Comparison

XLII vs Snake Sounds identification

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

Head to head
About

XLII

Features
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XLII - Explore Numbers and Numerals help you learn about, discover, and explore number and numerals from around the world, ranging from familiar Roman numerals to the ancient Kharoṣṭhī script. You even can use your camera to scan numbers and convert them to an interesting output format.  To achieve full immersion, use the XLII Clock widget to display the current date and time in a number format of your choosing directly in your Home Screen. XLII - Explore Numbers and Numerals supports: - Arabic numerals (naturally) - Roman numerals - Japanese numerals (including financial notation) - Babylonian Cuneiform numerals (base 60) - Aegean numerals (Linear B script) - Chinese counting rods (籌) - Egyptian Hieroglyphs - Suzhou numbers (蘇州碼子) - Phoenician numbers - Kharoṣṭhī numerals - Brahmi numerals - Glagolitic numerals - Cyrillic numerals - Ge'ez numbers - Sundanese numbers - Tibetan numbers - Mongolian numbers - hexadecimal, binary, octal, vigesimal, etc. - spell-out notation for many languages Most formats are also accepted as input, e.g. you can convert from Roman to Cyrillic, from Ge'ez to binary, or from Japanese to Babylonian. Some (ancient) formats don't support large numbers.

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Snake Sounds identification

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Identifying snake sounds #hissing #rattle

Screenshots

XLII3 screens
Snake Sounds identification1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: XLII at none against Snake Sounds identification's shown. Snake Sounds identification's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (15.8.3 vs 17.6). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XLII ships an update every 9 months, Snake Sounds identification every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
XLII versus Snake Sounds identification: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXLIISnake Sounds identification
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.8.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertelethon k.k.Hideaki Uchikoshi

In-app purchases

None

XLII

No in-app purchases

None

Snake Sounds identification

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XLII free?
XLII is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snake Sounds identification free?
Snake Sounds identification is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do XLII or Snake Sounds identification have ads?
Snake Sounds identification shows ads; XLII does not.
Which is updated more often, XLII or Snake Sounds identification?
XLII ships an update every 9 months, and Snake Sounds identification every 2 weeks. Most recently, XLII was updated on November 3, 2026 and Snake Sounds identification on October 25, 2026.

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