S, Z, & S Blends vs Conversation Starters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
S, Z, & S Blends
This interactive game, designed by a speech therapist, helps children aged 3-12 improve their 'S' and 'S' blend sound production. It features over 350 target words with vibrant illustrations and full narration to enhance articulation and language skills.
- Improves 'S' and 'S' blend sound production
- Over 350 target words
- Full narration by a Speech Therapist
- Interactive graphics and animations
- Addresses articulation and language skills
- Suitable for ages 3-12
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This game was designed by a speech therapist to improve your child’s S and S blend sound production while keeping them entertained with fun interactive graphics. Target sounds are presented in initial, medial, and final positions in 1-3 syllable words. This game not only addresses articulation but can also improve your child’s receptive and expressive language skills. S Blends covered are: Sp, Sm, Sn, Sw, St, Ts, Sk, Ks, Sl, Ls Features: Over 350 target words Full narration by a Speech Therapist Interactive graphics Vibrant, hand-drawn illustrations and animations Perfect for children ages 3-12
Conversation Starters
This app provides over 200 conversation-starting questions to help children and adults with social skills, particularly those with autism, initiate and maintain conversations on diverse topics. It guides users through skill development steps to foster real conversations.
- 200+ conversation-starting questions
- Skill development steps
- Supports initiating conversations
- Aids in continuing conversations
- Suitable for autism and ESL learners
- No private information collected
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** Happy Frog Apps is a Mom’s Choice Award Winner! Also featured on FunEducationalApps.com, TeachersWithApps.com, and more! ** The “Conversation Starters” app helps children with autism initiate and maintain conversations on a variety of topics. What parents say about our awesome apps: *** 5 stars! Brilliant! An app that understands how kids actually learn. Thank you. *** 5 stars! Your social skill apps are excellent! “Conversation Starters” provides 200+ conversation-starting questions on a variety of topics. This broad diversity supports your learner in moving from their preferred topics. Build your learner's skills by stepping through the following skill development steps. 1. Get your learner to answer the conversation starter question. 2. Get your learner to ask the question then listen to your answer, then provide an on-topic follow-up question or comment. 3. Take turns starting a conversation and set a goal of 2, 3, or 4 turns each. Guess what... you are now having real conversations on a variety of topics! This app is perfect for learners who: - need support in initiating conversation - need support in continuing a conversation appropriately - need support in moving beyond their own special interest topics. Our apps are designed for and tested by typical and special needs children. Testers include children with Autism and other special needs. Our apps work for them! Our apps are also suitable for adults dealing with aphasia or learning English as a Second Language. To evaluate the app, download the free version, which has 10 conversation starters only. The remaining conversation starters can be accessed with an in-app purchase. If you prefer no in-app purchases, download the paid version of this app, which includes all conversation starters. We take customer service very seriously! If you ever have a problem or find that we've missed something, contact us at our website and we will do our best to fix the problem. www.HappyFrogApps.com Our apps are safe for kids. We collect NO private information in our app. None! Our apps do not allow unrestricted web or social media access. We conform to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Conversation Starters at 2.0 against S, Z, & S Blends's 1.0. S, Z, & S Blends's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $7.99) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 15 months). 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
S, Z, & S Blends costs $2.99 and Conversation Starters $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Conversation Starters holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
S, Z, & S Blends ships an update every 4 months, Conversation Starters every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | S, Z, & S Blends | Conversation Starters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 2.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Preferred Mobile Applications, LLC | Janine Toole |
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In-app purchases
S, Z, & S Blends
No in-app purchases
Conversation Starters
No in-app purchases
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