Comparison

Problem Size vs Articulation drills

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

Head to head
About

Problem Size

This app uses cartoon videos and an AI buddy to teach children how to assess social situations and react appropriately. It categorizes scenarios into Glitches, Bummers, and Disasters, offering real-time feedback and rewards for regular practice. A parent dashboard allows for progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Cartoon-styled video library
  • Categorize social situations
  • AI-powered feedback
  • Award and streak system
  • Parent progress dashboard
  • Learn social reaction skills
Features
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Problem Size helps kids, including neurodivergent children with ADHD and ASD, practice reading social situations and reacting in a way that fits using the “Size of The Problem” methodology! Through a library of 300 cartoon-styled videos, kids learn to sort situations into three categories used in clinical practice: Glitches, Bummers, and Disasters. As they watch and respond, their AI buddy, Bolt, gives real-time feedback to help build confidence and judgment. Collect awards and grow your streak by practicing regularly! Grown-ups! You can track your child's practice sessions and see exactly where they're improving, for targeted practice through the Parent Dashboard Problem Size was created by high schooler Sherry Chen, after watching her mom spend countless hours trying to teach her brother social skills using scenarios just like the ones in this app! Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you at sizeoftheproblemapp@gmail.com. More information can be found

About

Articulation drills

Features
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Listen, and repeat. That is the whole app. A picture appears. Your child hears the word spoken clearly by another child. They say it back, then swipe on to the next card. No menus to fight, no timers, no score to lose: just the drill, one word at a time. Articulation Drills was built by two speech-language pathologists with 75 years of practice between them, most of it in public school therapy rooms. HOW IT WORKS • Tap the picture to hear the word again, as many times as you like • Swipe left for the next card, right to go back • A slim bar along the top shows how far through the set you are • Finish a set and earn a sticker for the sticker board WHAT IS INSIDE 479 words across 21 sets, covering 10 speech sounds: ch, f, g, k, l, r, s, sh, th, and v. Every sound is split by where it falls in the word (beginning, middle, or end) because a child who says "sun" cleanly can still lose the same sound in "bus". Practice the position that actually needs the work, not the whole sound at once. BUILT FOR THE GROWN-UP TOO • Choose exactly which sets appear, so a session stays on target • Hide the printed word for children who are not reading yet • Calm mode trims the celebrations to a single chime, with no confetti • Mute all audio in one tap • A press-and-hold gate keeps settings and purchases out of small hands WORKS ANYWHERE, TELLS NOBODY Every picture and recording lives inside the app, so it works on a plane, in a waiting room, or in a school with no usable Wi-Fi. There are no accounts, no ads, no analytics, and no tracking of any kind. The app collects no personal information at all. Nothing is uploaded, because nothing is gathered. THE VOICE Every word is spoken by a professional child actress, not a synthesizer. Children match a peer's voice more readily than an adult's, and a model worth copying has to sound like something they could actually say. FREE TO TRY, ONE PRICE TO OPEN Download and practise the complete /s/ sound, plus /r/ at the beginning of words and /l/ at the end, for free. That is four full sets, not a trial that expires. Everything else opens with a single one-time purchase. No subscription, no per-sound packs, nothing to buy twice, and it restores free on your other devices. WHO MADE IT Leah J. Musgrave, MS, CCC-SLP has more than 40 years as a speech-language pathologist across public schools, private practice, home health care, and early intervention. Dean Trout retired in 2008 after 35 years in schools, clinics, and Head Start centres in West Virginia and Kentucky. Articulation Drills is a practice tool for home and therapy-room drill. It does not diagnose, and it does not replace working with a speech-language pathologist.

Screenshots

Problem Size4 screens
Articulation drills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Problem Size at none against Articulation drills's 1. Articulation drills's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Articulation drills sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Problem Size asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Problem Size versus Articulation drills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProblem SizeArticulation drills
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size394 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSherry ChenLee Trout

In-app purchases

None

Problem Size

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Articulation drills

One-time1
  • Unlock all sounds$4.99

Questions

Is Problem Size free?
Problem Size is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Articulation drills free?
Articulation drills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Problem Size or Articulation drills have ads?
Neither Problem Size nor Articulation drills shows ads.

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