Articulation Station Hive vs staRt

Articulation Station Hive7.5Visit staRt7.2Visit

Higher score Articulation Station Hive #6 in Speech Therapy Software 7.5/10 From $7/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit site

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staRt #8 in Speech Therapy Software 7.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit staRt

• Articulation Station Hive fits best

  Articulation clinicians and small groups

• staRt fits best

  Free /r/ articulation biofeedback

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Side by side

Feature	Articulation Station Hive 7.5/10 Visit ↗	staRt 7.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.5	7.2
Ranking	#6 in Speech Therapy Software	#8 in Speech Therapy Software
Best for	Articulation clinicians and small groups	Free /r/ articulation biofeedback
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Mobile, Desktop	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	iOS, macOS	Web, iOS
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Phone
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business
Features Articulation Station Hive 3/4 · staRt 3/4
Clinician tools	✓	✓
Progress tracking	✓	✓
Custom activities	✓	✓
Offline access	Not published	Not published
Specs
Therapy focus	Articulation	Articulation
Supported platforms	iOS, macOS	iPadOS, web on Mac or PC
Our review
Pros	Guided practice progresses from isolation through conversation Custom word lists, words, images, recordings, and playback Group sessions support up to six students with scoring and reports	Real-time visual-acoustic biofeedback for /r/ production Adaptive syllable and word practice with quizzes and rewards Clinician dashboard plus custom and saved quests on the web
Cons	Available only on iOS and macOS No free plan; annual billing is required for the $7 starting price Parent plans exclude group sessions and Classic data migration	Focused on American English /r/ production Available on iPadOS and web for Mac or PC Not designed as broad speech therapy software
Our verdict	Articulation Station Hive is a speech-therapy application for speech-language pathologists, parents, and learners working on speech sound disorders. Its focus is articulation practice, with activities spanning syllables, words, phrases,… Read the review →	staRt is speech therapy software for speech-language pathologists, graduate students, and learners working on American English /r/. Its central feature is real-time visual-acoustic biofeedback, which displays speech production as it… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Articulation Station Hive — where it wins

  • Guided practice progresses from isolation through conversation
  • Custom word lists, words, images, recordings, and playback
  • Group sessions support up to six students with scoring and reports

  Where it doesn't

  • Available only on iOS and macOS
  • No free plan; annual billing is required for the $7 starting price
  • Parent plans exclude group sessions and Classic data migration

• staRt — where it wins

  • Real-time visual-acoustic biofeedback for /r/ production
  • Adaptive syllable and word practice with quizzes and rewards
  • Clinician dashboard plus custom and saved quests on the web

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on American English /r/ production
  • Available on iPadOS and web for Mac or PC
  • Not designed as broad speech therapy software

• Articulation Station Hive7.5/10 · From $7/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial

  A focused articulation tool with guided practice, clinician reporting, and group sessions.

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• staRt7.2/10 · Free plan

  A free, focused tool for visual /r/ articulation practice and clinician tracking.

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