SpeechBox vs TalkPath Therapy

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.

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.