Ears Clues vs SoundEcho
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ears Clues
A digital board game where players solve a murder mystery by deducing the killer, location, and weapon. Navigate a mansion, gather clues from other players, and outsmart computer opponents.
- Solve murder mysteries
- Deduce killer, location, weapon
- Play against AI opponents
- Adjust AI skill level
- Accessible board game design
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Ears Clues is a fully accessible board game inspired by the board game Clue. The object of the game is to determine who murdered the game's victim , where the crime took place, and which weapon was used. Each player assumes the role of one of the six suspects, and attempts to deduce the correct answer by strategically moving from room to room in a mansion and collecting clues about the circumstances of the murder from the other players. You can play with up to 3 computer opponents, and you can adjust their skill level. The game comes with coins for playing a bunch of games; you can purchase more coins with an in-app upgrade.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SoundEcho at 100% against Ears Clues's 20%. SoundEcho also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.7) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Ears Clues's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Ears Clues 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.
SoundEcho holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Ears Clues's written reviews are positive against 100% of SoundEcho's.
Ears Clues ships an update fortnightly, SoundEcho every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ears Clues | SoundEcho |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (9 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kid Friendly Software, Inc | Kristof Nijs |
Customer experience
Ears Clues
SoundEcho
In-app purchases
Ears Clues
- 7 Coins$0.99
- Unlocks Skills$2.99
- Unlimited Coins$6.99
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- Bundle$8.99
SoundEcho
- Purchasing the app$4.49








