Comparison

Sound Touch vs Recognizing sounds

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

Head to head
About

Sound Touch

This interactive flashcard app uses real photos and authentic sounds to teach babies and toddlers new words and concepts. It supports over 35 languages and features kid-friendly navigation, making it ideal for early language development and multilingual learning.

Highlights
  • 400+ real-world flashcards
  • Authentic sounds & real photos
  • Up to 6 variations per item
  • 35 languages supported
  • Kid-friendly navigation
  • Teaches first words & vocabulary
Features
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#1 Toddler Flashcards App - Trusted by Families, Schools & Educators Worldwide! Sound Touch is an award-winning educational app loved worldwide by millions of families, teachers, speech therapists, and schools since its launch in 2010. Designed for toddlers, babies, and preschoolers, it teaches words, sounds, and first vocabulary through real-life photos and interactive audio. Designed with student privacy in mind, it supports FERPA, COPPA, and SOPPA compliance requirements. Why Parents & Teachers Love Sound Touch: • 400+ real-world flashcards - animals, vehicles, instruments & more • Authentic sounds & real photos to build word recognition and memory • Up to 6 variations per item to encourage deeper learning and attention • 35 languages supported - perfect for multilingual learning • Easy, kid-friendly navigation - no reading required Help Your Child Learn: • First words & animal names • Vehicle & instrument recognition • Early speech and vocabulary • Multilingual exposure (optional) Perfect for: • Babies, toddlers, preschoolers • Speech therapy & early intervention • Learning at home or in classrooms Trusted by Schools & Educators: • Supports FERPA, COPPA, and SOPPA compliance requirements • No student accounts required • No third-party advertising • No collection of personal information from children Download Sound Touch today and give your child a head start in language, memory, and discovery. We value your feedback! Contact us with any suggestions - we're always improving. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Supported Languages: English (US), English (UK), English (Australia), Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), French, French (Canada), German, Italian, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Turkish, Afrikaans, Hebrew, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Hindi, Filipino (Tagalog) and Persian

About

Recognizing sounds

This app offers children a fun way to learn to recognize various sounds. It features five categories with 12 sounds each, including animals, vehicles, and instruments. Interactive activities like listening, guessing, and a memory game enhance the learning experience.

Highlights
  • Sound recognition practice
  • Five sound categories
  • Interactive listening activities
  • Picture guessing game
  • Memory matching game
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The application Recognizing sounds contains various sounds for children to practice. The sounds are subdivided into five categories, and each category contains 12 sounds. The categories are: - Farm animals - Zoo animals - Vehicles - At home - Instruments For each category children can do three activities: 1. Listening to the sound 2. Guessing the right picture while they hear a sound 3. The children have to match the pictures and the sounds in the game “Memory”. Have fun playing, Teacher Dennis.

Screenshots

Sound Touch4 screens
Recognizing sounds3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Recognizing sounds at Free against Sound Touch's $19.99. Recognizing sounds also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Sound Touch's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months). On 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

Recognizing sounds is free to download; Sound Touch costs $19.99 up front. Sound Touch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Recognizing sounds asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sound Touch holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sound Touch has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Sound Touch's written reviews are positive against 100% of Recognizing sounds's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sound Touch ships an update every 3 weeks, Recognizing sounds every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Sound Touch versus Recognizing sounds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSound TouchRecognizing sounds
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (10 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size742 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoundTouch InteractiveDennis van Duin

Customer experience

Sound Touch

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews627 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative13.6%

Recognizing sounds

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sound Touch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sound not working on certain devices
  • Incorrect labeling of some images
  • App crashing after recent updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more categories like insects, nature sounds
  • Option to disable home button or add parental lock
  • Ability to record custom sounds/voices
  • Quiz mode or other interactive games

Recognizing sounds

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sound Touch

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$14.99
None

Recognizing sounds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sound Touch free?
Sound Touch costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Recognizing sounds free?
Recognizing sounds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sound Touch or Recognizing sounds?
Sound Touch is rated higher. Sound Touch averages 4.4 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Recognizing sounds averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sound Touch or Recognizing sounds have ads?
Recognizing sounds shows ads; Sound Touch does not.
Which is updated more often, Sound Touch or Recognizing sounds?
Sound Touch ships an update every 3 weeks, and Recognizing sounds every 14 months. Most recently, Sound Touch was updated on October 13, 2026 and Recognizing sounds on September 23, 2026.

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