Comparison

Blindfold Runner 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 Runner

An endless runner game designed for visually impaired players, offering an immersive audio experience. Navigate obstacles, collect prizes, and aim for the highest score in this accessible gaming adventure.

Highlights
  • Fully accessible endless runner gameplay
  • Audio cues for obstacle avoidance
  • Jumping, sliding, and turning mechanics
  • Coin and prize collection
  • Expedition Game with supply purchases
  • Playable with or without headphones
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.  Runner is a fully accessible endless runner game inspired by the games like Temple Run. The objective is to keep running, jumping over or sliding under obstacles, turning left and right when needed, and collect prizes. You can play this game forever - there's no official finish - just try to get the highest score you can before losing. There are four types of obstacles: Things you need to jump over, such as rivers. You'll hear an ascending tone. Swipe up to jump. Things you need to slide under, such as a truck. You'll hear a descending tone. Swipe down to slide. Path goes to the right. You'll hear a sound move from your left ear to your right ear indicating something is blocking the path straight ahead, and turning right is the only direction to go. Swipe right to turn right. Path goes to the left. You'll hear a different sound move from your right ear to your left ear. Swipe left to turn left. There are also coins that you can get on the left and right sides of the road, and in the Expedition Game, supplies that you can purchase to use on your expedition. This game can be played with or without headphones or earbuds, but when starting out, using earbuds will make it easier.

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 Runner3 screens
SoundEcho3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SoundEcho at 100% against Blindfold Runner's 57%. SoundEcho also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Blindfold Runner's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (16 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blindfold Runner 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 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blindfold Runner has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Blindfold Runner's written reviews are positive against 100% of SoundEcho's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blindfold Runner ships an update weekly, SoundEcho every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Blindfold Runner versus SoundEcho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlindfold RunnerSoundEcho
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (16 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — 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
Size68 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developermarty schultzKristof Nijs

Customer experience

Blindfold Runner

All ratings16 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral37.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral42.9%
Negative0.0%

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 Runner

One-time3
  • Unlimited Play$3.99
  • Expedition Game$3.99
  • Bundle 1$6.99
1 purchases

SoundEcho

One-time1
  • Purchasing the app$4.49

Questions

Is Blindfold Runner free?
Blindfold Runner 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 Runner or SoundEcho?
SoundEcho is rated higher. Blindfold Runner averages 3.6 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while SoundEcho averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Blindfold Runner or SoundEcho have ads?
Neither Blindfold Runner nor SoundEcho shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blindfold Runner or SoundEcho?
Blindfold Runner ships an update weekly, and SoundEcho every 5 weeks. Most recently, Blindfold Runner was updated on October 1, 2026 and SoundEcho on September 25, 2026.

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