Comparison

Blindscape vs SoundEcho

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

Head to head
About

Blindscape

An experimental audio-driven narrative game set in an authoritarian society. Players experience a story told entirely through sound, focusing on a man's desire to escape his life. It offers a unique, emotionally involving plot with no typical game mechanics.

Highlights
  • Entirely sound-based storytelling
  • Experimental narrative gameplay
  • Emotionally involving plot
  • No in-app purchases or interruptions
  • Unique artistic experience
Features
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**Featured by Apple in Adventure and Role Playing game categories** Blindscape is a piece of experimental storytelling that takes place entirely through sound, . The narrative is told from the point of view of a man in an authoritarian society who wants to escape his life intolerable life by ending it. "A whole new take on puzzles . . . emotional and heartfelt." - Playboard.me "Games like Blindscape are a testament to the fact that even mobile gaming should be considered an art form, especially when done like this." - 148apps.com Features: • Stunning Retina-ready HD graphics • Up to ten minutes of gameplay • Some guy talking at you • No In-App Purchases, ratings nagging, or other interruptions • No badges, achievements, or integration with gamecenter • Makes you feel like a sophisticated patron of the arts • A serious, emotionally involving plot line • Look silly while you poke at the screen trying to find things Get the soundtrack: music.blindscapegame.com Sign up for the newsletter: blindscapegame.com Contact: gavin@gavinbrown.com

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Blindscape4 screens
SoundEcho3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blindscape at none against SoundEcho's 1. Blindscape also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 3) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). SoundEcho's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 55 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SoundEcho sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blindscape asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blindscape holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blindscape has 1.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Blindscape's written reviews are positive against 100% of SoundEcho's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blindscape ships an update every 55 months, SoundEcho every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Blindscape versus SoundEcho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlindscapeSoundEcho
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 55 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGavin BrownKristof Nijs

Customer experience

Blindscape

All ratings1,376 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews253 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.7%

SoundEcho

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Blindscape

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SoundEcho

One-time1
  • Purchasing the app$4.49

Questions

Is Blindscape free?
Blindscape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoundEcho free?
SoundEcho is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blindscape or SoundEcho?
Blindscape is rated higher. Blindscape averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while SoundEcho averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Blindscape or SoundEcho have ads?
Neither Blindscape nor SoundEcho shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blindscape or SoundEcho?
Blindscape ships an update every 55 months, and SoundEcho every 5 weeks. Most recently, Blindscape was updated on September 29, 2026 and SoundEcho on September 25, 2026.

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