Sounds of Speech

Name: Sounds of Speech
Rating: 2.3 (46 reviews)
Author: The University of Iowa Research Foundation

by The University of Iowa Research Foundation

iPhone · iPad

Abandoned risk Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: $3.99

Categories and search queries

Official categories

Education

AppCorpus categories

Education

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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Price: $3.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

App Store

2.3 46 ratings · App Store

2/5Grrr I should have read closer
I was on the website where they have English Spanish and German, so thought the app would have German. Nope, it doesn’t. Yes, it says that in the description. My bad. But still really annoying. I hoped that I could count on it being updated with German someday, but apparently the latest update was 2 years ago, so figuring it won’t. Dang it. Update to add the animations of the voiceless stops and fricatives have voicing - “tuh” instead of “t” etc. This is terrible!! At least the videos are correct.

Tjack921 · 31 Jul 2026
3/5Not what is was Too Bad
I used this site in the past and purchased the app hoping it was going to be similar to the desk top version. While it offers more languages, I don’t care for the app version. Everything was on one page per sound on the desktop version. I could see both the animated and live model version. It provided a profile and head on view. So much better before. Now, I have to jump between various pages and in the process lose the students attention and just not as effective. I will use it because I paid for it but may opt for other visuals

123MASxoxo · 31 Jul 2026
3/5Needs improvement
I used to love this site because it would give you a list of words examples for each sound . Another downside of the app is that it doesn’t show you the sound for the complete word , rather it breaks it into parts but I want to be able to hear its pronunciation in both forms . As an English language student and linguistics student I find it a bit problematic not to have enough examples . Please make the app quality as good as your site . A big thanks though for all the good work you have already done .

eglantina S · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Great App for Graduate School
I love this app!! I am a graduate student for speech and have used this app many times to double check place, manner and voice. The app is very user friendly and straight forward. I love the video examples in animation as well as the real life videos of people making each phoneme. The app is also visually pleasing with clear colors of each anatomical structure. A great tool during my schooling.

FarlkleQueenBee · 31 Jul 2026
2/5What happened to the website?!
I used to frequent the sounds of speech website when I was a SLP student. It was amazing and now doesn’t exist for English anymore and this app isn’t as good as the old website’s content. Why remove such a valuable resource for students and practitioners? Such a bummer

Giayi · 31 Jul 2026

Privacy & accessibility

App Store

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Data Not Collected Developer declared

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Versions

App Store

1.0
1.5
J Glide mislabeled Icon iTunes store corrected
1.6
1.6.1
Ready for iOS8. -fixed the following application bugs when running iOS8; -Videos not working -Audio only playing once Also corrected wrong items showing in bilabial
1.6.4
Fixed incorrect J examples Fixed bounce when scrolling Fixed in app video playback
1.6.5
Fixed videos that only play once
2.2.2
New improved interface now includes iPad Dictionary search Text translations for: Spanish, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) (English version only)
2.3
Fixed typo on Search page. Changes under the hood to allow for future updates.
3.0.2
Updates under the hood.
3.0.5
Removed built in controls for video playback and added a 'Play' and 'Full screen' button.
3.0.6
Fixed several incorrect animation videos. Adjusted annotation for oy phoneme.
3.0.7
Fixes under the hood to allow for easier updates in the future. Adjusted full screen behavior.
4.0.0 · 6 Aug 2024
Updates under the hood.

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Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
Sources: App Store

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