# Soundly: First Words & Sounds — Photo flashcards for toddlers > Interactive educational game for toddlers teaching sounds, shapes, and names of objects. (iPhone/iPad app by John Galliano.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soundly-first-words-and-sounds/id664624777 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [John Galliano](https://appshunter.io/developer/1009659391) - Category: Education, Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.00/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 345 MB - Languages: American English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany), Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean and 9 more - Released: 2013-11-22 - Data updated: 2026-09-06 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soundly-first-words-and-sounds/id664624777/reviews.md ## What is Soundly? Tap an animal. Hear the animal. 360 photo flashcards, 361 real recorded sounds, 19 languages. Soundly is 360 photographs and 361 real recorded sounds, made for children who are still learning what things are called. No cartoons standing in for the real thing, and no synthesised noises. A cow photographed in a field, and the sound that cow actually makes. SIX WORLDS, SEVENTY-TWO THINGS Farm animals. Wild animals. Instruments. Vehicles. Everyday life. Around the house. Twelve things in every world, each with five photographs and five different sounds, so a child who taps the same dog five times hears five different dogs. BUILT FOR EYES THAT ARE TWO The pickers are bold clip art with a heavy outline, because a small child recognises a thing by its shape long before its colour or its size. Then the photograph arrives full screen, because that is what carries into the real world. The cartoon is the door. The photograph is the room. GROWS WITH THEM Start with pictures and sounds alone. Add the spoken name when they are ready for words. Add the written word when they start to read. Then add a second language. Every one of those is a switch you control, and Soundly sets itself up for your child's age the first time you open it. NINETEEN LANGUAGES English, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian and Vietnamese. The word on the photograph and the voice that says it always match, so a child never sees one language and hears another. The language your child is learning is a separate choice from the language you read. A Norwegian family can have Norwegian menus and an English-speaking app. MADE FOR SMALL HANDS No advertising. No tracking. No accounts. No analytics of any kind, and not one line of code that talks to the internet — everything is inside the app, so it works on a plane, in a car, and in a waiting room with no signal. Buying, the privacy policy and every setting sit behind a parental gate. There is a tap lock that ignores the first few seconds of a photograph so it is not skipped by accident, and instructions for Guided Access, which is the only thing that genuinely keeps a child inside one app. ONE PAYMENT Farm Animals is free, for as long as you like. One payment unlocks the other five worlds, every voice and every language, for good. No subscription. Soundly first shipped in 2013 and has been rebuilt from the ground up. ## Key features - 360+ HD pictures and real-life sounds - 6 main learning categories - Customizable learning progression - Professional voice-over pronunciation - Interactive icon rearrangement - Parent and teacher-developed interface ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Full version | $2.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (2 of 2) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soundly-first-words-and-sounds/id664624777/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Soundly *2026-04-28* 5,5 ### 1/5 — Purchaser *2017-06-01* Really liked the product- upgraded for $3 and nothing happened!!! Now I have to take time I don't have and get resolution.....very frustrated ## Frequently asked questions about Soundly ### What age is Soundly appropriate for? Soundly is designed for toddlers and young children and has an age rating of 4+. The app can be customized to suit a child's growing experience and learning needs. ### Does Soundly have ads? No, Soundly is ad-free, allowing for an uninterrupted learning experience for young children. ### What kind of content does Soundly offer? Soundly features over 360 HD pictures and real-life sounds across 6 main categories: Farm Animals, Instruments, Vehicles, Activities, Wild Animals, and Household items. Each item includes multiple images and sounds for exploration. ### How does Soundly help children learn? Soundly uses a pedagogically structured approach, starting with sounds and images, and progressing to learning names with professional voice-overs and optional text descriptions. Features like 'Shake the phone to rearrange the icons' also aid memory development. ### Can Soundly be customized for my child? Yes, Soundly offers several customization options including 'Auto-Close Image', 'Voice-Over', 'Text Description', 'Lock Screen', 'Only show 4 Icons', and the ability to 'Hide Snake Category' to tailor the experience to your child's age and comfort level. ### What languages will Soundly support? Soundly is currently working on adding multiple languages, with Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, German, French, Russian, and Portuguese planned for a future update within 4-6 weeks. ### How often is Soundly updated? The app was last updated on December 5, 2013, with version 1.1. Future updates are planned within 4-6 weeks to include new languages. ### What devices does Soundly support? Soundly is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 2.0 — 2026-09-02 Soundly has been rebuilt. NINETEEN LANGUAGES Every word is now spoken in English, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian and Vietnamese — by a native voice in each. The whole app is translated too, not just the words on the photographs. The English recordings are the original voice actor's, exactly as they were. A NEW LOOK Redrawn for modern iPhones and iPad, in colour and in the dark, with the photographs finally shown the way they were shot. MADE TO SET ITSELF UP Soundly now asks your child's age the first time you open it and configures itself — pictures and sounds for the youngest, then words, then reading, then a second language. FIXED · Tapping a truck five times crashed the app. It doesn't now. · Sound plays even with the ring switch on silent, like any video. · The language you choose is properly separate from your phone's language. · A photograph is never named in the wrong language. PRIVACY Still no ads, no tracking, no accounts, and no internet connection of any kind. ### 1.1 — 2013-12-05 small enhancement kid friendly ad implementation ### 1.0 — 2013-11-22 No release notes. ## Apps similar to Soundly | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Animal and Tool Flashcards](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/animal-and-tool-flashcards/id427540962) | 4.5 (538) | Free | Education | | [Conversation Skills - Lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/conversation-skills-lite/id1290975905) | 5.0 (1) | Free | Education | | [Sound Touch 2](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sound-touch-2/id504519249) | 5.0 (2) | $9.99 | Education | | [Vehicle Show 360](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vehicle-show-360/id1575094123) | — | Free | Education | | [Baby Touch - Animal Sound](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/baby-touch-animal-sound/id1439943803) | 3.5 (6) | Free | Education | | [Sound Touch - Christmas](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sound-touch-christmas/id1358706971) | 5.0 (3) | Free | Education | ## More apps by John Galliano - [Giant Square PRO - Grids+](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/giant-square-pro-grids-plus/id602396401) - [Giant Square: Grids & Collages](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/giant-square-grids-and-collages/id638402155) - [Moments: Slideshow Video Maker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/moments-slideshow-video-maker/id832960935) - [Muse - Music & Video Editor](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/muse-music-and-video-editor/id1013837755) - [Giant Collage: Story Maker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/giant-collage-story-maker/id1535969743) All apps by John Galliano: https://appshunter.io/developer/1009659391 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-06.*