Comparison

Blindfold Word Biggle 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 Word Biggle

A fully accessible letter linking game inspired by Boggle, offering a word-building challenge with adjustable grid sizes and timed or untimed play. Designed for the visually impaired community, it provides an engaging way to form words from adjacent letters for higher scores.

Highlights
  • Letter linking gameplay
  • Adjustable grid sizes (4x4, 5x5, 6x6)
  • Timed and untimed modes
  • Scoring based on word length
  • Fully accessible for visually impaired users
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.  Word Biggle is a fully accessible letter linking game, inspired by Boggle. In Word Biggle, you have a 16 randomly chosen letters arranged in a 4 by 4 grid. You build as many words as possible using adjacent letters. The longer the word, the higher you score. For example, if the top line has the letters C, A, T, S, and the second line has the letters O, L, D, X, you could form CATS from the first line and COLD using the C from the first line, and the O, L, D from the second line. You can play in either a 4 by 4 grid, a 5 by 5 grid or a 6 by 6 grid, and you can play an untimed version, or a timed version.

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 Word Biggle2 screens
SoundEcho3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SoundEcho at 100% against Blindfold Word Biggle's 0%. SoundEcho also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.5) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Blindfold Word Biggle'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 Word Biggle sells 2 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 — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Blindfold Word Biggle's written reviews are positive against 100% of SoundEcho's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blindfold Word Biggle ships an update monthly, SoundEcho every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Blindfold Word Biggle versus SoundEcho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlindfold Word BiggleSoundEcho
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developermarty schultzKristof Nijs

Customer experience

Blindfold Word Biggle

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

SoundEcho

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Blindfold Word Biggle

One-time2
  • 20 Coins$0.99
  • Unlimited Coins$4.99
1 purchases

SoundEcho

One-time1
  • Purchasing the app$4.49

Questions

Is Blindfold Word Biggle free?
Blindfold Word Biggle 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 Word Biggle or SoundEcho?
SoundEcho is rated higher. Blindfold Word Biggle averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SoundEcho averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Blindfold Word Biggle or SoundEcho have ads?
Neither Blindfold Word Biggle nor SoundEcho shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blindfold Word Biggle or SoundEcho?
Blindfold Word Biggle ships an update monthly, and SoundEcho every 5 weeks. Most recently, Blindfold Word Biggle was updated on November 2, 2026 and SoundEcho on November 3, 2026.

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