React2 vs SpeechBox

React2 is an online therapy app with more than 9,000 speech and language exercises for adults and children with brain injuries or learning difficulties. Its stated uses include aphasia after stroke or brain injury, communication disorders, learning and language difficulties, autism, Down’s syndrome, and dementia. Exercises are grouped into Auditory Processing, Visual Processing, Semantics, Memory and Sequencing, and Life Skills. React2Pro lets therapists customize client exercise sets, adjust difficulty, and monitor responses and progress. Results can be saved as PDFs or printed as graphs and scores; they can also be exported or printed for case notes or an EHR system. React2 works in an internet-connected browser on computers and tablets, including Windows PCs, Macs, iPads, and Android tablets. A USB version is available for home users without consistent internet access. The listed home-user offering includes a seven-day trial, and the stated pricing begins at £30/mo. There is no free plan. The listed React2Pro 1-to-1 Licence costs $30 a month, billed monthly.

SpeechBox supports word and phrase articulation practice for people with speech disorders, including Childhood Apraxia of Speech, autism, Down syndrome, stroke rehabilitation, and phonological disorders. Its library lists over 2,350 target words and over 2,000 simple phrases arranged in categories. Users can make custom boxes and add personalized pictures from a camera, photo library, or Bing image search. Practice responses can be marked correct, incorrect, approximate, or prompted, with results exportable to PDF or spreadsheet. Audio choices include professional recordings, user-recorded prompts, and male and female US, UK, and Australian English voices. Custom boxes can be shared with colleagues, parents, and others, and the app can be used for teletherapy with Zoom or Google Meet. SpeechBox runs on iOS and macOS. The site offers a free “/p/ Box” and a 30-day free trial. Monthly plans cost $3.99 a month for Basic Access, $7.99 a month for Professional Access, and $9.99 a month for Elite Access. Annual plans listed are $39.99 a year for Basic Access and $79.99 a year for Professional Access.