Comparison

Keyword Understanding vs WildKnot

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

Head to head
About

Keyword Understanding

This app helps users of all ages improve their ability to understand spoken and written directions. It features various activities targeting vocabulary, basic concepts, and sequential instructions, making it beneficial for individuals with listening comprehension or processing difficulties.

Highlights
  • Follow spoken and written directions
  • Improve vocabulary and basic concepts
  • Target auditory attention and working memory
  • Activities for one and two-step directions
  • Temporal and sequential direction practice
  • Comprehension check for vocabulary and concepts
Features
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“This app is great for children with processing difficulties which need to improve their ability to follow directions with a variety of embedded concepts.” ~ Smart Speech Therapy blog “Every child I have used it with has been very engaged by the lovely, brightly-colored pictures, and has quite happily kept on listening and following the instructions.” ~ Speech Blog UK “It can be used for informal assessments, language therapy and home practice. It can also be used to target auditory attention and working memory for cognitive-communication goals.” ~ Speaking of Apps blog Keyword Understanding is a professional speech and language therapy app that targets the ability to understand sentences and follow spoken and written directions of increasing difficulty. Children and adults are asked to follow directions in their everyday lives. In order to follow directions, the child or adult requires a strong knowledge of vocabulary, basic concepts and the ability to process and retain the information they have listened to or read. WHO IS KEYWORD UNDERSTANDING FOR? - Parents - Teachers - Speech language pathologists / Speech and language therapists - Children with reduced attention and listening comprehension or auditory processing difficulties  - Children with receptive language delay, developmental language delay or autism - Adults with mild to moderate aphasia due to stroke or traumatic brain injury - Adults with cognitive-communication difficulties due to stroke or traumatic brain injury  WHAT COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES ARE INCLUDED IN KEYWORD UNDERSTANDING? Comprehension Check: This activity helps you identify where comprehension breaks down. It checks the understanding of individual vocabulary items, and the basic concepts of size and color. Object, Size & Color: This activity works on the understanding of the basic concepts of size and color as well as the ability to follow one and two-step directions of increasing difficulty. 2 keyword level: Touch the green car 3 keyword level: Touch the big red mug 4 keyword level: Touch the green vase and the yellow cushion 6 keyword level: Touch the small pink gloves and the big blue comb Before & After: This activity works on the ability to understand and follow temporal directions (directions which include the concepts before/after in a variety of positions in the sentence). “Before you touch the t-shirt, touch the phone” “After you touch the lamp, touch the vase”, “Touch the flower before you touch the box”, “Touch the sock after you touch the bucket”. First & Then: This activity works on the ability to understand and follow sequential directions (directions which include the concepts first/then in the sentence). “First touch the ladder, then touch the bike”.  WHAT LANGUAGE & COGNITIVE SKILLS DOES KEYWORD UNDERSTANDING TARGET? - Vocabulary - Listening / Auditory Comprehension - Reading Comprehension - Working Memory - Attention to Detail - Language Processing - Basic Concepts / Adjectives (size, color) - Temporal Directions (Before/After) - Sequential Directions (First… Then)  FEATURES 3 modes: - Listening/ Auditory Only: Match the spoken direction to the picture(s) - Reading Only: Match the written direction to the picture(s) - Listening and Reading: Match the spoken and written directions to the picture(s) Keyword Understanding lets you: - Choose from a variety of vocabulary items in different sizes and five different colors allowing for thousands of following directions tasks - Follow directions of increasing difficulty and length - Add individual user profiles - Automatically track correct and incorrect responses of each user - Email a detailed result summary after a session or at a later date - Receive audio feedback for correct answers only, incorrect answers only or both All Aptus Speech Therapy apps participate in the 50% off Volume Purchase Program.  Visit our website for more details about our other speech and language therapy apps.

About

WildKnot

Learn knot-tying, construction, and tarp setup techniques with animated, interactive tutorials. Discover over 50 knots and various configurations for bushcraft and scouting. Access all content offline.

Highlights
  • Animated knot tutorials
  • Interactive step-by-step guidance
  • Knot recommendation tool
  • Customizable favorite knot list
  • Over 50 knots and construction configurations
  • Offline content access
Features
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Master knots, lashings, constructions, and tarp setups with WildKnot ! 100% Offline Content ! WildKnot is the perfect app for anyone who wants to learn knot-tying, construction, and tarp setup techniques. Bushcraft and scouting made easy ! Whether you're a beginner or an expert, WildKnot offers a multitude of animated and interactive tutorials to guide you through every step. Key Features: Learn basic and advanced knots with smooth and interactive animations. Three animation modes are available: loop playback, step-by-step advancement, and continuous animation. Find the perfect knot for every situation with the "What knot to choose?" feature. Answer a few simple questions and let WildKnot guide you to the perfect knot. Create your favorite knot list for quick access to your most used knots. Discover over 50 knots and a dozen tarp and wooden construction configurations. Detailed explanations for each knot, including its use, characteristics, and practical tips. Wooden constructions: Learn how to build chairs, tables, shelters, and much more. Tarps: Master a dozen different tarp configurations, all animated for better understanding. Offline functionality: Access all WildKnot content and features even without an internet connection. Developed by an independent developer, WildKnot focuses on ease of use and content quality. Download WildKnot today and become a knot-tying, lashing, construction, and tarp expert! Bushcraft and Scout Knots !

Screenshots

Keyword Understanding4 screens
WildKnot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WildKnot at 100% against Keyword Understanding's 25%. WildKnot also leads on price ($2.99 vs $17.99) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 10 months). Keyword Understanding's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Keyword Understanding costs $17.99 and WildKnot $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Keyword Understanding holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Keyword Understanding's written reviews are positive against 100% of WildKnot's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keyword Understanding ships an update every 10 months, WildKnot every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Keyword Understanding versus WildKnot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeyword UnderstandingWildKnot
Price$17.99$2.99 — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAptus Speech and Language Therapy LimitedJerome De Watteville

Customer experience

Keyword Understanding

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

WildKnot

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Keyword Understanding

No in-app purchases

None

WildKnot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keyword Understanding free?
Keyword Understanding costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WildKnot free?
WildKnot costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Keyword Understanding or WildKnot?
Keyword Understanding is rated higher. Keyword Understanding averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while WildKnot averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Keyword Understanding or WildKnot have ads?
Neither Keyword Understanding nor WildKnot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keyword Understanding or WildKnot?
Keyword Understanding ships an update every 10 months, and WildKnot every 10 days. Most recently, Keyword Understanding was updated on November 1, 2026 and WildKnot on November 4, 2026.

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