Comparison

Ling vs Soundiverse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ling

This app allows users to conduct and track hearing tests using the Ling Six Sound Test. It helps verify that hearing devices are functioning correctly by playing specific speech sounds and recording results over time, replacing manual record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Conduct Ling Six Sound Tests
  • Track test results over time
  • Verify hearing device function
  • Record results for multiple users
  • Use pre-recorded male/female voices
  • Record custom voice prompts
  • Self-check hearing devices
Features
Currently charting
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Now you can do Ling tests and store the results over time in our handy app. The Ling Six Sound Test is used to check if the listener can hear speech sounds across the pitch range of normal speech. To understand spoken conversation successfully, you need to be able to reliably hear low to high pitch speech sounds. The RIDBC Ling Sound Test app has been created to allow you to quickly check that hearing devices (hearing aids, cochlear implants or bone conductors) are delivering speech sounds to the listener as they should from day to day. The app replaces the need to record and store test results on paper, providing useful information about the reliability of speech perception over time. The app allows a user to play each of the 6 sounds (ah, ee, mm, oo, sh, ss) during the test and record the results for one or multiple users. Ling sounds are pre-recorded in a male and a female voice, or you can record your own. These pre-recorded sounds also allow the user to self-check their devices by playing sounds in random order.

About

Soundiverse

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Soundiverse is a serious game filled with colourful visuals, engaging soundscapes, and playful mechanics. Children are tasked to play for approximately 12 minutes a day, five days a week, for 10 weeks. This may enhance their listening skills, slowly encouraging their brains to adapt to more difficult listening scenarios. Difficulty levels are adaptive to suit each child's unique needs.

Screenshots

Ling4 screens
Soundiverse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Soundiverse at Free against Ling's $2.99. Soundiverse also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 6 months). Ling's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#135 vs unranked). On ads 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

Soundiverse is free to download; Ling costs $2.99 up front. Soundiverse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ling asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ling ships an update every 6 months, Soundiverse every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Ling versus Soundiverse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingSoundiverse
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#135 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.3
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB427 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoyal Institute for Deaf and Blind ChildrenSound Scouts HQ Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Ling

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Soundiverse

One-time1
  • Licence$29.99

Questions

Is Ling free?
Ling costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Soundiverse free?
Soundiverse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ling or Soundiverse have ads?
Neither Ling nor Soundiverse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ling or Soundiverse?
Ling ships an update every 6 months, and Soundiverse every 4 weeks. Most recently, Ling was updated on August 30, 2026 and Soundiverse on September 8, 2026.

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