-language pathologist. It offers various playful activities designed to help children practice specific speech sounds, with a parent-controlled section for progress tracking and customization.

Highlights
  • Playful speech practice games
  • Child-friendly bird character
  • Targeted speech sound practice
  • Age-appropriate game modes
  • Parental control and progress tracking
  • Developed with speech-language pathologist
Features
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A little practice. A lot to explore. Sona turns at-home speech practice into playful moments with Echo, your child’s cheerful bird buddy. Developed with a pediatric speech-language pathologist, Sona helps families make room for practice between appointments and throughout everyday life. PICK A GAME Open Sona and choose what to play. Feed Echo, slice fruit, stack blocks, or explore an arcade adventure. FIND YOUR CHILD’S STYLE Simple play offers a gentler experience for younger children, with suggested ages 3–4. Arcade games offer more movement and challenge, with suggested ages 5–8. Ages are a guide—choose any available game that fits your child. PRACTICE THEIR SOUNDS Choose speech sounds to work on, including R, S, L, SH, CH, TH, and more. Spoken models and prompts support practice during games, while menus stay quiet. KEEP GROWN-UPS INVOLVED Create child profiles, review practice activity, and adjust preferences in the protected Parent corner. When working with a speech-language pathologist, follow their guidance on your child’s practice targets. START FREE. EXPLORE MORE WITH PREMIUM. Selected games are free. Sona Premium unlocks all currently available games. Eligible subscribers receive a 3-day free trial, followed by US$59.99 per year. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled. To avoid the first charge, cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Prices may vary by region. Sona is an at-home practice tool. It does not diagnose speech conditions or replace care from a speech-language pathologist. Privacy Policy: https://www.speaksona.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.speaksona.com/terms

About

GridNote SLP

Features
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GridNote is a weekly schedule and session-notes app for school speech-language pathologists. Try it free for 7 days. After that, unlock once through Apple. The same unlock covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Sign in with the same Apple ID and your caseload syncs through that Apple ID’s private iCloud — open a note on your phone, see it on the Mac. If you already bought GridNote as a paid app, you stay unlocked. Keep a color-coded Mon–Fri therapy grid, tap a student to document a session, and track Medicaid-style billing status without sending claims anywhere. SCHEDULE • Monday–Friday lined time grid from about 8:10 AM • Therapy, group therapy, planning, lunch, duty, Child Find, and specials • Tap a day name to mark holiday, no school, out of office, PD, or snow — that date only • Copy a repeating week from another school year • Duplicate a block while editing • A green check appears only after you save notes or goals SESSION DOCUMENTATION • Date, start/end, minutes, service codes (92507, 92508, Evaluation, Absent, Other) • New notes fill activity and materials from the last matching student note • Goals, notes, materials, and billing: Pending, Billed, No, or NB • Copy notes or Copy for Google to paste into a district form you already use STUDENTS AND BILLING • Caseload pages with IEP goals and session history • End of day: who’s left to bill, plus sessions scheduled with no note yet • History with CSV export Your caseload starts empty so you can add your own students. Open Settings → Load Demo Caseload only if you want a fake sample week to explore (it replaces anything already in this caseload, including other devices if iCloud is on). GridNote does not have its own login. Sync uses iCloud on this Apple ID. It is not a medical device and is not a Medicaid payer connection. Changes save on the device right away, then iCloud syncs when you are signed in.

Screenshots

Sona Speech4 screens
GridNote SLP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sona Speech at none against GridNote SLP's 1. Sona Speech also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). GridNote SLP's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). 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. GridNote SLP sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sona Speech asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sona Speech ships an update every 10 days, GridNote SLP every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sona Speech versus GridNote SLP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSona SpeechGridNote SLP
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTravis WardropSETH MICHAEL HADLEY

In-app purchases

None

Sona Speech

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GridNote SLP

One-time1
  • GridNote Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Sona Speech free?
Sona Speech is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GridNote SLP free?
GridNote SLP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sona Speech or GridNote SLP have ads?
Neither Sona Speech nor GridNote SLP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sona Speech or GridNote SLP?
Sona Speech ships an update every 10 days, and GridNote SLP every 3 days. Most recently, Sona Speech was updated on September 29, 2026 and GridNote SLP on September 29, 2026.

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