Articulation Station Hive vs Speech Tutor

Articulation Station Hive is an articulation therapy app for speech-language pathologists and parents supporting practice at home. Activities take learners through sound isolation, syllables, words, phrases, sentences, stories, and conversation. The materials include over 7,500 minimal pairs and over 2,000 photographic flashcards. Conversation practice has three interactive scenes, prompts, question sets, audio recording, and response scoring. Scoring is available in every activity, and session records can include response types, notes, recordings, and repeat-session options. A group session can include up to six students, each working on a different sound and level; data can sync across devices. The maker says sessions can be tailored to learners of all ages and skill levels. The app is available for iPhone, iPad, and Silicon Macs released after 2020, but not Android. Membership login is limited to three devices, with one device active at a time and no account sharing. The pricing note is From $7/user/mo (annual), with a 14-day trial; listed Parent and Pro plans have monthly and annual options.

Speech Tutor offers speech and language therapy apps and content, with an emphasis on articulation. Its videos illustrate tongue placement for English sounds, and the Speech Tutor app includes articulation placement videos and free articulation screeners. Speech Tutor Pro adds thousands of flashcards, games, interactive books, screeners, progress tracking, and video and audio recording. The maker describes its screeners as available in SLP-friendly and parent-friendly versions. Speech Tutor Deluxe combines Pro mobile-app access with web access and cloud storage for access from different devices or computers. The free PC web app is intended mainly for desktop and laptop use and works best in Chrome; mobile users are directed to the free Speech Tutor Lite iOS app to sign in and unlock a purchased app. Listed one-time prices are $24.99, paid once for Speech Tutor, $69.99, paid once for Speech Tutor Pro, and a sale listing of $39.99, paid once for Speech Tutor Pro. Speech Tutor Pro stores names and data locally. Speech World can store data locally or in the cloud when an account is created; the maker says it cannot access client names, progress, or videos stored there, though account creation gives it access to the user's email.