Comparison

Fonate DAF vs Cuespeak

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

Head to head
About

Fonate DAF

This application utilizes Delayed Auditory Feedback to assist individuals who stutter in achieving more fluent speech. By listening to their voice with a slight delay and pitch alteration through a headset, users can experience a 'choral effect' known to reduce stuttering.

Highlights
  • Delayed Auditory Feedback
  • Choral effect for fluency
  • Wired headset support
  • Bluetooth headset support
  • Pitch alteration
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Fonate DAF can help people who stutter achieve slower, more fluent speech by using Delayed Auditory Feedback. Using a wired or bluetooth headset, you are able hear your voice with a slight delay and change in pitch as you speak. This creates a "choral effect", which has been shown to help reduce stuttering in many people. • Requires a wired or bluetooth headset.

About

Cuespeak

This app provides speech and language rehabilitation exercises for individuals with difficulties following stroke or brain injury. It offers a wide range of customizable activities for speaking, understanding, reading, and writing, designed for home or clinic use.

Highlights
  • Expert-developed exercises
  • Personalized therapy sessions
  • Engaging and interactive activities
  • Weekly new content updates
  • Session sharing via email
  • Mobile accessibility
Features
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Supercharge your speech therapy with Cuespeak, the NHS-recommended rehabilitation tool for people with speech, language, and cognitive difficulties after stroke or brain injury. Designed for use in both home and clinic, Cuespeak offers a huge range of exercises to work on aphasia and apraxia of speech, addressing speaking, understanding, reading and writing. Key Features: - Expert-Developed Content: Access hundreds of exercises developed by specialist speech and language therapists - Personalise it: Customise your therapy sessions and add personalised content such as names of family and friends - Engaging and Fun: Cuespeak’s interactive exercises are relevant to real life to keep you motivated - Up to date: New content added every week, including the latest items from the news - Share sessions via email: Allows you to get help from someone in another location - Accessible on the move: Use Cuespeak on your iPhone or iPad, so you can practise anytime, anywhere, making therapy convenient and flexible Who is it for? - People with speech and language difficulties seeking a home therapy tool - Caregivers and family members supporting a loved one’s recovery following stroke or brain injury What users have said: - “I just wanted to thank you for your marvellous programme. My husband has severe aphasia but has not lost his intelligence. Your programme stimulates his interest – there is no dumbing down. Keep up the good work. We love the humour in Cuespeak” Home user - “This is the best therapy tool I have ever used” Elizabeth McBarnet, Speech & Language Therapist, N. Ireland - "I can’t stress enough how much I love this app. I have been using it today with a lady with apraxia and aphasia and she was just so excited by how relevant it was to her life!” Bev Snowden, Senior Specialist SLT, North Devon Healthcare Trust

Screenshots

Cuespeak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fonate DAF at none against Cuespeak's 7. Cuespeak's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Cuespeak sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Fonate DAF asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cuespeak holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 87 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Fonate DAF's written reviews are positive against 84% of Cuespeak's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fonate DAF ships an update every 10 months, Cuespeak every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fonate DAF versus Cuespeak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFonate DAFCuespeak
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (34 ratings)4.7 (87 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews84.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3487 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB124 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTane LangtonCuespeak Limited

Customer experience

Fonate DAF

All ratings33 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Cuespeak

All ratings87 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative8.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fonate DAF

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Cuespeak

Subscriptions5
  • Legacy 1$3.991 Month
  • Legacy 2$3.991 Month
  • Legacy 3$3.991 Month
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  • Monthly auto-renewing1 Month trial$7.491 Month
  • Monthly auto-renewing$12.991 Month
One-time2
  • 1 year license (non-renewing)$129.99
  • 3 year license (non-renewing)$399.00

Questions

Is Fonate DAF free?
Fonate DAF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cuespeak free?
Cuespeak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fonate DAF or Cuespeak?
Cuespeak is rated higher. Fonate DAF averages 4.3 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Cuespeak averages 4.7 from 87 ratings.
Do Fonate DAF or Cuespeak have ads?
Neither Fonate DAF nor Cuespeak shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fonate DAF or Cuespeak?
Fonate DAF ships an update every 10 months, and Cuespeak every 3 weeks. Most recently, Fonate DAF was updated on September 29, 2026 and Cuespeak on October 14, 2026.

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