Comparison

HearBuilder Sequencing vs Articulation Test Center Hive

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

Head to head
About

HearBuilder Sequencing

This educational app helps children develop sequencing skills through interactive activities and games. It offers customizable levels and progress tracking for multiple students, progressing from simple 2-step sequences to more complex 6-step tasks.

Highlights
  • Illustrated sequencing activities
  • Progressive difficulty levels (2-6 steps)
  • Reward arcade games
  • Progress monitoring and data tracking
  • Customizable settings and reports
  • Audio and text options
Features
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The award-winning, research and evidence-based software program is now an iPad app! Hearbuilder Sequencing includes the Sequencing Funhouse. First, click the door of the Sequencing Funhouse to practice sequencing activities. Then play a reward game in the arcade. Finally become a Sequencing Superstar! HearBuilder Sequencing features 120 illustrated sequences for targeting comprehension and critical thinking. Start out with simple 2-step sequences and gradually progress to 6 steps! Take a FREE tour and choose your level of play. If you have an online subscription to HearBuilder and a student login, you can access the entire program. HearBuilder Sequencing includes multiple levels of difficulty and 14 different settings variations to target the individual needs of each student. To play, students place events of an everyday activity in a logical order. All you have to do is: 1.Choose a task—either Sequence Stories or Sequence Instructions. 2.Then choose to Show Pictures, Play Audio, and/or Show Text—Turn any of the options on or off to change your treatment goals. 3.Set the range of steps in a sequence (2–6 steps). 4.Click Play Game and ask each student to place the cards in the correct order. When students complete a level with 80% accuracy, they will get to choose 1 of 4 games to play in the arcade. HearBuilder Sequencing allows you to: •Monitor progress and track data for an unlimited number of students. •Individualize each student program. •Set levels of difficulty for each activity. •Add background noise at any level and adjust the volume for each student. •Customize and print reports. •Analyze all responses.

About

Articulation Test Center Hive

This app provides a comprehensive tool for assessing speech sound disorders in children and adults. It offers flexible testing options, intelligent scoring, interactive scenes for speech sampling, and auto-generated reports to save time for speech-language pathologists.

Highlights
  • Flexible testing options (Screener, Full Test)
  • Intelligent scoring with auto-marked phonological processes
  • Interactive speech scenes for connected speech samples
  • Comprehensive test results and progress graphs
  • Auto-generated, editable reports
  • Speech sample audio recording and playback
Features
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Articulation Test Center Hive (ATC Hive) is a criterion-referenced, articulation and phonology test, created by SLPs for SLPs to assess speech sound disorders in children and adults. It is a smart testing solution that offers flexible testing options, interactive speech scenes, comprehensive test results, and auto-generated, data-driven reports that will save you time! ARTICULATION TEST CENTER HIVE OFFERS: FLEXIBLE TESTING OPTIONS: Screener: Assesses the sounds and words that are developmentally appropriate based on age. Full Test: Assesses all the speech sounds in the English language including initial sounds, medial sounds, final sounds, blends, vowels, and R sounds or any combination of these sound sets. INTELLIGENT SCORING: - Quickly mark sounds incorrect or approximate - Easily mark substitutions and omissions - Enjoy 19 auto-marked phonological processes & distortions - Rate intelligibility INTERACTIVE SPEECH SCENES: Speech Sample: Offers two beautifully illustrated and interactive speech scenes for children to explore with question prompts to keep them talking. It is a fun and easy way to record and save a connected speech sample for assessing a student’s speech and language skills, and it provides a more accurate way to measure intelligibility. COMPREHENSIVE TEST RESULTS: Scores Overview: Displays progress graphs for Percent Phonemes Correct and Intelligibility, and a list of tests given. Words Tested: Displays all the words tested, how they were scored, and phonological processes & distortions marked. You can listen to recordings made and view notes. If edits are needed you can return to the test to make changes. Sound Errors: Displays the sound errors by sound position and age of acquisition. You can also mark sound errors for stimulability. Place/Manner: Displays sound errors based on the place of articulation and on the manner of articulation. It also displays vowel errors by position and quadrant. Substitutions: Displays all the substitutions made and omissions marked. Processes/Distortions: Displays all the phonological processes and distortions marked in the test. It does this with a visual graph as well as a list of processes marked. Speech Sample: The audio recording taken from the speech sample is saved and available for playback. The intelligibility can be updated and a transcription can be entered or viewed. Recommendation: Shows a quick summary of sounds and phonological processes recommended for practice and sounds processes that should be monitored for appropriate development. AUTO-GENERATED REPORTS: The Report tab presents a full written report summarizing the test results. The report can be edited and/or shared with parents, teachers, and others involved in the intervention process. Once you immerse yourself in ATC Hive’s many testing and reporting features you will come to know we invested an enormous amount of our resources and our best thinking in both the testing experience, and in the test administrator–YOU! We’re proud to offer ATC Hive as part of the Little Bee Hive membership which includes access to both Articulation Test Center Hive and Articulation Station Hive. If you are already subscribed to Articulation Station Hive (Pro tier) you may download and login to Articulation Test Center Hive with your same login information at no additional cost. SUBSCRIPTION, PRICING & TERMS: Articulation Test Center Hive offers a 14-day free trial which includes unlimited access to both Articulation Test Center Hive and Articulation Station Hive. The subscription automatically renews unless the auto-renew feature is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at the end of your 14-day trial period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off at any time.

Screenshots

HearBuilder Sequencing1 screens
Articulation Test Center Hive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Articulation Test Center Hive at 4.8 against HearBuilder Sequencing's 2.9. Articulation Test Center Hive also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 22%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). HearBuilder Sequencing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Articulation Test Center Hive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. HearBuilder Sequencing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Articulation Test Center Hive holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Articulation Test Center Hive has 158 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of HearBuilder Sequencing's written reviews are positive against 64% of Articulation Test Center Hive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HearBuilder Sequencing ships an update every 3 months, Articulation Test Center Hive monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HearBuilder Sequencing versus Articulation Test Center Hive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearBuilder SequencingArticulation Test Center Hive
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (17 ratings)4.8 (158 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews64.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17158 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size328 MB162 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuper Duper PublicationsLittle Bee Speech

Customer experience

HearBuilder Sequencing

All ratings17 ratings
Positive41.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative52.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%

Articulation Test Center Hive

All ratings136 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.4%

In-app purchases

None

HearBuilder Sequencing

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Articulation Test Center Hive

Subscriptions2
  • Hive Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Hive Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$119.991 Year

Questions

Is HearBuilder Sequencing free?
HearBuilder Sequencing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Articulation Test Center Hive free?
Articulation Test Center Hive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HearBuilder Sequencing or Articulation Test Center Hive?
Articulation Test Center Hive is rated higher. HearBuilder Sequencing averages 2.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Articulation Test Center Hive averages 4.8 from 158 ratings.
Do HearBuilder Sequencing or Articulation Test Center Hive have ads?
Neither HearBuilder Sequencing nor Articulation Test Center Hive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HearBuilder Sequencing or Articulation Test Center Hive?
HearBuilder Sequencing ships an update every 3 months, and Articulation Test Center Hive monthly. Most recently, HearBuilder Sequencing was updated on October 23, 2026 and Articulation Test Center Hive on October 24, 2026.

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