Comparison

Blindfold Hearts vs SoundEcho

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Blindfold Hearts

A fully accessible card game designed for rapid audio play, offering a trick-taking experience against computer opponents. Customize spoken information and sound effects to suit your preferences.

Highlights
  • Fully accessible audio play
  • Trick-taking gameplay
  • Play against computer opponents
  • Customizable audio and sound effects
  • High score sharing
Features
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Blindfold Games are entertainment apps provided as a service to the visually impaired community by Objective Ed. Your in-app upgrades pay for the development and support of these games.  Hearts is a fully accessible Hearts card game for both sighted and visually impaired people, designed for rapid audio play. Hearts is a trick taking game, where you try to get the lowest score against 3 computer opponents. Each heart is worth one point, and the Queen of Spades is worth 13. You can also "shoot the moon" getting all hearts and the Queen of Spades, but beware - your opponents will try to stop you. You can customize the game to your liking: how much extra information is spoken and how quickly it is spoken, how many sound effects are used amongst other things. And you can post your high scores to Twitter or Facebook.

About

SoundEcho

A fun and accessible memory game using sound cues. Players match pairs of buttons that produce the same sound to clear the board. Supports multiple sound themes and player counts, with Game Center integration.

Highlights
  • Sound-based memory matching
  • VoiceOver accessibility
  • Animal and computer sound themes
  • Multiple difficulty levels (10, 15, 20 sounds)
  • 2-4 player real-time multiplayer
  • Game Center integration
Features
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SoundEcho is a memory game with sounds that is easy to play and fully accessible with VoiceOver. SoundEcho is enjoyable for blind, low vision and sighted players alike. The gameplay is simple. Buttons showing a letter, number or smiley are spread across the screen. Tap a button to hear a sound. If two different buttons produce the same sound, they disappear. Find all matching sounds as quickly as possible with as few taps as you can. Choose from 4 sound categories: the classic animal and computer sounds, or the alternative traffic and musical instrument sounds. Each game contains 10, 15 or 20 sound pairs. SoundEcho integrates Game Center so you can compare scores, track achievements and play real-time matches with 2 to 4 players. SoundEcho was nominated for the 2023 Golden Apple Awards by the AppleVis website. Try SoundEcho for free today.

Screenshots

Blindfold Hearts2 screens
SoundEcho3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SoundEcho at 100% against Blindfold Hearts's 50%. SoundEcho also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months). Blindfold Hearts's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blindfold Hearts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and SoundEcho sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blindfold Hearts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Blindfold Hearts's written reviews are positive against 100% of SoundEcho's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blindfold Hearts ships an update every 2 months, SoundEcho every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Blindfold Hearts versus SoundEcho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlindfold HeartsSoundEcho
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developermarty schultzKristof Nijs

Customer experience

Blindfold Hearts

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

SoundEcho

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Blindfold Hearts

One-time4
  • 25 Coins$0.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Unlock Competitors$2.99
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  • Unlimited Coins$2.99
1 purchases

SoundEcho

One-time1
  • Purchasing the app$4.49

Questions

Is Blindfold Hearts free?
Blindfold Hearts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SoundEcho free?
SoundEcho is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blindfold Hearts or SoundEcho?
Blindfold Hearts is rated higher. Blindfold Hearts averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SoundEcho averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Blindfold Hearts or SoundEcho have ads?
Neither Blindfold Hearts nor SoundEcho shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blindfold Hearts or SoundEcho?
Blindfold Hearts ships an update every 2 months, and SoundEcho every 5 weeks. Most recently, Blindfold Hearts was updated on October 24, 2026 and SoundEcho on October 24, 2026.

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