Comparison

R Articulation vs Speech Speed SDND

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

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About

R Articulation

This educational game, designed by a speech therapist, helps children aged 3-12 improve their R and R blend sound production through interactive graphics and over 800 words. It also aims to enhance receptive and expressive language skills.

Highlights
  • Improves R and R blend sound production
  • Over 800 target words
  • Interactive graphics and animations
  • Full narration by a Speech Therapist
  • Enhances receptive and expressive language skills
  • Covers various R sounds and blends
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This game was designed by a speech therapist to improve your child’s R and R blend sound production while keeping them entertained with fun interactive graphics and over 800 words. 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. R Blends covered are: BR, CR, DR, RD, FR, GR, RL, PR, TR R Clusters: THR, SCR, SHR, STR Vocalic Rs: AR, ER, AIR, IRE, EAR, OR Features: Over 800 target words Dozens of immersive sound effects Full narration by a Speech Therapist Interactive graphics Vibrant, hand-drawn illustrations and animations Perfect for children ages 3-12

About

Speech Speed SDND

Measure your real-time speaking pace for presentations, interviews, or personal awareness. It tracks your live speech, saves a profile, and compares your pace to your own baselines. Optional AI analysis provides feedback on speaking speed.

Highlights
  • Live speech speed tracking
  • Current WPM display
  • Session average WPM
  • Personal speech calibration
  • Speed trend detection
  • Optional AI analysis
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Speech Speed Meter helps you measure how fast you speak in real time. Use it for presentations, teaching, interview prep, communication practice, and personal awareness. The app tracks your live speaking pace, saves a personal profile, and compares your speech to your own slow, normal, and fast baseline. Features • Live speech speed tracking • Current WPM display • Full session average WPM • Personal calibration for Slow, Normal, and Fast speech • Manual speed profile settings • Speed trend detection • Optional AI analysis for speaking pace feedback • iPhone and iPad support AI Analysis AI analysis is optional. When enabled, recent speech analysis may use Grok/xAI cloud services depending on your selected AI provider settings. Privacy Speech Speed Meter uses microphone and speech recognition to measure speaking pace. Core speech speed measurement runs locally in the app. Optional AI analysis may send recent transcript data and pace metrics to a configured AI provider.

Screenshots

R Articulation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Speech Speed SDND at Free against R Articulation's $4.99. Speech Speed SDND also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.0). R Articulation's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.2). On ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

Speech Speed SDND is free to download; R Articulation costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speech Speed SDND holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
R Articulation versus Speech Speed SDND: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterR ArticulationSpeech Speed SDND
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size481 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPreferred Mobile Applications, LLCNilay Patel

In-app purchases

None

R Articulation

No in-app purchases

None

Speech Speed SDND

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is R Articulation free?
R Articulation costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speech Speed SDND free?
Speech Speed SDND is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, R Articulation or Speech Speed SDND?
Speech Speed SDND is rated higher. R Articulation averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Speech Speed SDND averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.

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