Speech Tutor vs SpeechBox

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.

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.