Comparison

Blindfold Slide Puzzle 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 Slide Puzzle

This game offers a classic sliding tile puzzle experience designed for accessibility. It features multiple grid sizes and provides guidance to help players solve the challenges.

Highlights
  • Accessible sliding tile puzzles
  • Multiple grid sizes (2x2 to 5x5)
  • Hints and guides included
  • Classic puzzle gameplay
Features
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Blindfold Slide Puzzle is a fully accessible sliding tile puzzle game. The slide puzzle (also called Gem Puzzle, Boss Puzzle, Game of Fifteen, Mystic Square and many others) is a puzzle that consists of a grid of numbered square tiles in random order with one tile missing. The common puzzle is known as the 15 puzzle, with 4 rows and 4 columns, filled with tiles numbered from 1 to 15. The 16th space is empty. The object of the puzzle is to place the tiles in order by making sliding moves that use the empty space. Blindfold Slide Puzzle includes a 2 by 2 grid, with 3 tiles, on a 3 by 3 grid with 8 tiles, and on a 5 by 5 grid with 24 tiles, along with a hints guide on how to play and win. Blindfold Slide Puzzle was suggested by several blind gamers who enjoyed Blindfold Tile Puzzle and Blindfold Pyramid Tiles.

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 Slide Puzzle2 screens
SoundEcho3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SoundEcho at 100% against Blindfold Slide Puzzle's 50%. SoundEcho also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months). Blindfold Slide Puzzle's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 Slide Puzzle sells 3 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 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Blindfold Slide Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 100% of SoundEcho's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blindfold Slide Puzzle ships an update every 8 months, SoundEcho every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Blindfold Slide Puzzle versus SoundEcho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlindfold Slide PuzzleSoundEcho
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 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
Size11 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developermarty schultzKristof Nijs

Customer experience

Blindfold Slide Puzzle

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
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

3 purchases

Blindfold Slide Puzzle

One-time3
  • Unlimited Coins$2.99
  • Replay Pack$2.99
  • Bundle$4.99
1 purchases

SoundEcho

One-time1
  • Purchasing the app$4.49

Questions

Is Blindfold Slide Puzzle free?
Blindfold Slide Puzzle 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 Slide Puzzle or SoundEcho?
SoundEcho is rated higher. Blindfold Slide Puzzle averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while SoundEcho averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Blindfold Slide Puzzle or SoundEcho have ads?
Neither Blindfold Slide Puzzle nor SoundEcho shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blindfold Slide Puzzle or SoundEcho?
Blindfold Slide Puzzle ships an update every 8 months, and SoundEcho every 5 weeks. Most recently, Blindfold Slide Puzzle was updated on November 3, 2026 and SoundEcho on October 24, 2026.

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