Comparison

SoundEcho vs Pixel Bowling

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

Head to head
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.

About

Pixel Bowling

Experience retro-style bowling with intuitive swipe controls and realistic pin physics. Compete in a career mode with multiple tournaments and locations, or enjoy daily challenges and quick play. Unlock new balls and track your stats in this ad-free, no-nonsense game.

Highlights
  • Retro pixel art style
  • Intuitive swipe controls
  • Realistic pin physics
  • Career mode with 15 tournaments
  • Daily Bowl challenges
  • Unlockable bowling balls
  • Detailed stat tracking
Features
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Step up to the lane. Pixel Bowling is a retro-styled bowling game with simple swipe controls, satisfying pin physics, and a whole lot to keep you coming back. Aim your shot, set your power, swipe in the direction you want the ball to go. Every roll feels different — every spare feels earned. Career Mode takes you from small-town leagues to the national stage across 15 tournaments and 5 Locations. Win matches, climb the ranks, and unlock new balls along the way. Daily Bowl gives you one game per day. Track your streak, chase your best, and see how you stack up on the Game Center leaderboard. Quick Play is always there when you just want to bowl. Earn achievements, complete weekly challenges, and build your ball collection as you go. Track your stats — strikes, spares, averages, and everything in between. Pixel art. Retro fonts. No ads. No nonsense. Just bowling.

Screenshots

SoundEcho3 screens
Pixel Bowling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SoundEcho at Free against Pixel Bowling's $1.99. SoundEcho also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%). Pixel Bowling's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

SoundEcho is free to download; Pixel Bowling costs $1.99 up front. SoundEcho sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pixel Bowling asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Bowling holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Bowling has 69 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of SoundEcho's written reviews are positive against 91% of Pixel Bowling's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoundEcho ships an update every 5 weeks, Pixel Bowling every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SoundEcho versus Pixel Bowling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundEchoPixel Bowling
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)4.7 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better90.9% of reviews
Number of ratings369 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB43 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKristof Nijsadam rogan

Customer experience

SoundEcho

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pixel Bowling

All ratings69 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SoundEcho

One-time1
  • Purchasing the app$4.49
None

Pixel Bowling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SoundEcho free?
SoundEcho is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Bowling free?
Pixel Bowling costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SoundEcho or Pixel Bowling?
Pixel Bowling is rated higher. SoundEcho averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Pixel Bowling averages 4.7 from 69 ratings.
Do SoundEcho or Pixel Bowling have ads?
Neither SoundEcho nor Pixel Bowling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SoundEcho or Pixel Bowling?
SoundEcho ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pixel Bowling every 3 weeks. Most recently, SoundEcho was updated on September 25, 2026 and Pixel Bowling on October 16, 2026.

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