Speech Sounds on Cue

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 is also intended to support independent home practice for people with apraxia of speech and aphasia. Practice materials cover more than 500 words, using video, sound, written cues, and colour photos. Users can practise words with the same starting sound, try different starting sounds in random order, or work with rhyming words. Recording and playback, along with auditory feedback, let users hear their responses.

The maker describes its therapy approach as combining integral stimulation with carrier phrase facilitation drills. Australian and US voice versions are available; the maker says the Australian voice is also used by many British English speakers. Free lite versions are offered, including an Australian option with the W sound, Basic Practice, and some rhyming words. The full app is purchased through Apple’s App Store, but no price is listed. The maker says it collects no personal information or analytics and deletes voice recordings after immediate playback.

Speech Sounds on Cue offers several structured practice modes and a free lite option for trying selected material. Its iPhone and iPad availability, and the absence of progress tracking and clinician tools, may affect whether it fits a particular treatment routine.

It may suit people practising speech sounds at home, as well as adult rehabilitation and children’s speech treatment. The listed platform support is limited to iPhone and iPad.

Speech Sounds on Cue is an iPhone and iPad app for articulation practice in adult rehabilitation and children’s speech treatment, including apraxia. It is best suited to people who need a structured way to practise at home. The choice is strongest for guided repetition, not for managing treatment or monitoring progress.

Overview

The app is designed to support frequent independent practice for people with apraxia of speech and aphasia. That makes it a focused practice aid for work between sessions, rather than a broader therapy platform. It does not include clinician tools or progress tracking, so clinicians and families who need to review progress within an app should look elsewhere.

Key features

Practice spans more than 500 words, with video, sound, written cues and colour photos. Users can choose Basic practice, which groups words beginning with the same sound; Random practice, which mixes starting sounds; or rhyming words. Recording and playback let users hear their responses, while auditory feedback and randomisation provide additional ways to vary practice. This is a substantial set of cues and exercises for repeated articulation work, though it offers no built-in progress record.

The maker says the treatment approach combines J. Rosenbek’s integral stimulation with B. Hill’s carrier phrase facilitation drills. That gives practice a defined therapeutic framework, but does not make the app a substitute for clinician guidance.

Australian and US voice versions are available. The maker says the Australian voice is also used by many British English speakers, so it may suit some users who want that accent. The Australian lite version samples the W sound, Basic practice and some rhyming words; it is a useful way to judge the format before paying, but covers only selected material.

The maker says the apps collect no personal information or analytics and require no account. Speech Sounds on Cue records voice for immediate playback and then deletes it. Purchases go through Apple’s App Store, where refund requests are handled under Apple’s refund process.

Pricing

The two lite versions cost nothing. The Australian lite version includes the W sound, Basic practice and some rhyming words; the US lite version is also available through the Apple App Store. These are the lowest-commitment options, but they provide only a limited sample rather than the full practice library.

The full Australian voice and North American (US) voice apps are sold through Apple’s App Store, with custom pricing. Choose between them based on the voice that best suits the user; the Australian version may also fit many British English speakers. Refund requests follow Apple’s process through the app’s App Store page.

Platforms

Speech Sounds on Cue is available for iPhone and iPad through Apple’s App Store. It is not a fit for someone who needs Android or web access.

Who it's for

This is a sensible option for adults in rehabilitation or children’s speech treatment who need repeated, structured articulation practice at home, particularly when apraxia is part of the treatment need. Its limited lite version can help a user assess the practice style first. People seeking clinician-facing controls, progress tracking or access beyond iPhone and iPad should choose another tool.

Pros and cons

• Pros: More than 500 words and three practice modes give users varied, structured articulation work.
• Pros: Video, sound, written cues, colour photos and response playback offer several kinds of support during practice.
• Pros: Free lite versions let users try selected material before buying a full app.
• Cons: No progress tracking or clinician tools means treatment cannot be monitored or managed in the app.
• Cons: iPhone and iPad availability excludes users who need Android or web access.
• Cons: The lite versions sample only a small portion of the material.

Alternatives

Compare speech therapy software if you want to consider a wider range of tools. Otsimo Speech Therapy is worth considering for Android as well as iOS, with a free tier and an annual plan at $13.99 a year. staRt is another free option with iOS and web versions.

TalkPath Therapy may suit users looking for a free, task-based therapy solution with 11,500+ exercises and iOS and web access. For a one-time purchase across iOS and Android, Language Therapy 4-in-1 costs $89.99, paid once. Speech Tutor is an iOS, web and Windows alternative with articulation placement videos and free articulation screeners; its listed one-time prices are $24.99 and $39.99 for the sale version.

SpeechBox is another option to compare. Articulate Plus is an iOS and macOS app priced at $49.99, paid once. Articulation Station Hive is an iOS and macOS alternative with a yearly parent plan at $7 a year, a two-student limit and no group sessions.

Verdict

Choose Speech Sounds on Cue for focused, cue-rich articulation practice at home, especially if its Australian or US voice and structured repetition fit the user. Its strongest reason to buy is the breadth of practice material and modes; its clearest reason to look elsewhere is the lack of progress tracking and clinician tools.