Speech Tutor vs TalkPath Therapy

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.

TalkPath Therapy is an online therapy solution for individuals with language and cognitive impairments, as well as professionals. It provides more than 11,500 task-based exercises across news, speaking, reading, writing, listening, memory, reasoning, and daily living. Exercises progress through difficulty levels, and settings can be adjusted to users’ needs and preferences. Clinicians can build customized therapy plans, assign homework, and monitor activity through reports. Users can record and play back video of themselves completing exercises. The service is available in a web browser and as an iPad app; iPad exercises can be used online or offline. News, account setup, plan management, and reports require an internet connection. TalkPath Therapy has a free plan at free. Professional signup requires a name, email address, username, and password; CEU processing information is requested only when CEUs are desired. The App Store listing says the developer has not provided Apple details about its privacy practices and data handling.