SpeechTherapyMagic vs Ultimate SLP
The verdict, up front
SpeechTherapyMagic fits parents and SLPs with a small caseload who mostly work on speech sounds and want each spoken attempt scored and saved by sound, while Ultimate SLP is the better buy for a big real-photo library and group games across articulation, language and social goals.
Ultimate SLP is the broader library by a long way. SpeechTherapyMagic is smaller but does one thing Ultimate SLP does not describe at all: it listens to the word and scores it. For a big caseload, Ultimate SLP also costs less, because it does not charge per student.
We build SpeechTherapyMagic and are not affiliated with Ultimate SLP. Its facts were checked against ultimateslp.com in October 2026.
SpeechTherapyMagic
Price: 7-day free trial with no card, then $9.99/month or $79.99/year
Best for: Speech-sound practice that scores each word, for parents and SLPs with a small caseload
Ultimate SLP
Price: $12.95/month or $139.92/year, after a 14-day free trial
Best for: A big real-photo materials library across articulation, language and social goals
Side by side
A green tag marks the side that is stronger on that row. Ultimate SLP wins four of them.
| Feature | SpeechTherapyMagic | Ultimate SLP |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A speech-practice platform: games that score each spoken attempt, a deck builder (Magic Studio), printable worksheets and progress by sound | A materials library: real-photo flash cards, built-in card decks and online games for articulation, language and social communication |
| Size of the library | Much smaller and speech-sound first: a set of speech games, 9,200+ practice words with pictures, and marketplace decks | Its homepage claims over 40,000 real-life images, 30,000+ flash cards and 500+ built-in card decks Stronger here |
| Goal areas | Speech sounds first, plus social-communication, vocabulary and WH-question games | Articulation, language and social communication, preschool through high school Stronger here |
| Feedback on a spoken word | Scores each attempt out of 100, with a score for each sound in the word Stronger here | None described on its site. The clinician judges every production |
| Progress data | Every scored attempt is saved by sound and word position, with progress charts and reports Stronger here | We found no data collection or progress tracking described on its site |
| Group play | Built for one child at a time. No multi-player mode; for groups you screen-share | Online games for up to 6 players Stronger here |
| Making your own material | Magic Studio: build interactive decks with 20+ element types, share them by link, or sell them on the Magic Deck marketplace Stronger here | Pick from its built-in decks and targets. We found no deck builder described |
| Students | 3 student profiles included; extra students are $4.99/month each, up to 10 in total | One membership price; its site states no student limit. Group quotes for teams Stronger here |
| Devices | Any modern browser: Chromebook, iPad, Android tablet, laptop, phone. Needs an internet connection Even | Web-based. We found no app Even |
| Price (checked October 2026) | $9.99/month or $79.99/year | $12.95/month or $139.92/year |
| Trial | 7 days, no card needed | 14 days. Its site does not say whether a card is needed |
What it is
A speech-practice platform: games that score each spoken attempt, a deck builder (Magic Studio), printable worksheets and progress by sound
A materials library: real-photo flash cards, built-in card decks and online games for articulation, language and social communication
Size of the library
Much smaller and speech-sound first: a set of speech games, 9,200+ practice words with pictures, and marketplace decks
Its homepage claims over 40,000 real-life images, 30,000+ flash cards and 500+ built-in card decks
Stronger hereGoal areas
Speech sounds first, plus social-communication, vocabulary and WH-question games
Articulation, language and social communication, preschool through high school
Stronger hereFeedback on a spoken word
Scores each attempt out of 100, with a score for each sound in the word
Stronger hereNone described on its site. The clinician judges every production
Progress data
Every scored attempt is saved by sound and word position, with progress charts and reports
Stronger hereWe found no data collection or progress tracking described on its site
Group play
Built for one child at a time. No multi-player mode; for groups you screen-share
Online games for up to 6 players
Stronger hereMaking your own material
Magic Studio: build interactive decks with 20+ element types, share them by link, or sell them on the Magic Deck marketplace
Stronger herePick from its built-in decks and targets. We found no deck builder described
Students
3 student profiles included; extra students are $4.99/month each, up to 10 in total
One membership price; its site states no student limit. Group quotes for teams
Stronger hereDevices
Any modern browser: Chromebook, iPad, Android tablet, laptop, phone. Needs an internet connection
EvenWeb-based. We found no app
EvenPrice (checked October 2026)
$9.99/month or $79.99/year
$12.95/month or $139.92/year
Trial
7 days, no card needed
14 days. Its site does not say whether a card is needed
Choose Ultimate SLP if
- Your caseload spans language, social communication and articulation, and you want one library for all of it
- You prefer real photos over illustrations for stimulus cards
- You run group sessions and want games several students can play at once
- You see more than a handful of students: one flat membership covers them all
Choose SpeechTherapyMagic if
- Most of your goals are speech sounds and you want each spoken attempt scored, sound by sound
- You want progress saved automatically by sound and word position instead of tallied by hand
- You want to build your own interactive decks, or send practice home to a family
- You are a parent or an SLP with a small caseload, where the lower price applies
What a year costs
Prices as listed in October 2026. SpeechTherapyMagic includes 3 student profiles; each extra is $4.99/month, up to 10. Ultimate SLP lists no per-student charge.
A parent with one child, billed yearly
- SpeechTherapyMagic
- $79.99
- Ultimate SLP
- $139.92
An SLP with 3 students, billed yearly
- SpeechTherapyMagic
- $79.99
- Ultimate SLP
- $139.92
An SLP with 10 students, billed yearly
- SpeechTherapyMagic
- $499.15 ($79.99 plus 7 extra students at $4.99/month)
- Ultimate SLP
- $139.92
Month to month for a year, 3 students
- SpeechTherapyMagic
- $119.88
- Ultimate SLP
- $155.40 (12 × $12.95)
- Above 10 students, SpeechTherapyMagic asks you to contact us, so a school caseload is cheaper on Ultimate SLP.
- Neither price includes tax. Ultimate SLP offers group discounts by quote.
What scoring looks like in SpeechTherapyMagic
Real screens from the app on a phone. We do not reproduce Ultimate SLP's screens here; its homepage shows its cards and games.
Where each one falls short
Ultimate SLP is a library, not a data system. Its site describes no progress tracking and no feedback on how a word was said, so data collection stays on you. Its own homepage gives two different counts for both its images (10,000+ and 40,000+) and its games (55+ and 100+), so treat the headline numbers as approximate.
SpeechTherapyMagic is a much smaller library, it is speech-sound first, and its per-student pricing gets expensive past a few students. The scoring needs a microphone and a reasonably quiet room. The score is practice feedback, not an assessment: it is not a clinical measure, it has not been validated on disordered child speech, and it does not detect distortions, so your ear still decides.
If you are weighing Ultimate SLP against Boom Cards instead, the Ultimate SLP alternatives guide covers Boom, SLP Now and The Digital SLP with the same checked prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Hear how each word went
Play a game, say the word, and see the score for each sound. 7 days free, no card.
Start free trial7 days free • No card needed • Then $9.99/month or $79.99/year