Lexico Sounds vs Recognizing sounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lexico Sounds
This educational game helps children develop cognitive and auditory skills by matching sounds to corresponding images. It features a variety of themed puzzles, from animals to vehicles, with an advanced timed mode for extra challenge. Unlock additional levels with a one-time in-app purchase.
- Sound-to-image matching
- 20 themed puzzles
- Icon-based navigation
- Timed challenge mode
- High score tracking
- Sound sharing
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Lexico Sounds is a game to enhance cognitive and auditory skills. Children can learn and discover sounds from all walks of life: animals, music instruments, home, workplace and nature sounds. The app is well suited for small children as all navigation is by icons. The game is played by dragging sounds onto the corresponding image. There are 20 puzzles with various subjects: farm animals, wild animals, birds, humans, classical instruments, modern instruments, percussion instruments, toys, household appliances, foods, cutting+breaking, office tools, vehicles, construction, police, alarm signals, weather, public places, footsteps, sports. For advanced players, there is a game mode in each category. The aim is to associate as many sounds to the corresponding images within 1 minute. High scores are recorded and can be shared by mail or on social networks. Lexico Sounds is free, including the category "animals". All other levels can be unlocked with one in-App purchase.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Recognizing sounds at 4.0 against Lexico Sounds's 2.3. Recognizing sounds also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Lexico Sounds's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Lexico Sounds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Recognizing sounds asks for nothing beyond the download.
Recognizing sounds holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Lexico Sounds's written reviews are positive against 100% of Recognizing sounds's.
Lexico Sounds ships an update every 3 weeks, Recognizing sounds every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lexico Sounds | Recognizing sounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pappy GmbH | Dennis van Duin |
Customer experience
Lexico Sounds
Recognizing sounds
In-app purchases
Lexico Sounds
- unlock all levels$4.00
Recognizing sounds
No in-app purchases
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