Sphero Play vs Gonk Vocalizer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sphero Play
Control and play with various Sphero robots using a single application. Explore multiple drive modes, engage in robot-controlled games, and learn basic programming through a block-based interface.
- Multiple drive modes (joystick, tilt, voice)
- Robot-controlled games
- Block Drive programming
- Sports-themed drive modes
- Voice control
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Drive and play games from ONE app with your Sphero Mini, Sphero 2.0, SPRK, SPRK+, BOLT, and BOLT+. Connect and control your robots with several exciting drive modes, use your robot as a controller to play games, or try out Block Drive for an intro to programming with colorful blocks. Features include: DRIVE MODES Drive your robots several ways with the Sphero Play app. Use the joystick and slingshot controls, tilt your device, or use your voice. Our sports-themed drive modes keep things fun with the ability to swing your device to "golf"*, or flick to "kick" your robot. BLOCK DRIVE PROGRAMMING Learn programming basics by controlling your robot with colorful movement and light blocks. GAMES Use your robot as a controller to shoot your way through space, race your vehicle through a tunnel avoiding obstacles and scoring points, or rotate your ball to destroy a polygon of bricks. Need robots? We know a guy. Visit sphero.com and order today. *This mode is not available on iPads.
Gonk Vocalizer
This application generates unique vocalizations for Gonk droids by synthesizing new sounds from original phonemes. It offers infinite, organic variety, ensuring no two "Gonk" sounds are ever the same. The software is completely free and contains no ads or in-app purchases.
- Real-time Gonk vocalization synthesis
- Infinite, organic sound variety
- Uses original Gonk phonemes
- Free to use
- No advertisements
- No in-app purchases
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Generate unique Gonk vocalizations with the press of a button! The Gonk Vocalizer is powered by advanced research into the speech production of Gonk droids. Gonks are famous for speaking just one word. Only a handful of variations on that word were originally recorded. Using individual phonemes from those original recordings, the Gonk Vocalizer synthesizes brand new Gonk vocalizations in realtime. For the first time ever, hear the Gonk express itself with infinite, organic variety. No two "Gonk"s will ever sound the same. This software is entirely free and contains no advertisements or in-app purchases. For more information on the Human-Cyborg Relations project, please visit humancyborgrelations.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sphero Play at 37K against Gonk Vocalizer's 7. Gonk Vocalizer's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gonk Vocalizer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sphero Play has 37K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Sphero Play | Gonk Vocalizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (37K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sphero, Inc. | Michael Perl |
Customer experience
Sphero Play
Gonk Vocalizer
Bugs and requests
Sphero Play
Reported bugs
2 issues- Joystick controls not working as expected
- Alignment issues causing unexpected movement
Requested features
4 requests- More games and activities
- Support for additional Sphero products (e.g. Ollie, BB-8)
- Improved aiming and control precision
- Camera integration to see the Sphero's view
Gonk Vocalizer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sphero Play
No in-app purchases
Gonk Vocalizer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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