Comparison

Blindfold Pinball 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 Pinball

Experience classic arcade pinball through immersive audio. Tap the screen to control flippers and navigate the ball through bumpers. Adjust difficulty and earn extra balls with high scores.

Highlights
  • Fully accessible audio gameplay
  • Tap screen to activate flippers
  • Independent or simultaneous flipper control
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Earn extra balls
  • Post high scores to social media
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.  Pinball is an fully accessible audio game that's similar a pinball machine in an arcade. In Pinball, you fire you ball, and listen as it bounces around the bumpers until it makes its way towards your flippers. Tap the screen to activate your flippers, and you can set the game to use both flippers at the same time, or operate them independently. There are several levels of difficultly based on ball speed, and you can earn extra balls by scoring high. You can post your high scores to Facebook or Twitter. The game includes several in-app upgrades.

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 Pinball2 screens
SoundEcho3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SoundEcho at 100% against Blindfold Pinball's 0%. SoundEcho also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.5) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Blindfold Pinball's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 Pinball sells 6 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

SoundEcho holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Blindfold Pinball's written reviews are positive against 100% of SoundEcho's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Blindfold Pinball versus SoundEcho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlindfold PinballSoundEcho
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developermarty schultzKristof Nijs

Customer experience

Blindfold Pinball

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

SoundEcho

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

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Blindfold Pinball

One-time6
  • Pinball Machines Pack 3$1.99
  • Unlimited Coins$2.99
  • Background Sounds Pack 1$2.99
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  • Pinball Machines Pack 4$2.99
  • Pinball Machines Pack 1$3.99
  • Pinball Machines Pack 2$3.99
1 purchases

SoundEcho

One-time1
  • Purchasing the app$4.49

Questions

Is Blindfold Pinball free?
Blindfold Pinball 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 Pinball or SoundEcho?
SoundEcho is rated higher. Blindfold Pinball averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while SoundEcho averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Blindfold Pinball or SoundEcho have ads?
Neither Blindfold Pinball nor SoundEcho shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blindfold Pinball or SoundEcho?
Blindfold Pinball ships an update every 5 weeks, and SoundEcho every 5 weeks. Most recently, Blindfold Pinball was updated on October 24, 2026 and SoundEcho on October 24, 2026.

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