Look! Listen! Learn Language! vs First Sounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Look! Listen! Learn Language!
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Is your child speaking in single words but having trouble with simple phrases and sentences? Word Practice provides a model for step-by-step transition to full sentences. Colorful drawings or photos are presented in three categories: Common Verbs, Contrast Words like “over/under”, and Animals. A clear speech model is presented for the child to imitate and they can record and play back their own speech. The clinician can choose from three scoring methods. 1. Score each response as correct, distorted or incorrect. 2. Score responses as correct, distorted, substituted, or omitted. 3. Score productions based on whether they are spontaneously correct/incorrect or imitatively correct/incorrect. SLPs will appreciate that this activity models more complex grammar and syntax for imitation. This app uses the content from the Word Practice game from LocuTour’s Look! Listen! and Learn Language CD.
First Sounds
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Help your child practise first sounds, syllables, and everyday words at home. FirstSound combines playful voice activities, clear visual feedback, and parent-created practice in one calm, child-friendly app. FEATURES - Guided word and syllable activities with simple prompts - Everyday words for needs, choices, and feelings - A live loudness meter with clear green-zone feedback - Voice-reactive AR activities - Separate child profiles, history, and free PDF reports - Custom words and syllables with your own picture and parent voice recording - Interface in 16 supported languages and Parent Gate for purchases or external links - Works offline and requires no FirstSound account PRO SUBSCRIPTION - Full practice catalog and AR activities - Create words and syllables tailored to your child - Add an image from your photo library and record a familiar parent voice - Eligible users can receive a three-day free trial - Subscription renews automatically unless cancelled PRIVACY AND SAFETY FirstSound is for home practice and is not a medical device. The microphone measures live loudness during activities. A voice recording is stored only when a parent chooses to create one. When iCloud is available, progress, parent-created activities, pictures, and recordings are backed up only to the user's private iCloud account. FirstSound cannot access them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: First Sounds at Free against Look! Listen! Learn Language!'s $4.99. First Sounds also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). Look! Listen! Learn Language!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads there is nothing between them.
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First Sounds is free to download; Look! Listen! Learn Language! costs $4.99 up front. First Sounds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Look! Listen! Learn Language! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Look! Listen! Learn Language! ships an update every 9 months, First Sounds every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Look! Listen! Learn Language! | First Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Learning Fundamentals, Inc. | Valeriia Shchelkanova |
In-app purchases
Look! Listen! Learn Language!
No in-app purchases
First Sounds
- Pro Unlock$5.99
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