Speech Sounds on Cue vs SpeechBox

Speech Sounds on Cue is an iPhone and iPad app for speech treatment related to motor speech disorders, including apraxia, in adult rehabilitation and children’s speech treatment. It supports practice with more than 500 words using video, sound, written prompts, and colour photos. Users can practise words that begin with the same sound, randomize words with different starting sounds, or work with rhyming words. Recording and playback, along with auditory feedback, let users hear their responses. The maker describes the therapy as combining integral stimulation with carrier phrase facilitation drills. Australian and US voice versions are offered, and the maker says the Australian voice is also used by many British English speakers. Free lite versions are available: the Australian version includes the W sound, Basic Practice, and some rhyming words, while a US lite version is also listed. The maker says the apps collect no personal information or analytics; Speech Sounds on Cue records voice data for immediate playback and then deletes it. The app does not include clinician tools or progress tracking.

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.