SherlockForms vs SoundEcho
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SherlockForms
A simple game designed to help visually impaired children identify shapes. It progresses through levels with increasingly smaller shapes, aiding supervisors in assessing visual acuity while keeping children engaged.
- Shape identification challenges
- Progressive difficulty with smaller shapes
- Visual acuity assessment tool
- Engaging gameplay for children
- Designed for visually impaired users
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This little game is geared towards visually impaired children. The player is tasked to find a specific shape in a set of various other shapes. Over the course of the levels the shapes get smaller and smaller. The intention is to enable a supervisor to more easily asses the child's approximate visual acuity; all the while keeping the child entertained.
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 rating: SoundEcho at 4.3 against SherlockForms's 1.0. SoundEcho also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). SherlockForms's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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. SoundEcho sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SherlockForms asks for nothing beyond the download.
SoundEcho holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
SherlockForms ships an update every 12 months, SoundEcho every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SherlockForms | SoundEcho |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Amicale du Personel de l'institut pour Deficients Visuels | Kristof Nijs |
Customer experience
SherlockForms
SoundEcho
In-app purchases
SherlockForms
No in-app purchases
SoundEcho
- Purchasing the app$4.49
