Comparison

Sound Touch Lite vs Itsy Bitsy Spider

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

Head to head
About

Sound Touch Lite

This app uses real-life photos and authentic sounds to teach young children words, sounds, and early vocabulary. It features over 400 flashcards covering various categories and supports 35 languages for multilingual learning. Designed for easy, kid-friendly navigation, it's ideal for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Highlights
  • 400+ real-world flashcards
  • Authentic sounds and real photos
  • Up to 6 variations per item
  • 35 languages supported
  • Kid-friendly navigation
  • Teaches first words and 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

Itsy Bitsy Spider

An interactive and educational retelling of a classic nursery rhyme for young children. Features include hidden surprises, sing-along recording, and mini-games that teach counting and nature.

Highlights
  • Interactive illustrations with hidden surprises
  • Record your own voice singing
  • Learn about nature with Cloe the fly
  • Counting activities with a squirrel
  • Play peek-a-boo with a frog
  • Watch a caterpillar transform
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An award-winning original tribute to a childhood classic, Itsy Bitsy Spider offers children a fun, interactive and educational experience. AGES: 2-5. OVERVIEW - 100% interactive illustrations with hidden surprises on every page - Easy navigation – just poke the spider to move to the next scene - Use the record feature to sing along CATEGORY: Nursery Rhyme ACTIVITIES - FOLLOW the spider on an adventure – up, down and all around - LEARN about the environment and nature from Cloe the fly - COUNT with a squirrel as he builds his house - PLAY peek-a-boo with a frog - SING along and record your own voice - LISTEN to classical music performed on a violin and cello - WATCH a caterpillar become a beautiful butterfly
 - COLLECT colorful eggs on the spider web AWARDS - Parents’ Choice Gold Award - Parents’ Choice Foundation - Children’s Technology Review Editor’s Choice Award for Excellence in Design ABOUT DUCK DUCK MOOSE (A subsidiary of Khan Academy) Duck Duck Moose, an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for families, is a passionate team of engineers, artists, designers, and educators. Founded in 2008, the company has created 21 top-selling titles and has received 21 Parents’ Choice Awards, 18 Children’s Technology Review Awards, 12 Tech with Kids’ Best Pick App Awards, and a KAPi award for “Best Children’s App” at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Duck Duck Moose is now part of the Khan Academy family. Like all Khan Academy offerings, all Duck Duck Moose apps are now 100% free, without ads or subscriptions. For kids ages 2-7, don't miss Khan Academy Kids, our new early learning app to help young children with reading, writing, math and social-emotional development! We’d love to hear from you! Visit us at www.duckduckmoose.com or drop us a line at support@duckduckmoose.com.

Screenshots

Sound Touch Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Itsy Bitsy Spider at none against Sound Touch Lite's 3. Itsy Bitsy Spider also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 55%) and ratings volume (45 vs 12). Sound Touch Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price and ads 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. Sound Touch Lite sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Itsy Bitsy Spider asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sound Touch Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 45 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Sound Touch Lite's written reviews are positive against 70% of Itsy Bitsy Spider's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sound Touch Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, Itsy Bitsy Spider every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Sound Touch Lite versus Itsy Bitsy Spider: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSound Touch LiteItsy Bitsy Spider
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (12 ratings) — better4.2 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews54.7% of reviews70.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1245 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size760 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoundTouch InteractiveDuck Duck Moose LLC

Customer experience

Sound Touch Lite

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews267 reviews
Positive54.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative36.7%

Itsy Bitsy Spider

All ratings40 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative17.5%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral9.5%
Negative20.0%

User reviews

Sound Touch Lite

From 12 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👶 Highly engaging for babies and toddlers
  • 📚 Excellent educational tool for learning animals and sounds
  • 🖼️ High-quality realistic photos and HD images
  • 🔊 Clear, authentic sound effects and audio clips
  • 🎨 Simple and intuitive user interface

Room to improve

  • 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
  • 💸 Aggressive monetization with paid upgrades
  • 🚫 Inappropriate ads targeting children (dating sites, adult content)
  • ⚠️ Clickable ads easily triggered by toddlers
  • 💳 Unexpected charges and subscription fees

Itsy Bitsy Spider

From 45 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👶 Highly engaging for toddlers and young children
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and animations
  • 🎵 Entertaining music and sound effects
  • 🖱️ Interactive cause-and-effect gameplay
  • 🎓 Educational value for learning

Room to improve

  • 🎤 Male singer's voice sounds creepy or odd
  • 📱 Limited content - only 2 screens
  • ⏱️ Short play duration before boredom sets in
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay with limited variety
  • 💸 Expensive for the amount of content

Bugs and requests

Sound Touch Lite

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App won't open after recent updates
  • App freezes and crashes intermittently
  • Sound not loading or playing
  • Ads fail to load, breaking app functionality
  • Photos not displaying properly
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  • Subscription features not working despite payment
  • Unexpected app closures when ads are clicked
  • Download/installation failures

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to lock screen or specific category to prevent accidental navigation
  • Voice narration labeling animal and object names
  • Swipe navigation between images instead of exiting category
  • Option to limit number of choices on main page
  • Expanded content library with more animals and items
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  • Disable or customize ad placement
  • One-time purchase option instead of recurring subscriptions
  • Improved content organization and filtering

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App won't progress past opening screen after iOS 13 update
  • App won't open at all after recent update
  • Stuck on first page with no way to turn pages
  • Sound not working despite troubleshooting
  • Program crashes and requires restart to change pages
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  • App incompatible with iPad HD version
  • Freezes and performance issues

Requested features

8 requests
  • More nursery rhymes in similar format
  • Additional screens and content
  • Female or child voice option for singing
  • More verses of Itsy Bitsy Spider incorporated
  • Automatic music playback option
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  • Multi-touch support for simultaneous screen touches
  • Ability to switch singer voice
  • More interactive activities and projects

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sound Touch Lite

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime subscription$19.99
None

Itsy Bitsy Spider

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sound Touch Lite free?
Sound Touch Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Itsy Bitsy Spider free?
Itsy Bitsy Spider is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sound Touch Lite or Itsy Bitsy Spider?
Sound Touch Lite is rated higher. Sound Touch Lite averages 4.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Itsy Bitsy Spider averages 4.2 from 45 ratings.
Do Sound Touch Lite or Itsy Bitsy Spider have ads?
Neither Sound Touch Lite nor Itsy Bitsy Spider shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sound Touch Lite or Itsy Bitsy Spider?
Sound Touch Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, and Itsy Bitsy Spider every 7 months. Most recently, Sound Touch Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Itsy Bitsy Spider on November 1, 2026.

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