YLE hirsipuu vs SoundEcho
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YLE hirsipuu
Engage in a word-guessing game using vocabulary sourced from diverse news feeds. Primarily features Finnish words. Offers a straightforward and educational linguistic challenge.
- Word game based on news feeds
- Finnish vocabulary focus
- Educational word guessing
- Simple gameplay
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With YLE Hangman you can play a game with words that are collected from many different news feeds. They are mostly in Finnish.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SoundEcho at 4.3 against YLE hirsipuu's 1.0. SoundEcho also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). YLE hirsipuu's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. SoundEcho sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. YLE hirsipuu asks for nothing beyond the download.
SoundEcho holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
YLE hirsipuu ships an update every 35 months, SoundEcho every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YLE hirsipuu | SoundEcho |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MIPsoft Oy | Kristof Nijs |
Customer experience
YLE hirsipuu
SoundEcho
In-app purchases
YLE hirsipuu
No in-app purchases
SoundEcho
- Purchasing the app$4.49
