Articulation drills vs Question Clues
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Articulation drills
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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.
Question Clues
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Learning the five W questions can be tricky. Question Clues helps children and learners practice them one step at a time. Children and learners practice understanding and answering WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and WHY questions through short lessons and focused practice. Each question type includes three levels that gradually build comprehension skills. Learners begin with clear examples and supportive clues, then progress to questions with more details and more challenging answer choices. When an answer isn't correct, Question Clues doesn't simply mark it wrong. Helpful feedback guides the learner toward what the question is asking and gives them another chance to try. Question Clues includes: • WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and WHY practice • Three learning levels for each question type • Short, focused 10-question practice sessions • Supportive feedback after incorrect answers • Progress that adapts as the learner demonstrates understanding • Practice history for parents to review • Simple, distraction-free design • No advertisements • No subscriptions • No accounts • No in-app purchases • No internet connection required for learning Question Clues is completely free—no ads, subscriptions, in-app purchases, or accounts. Question Clues was created to provide learners with a simple place to practice an important language and comprehension skill—without ads, distractions, or unnecessary extras. Learn the clue. Understand the question. Find the answer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Question Clues at none against Articulation drills's 1. Articulation drills's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Articulation drills sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Question Clues asks for nothing beyond the download.
Articulation drills ships an update every 5 days, Question Clues fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Articulation drills | Question Clues |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lee Trout | JULIAN GOMEZ |
In-app purchases
Articulation drills
- Unlock all sounds$4.99
Question Clues
No in-app purchases
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