Comparison

Instruments vs First Words

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

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About

Instruments

Explore a vibrant collection of 55 musical instruments with interactive sound and visuals. Learn instrument names and sounds in 78 languages, perfect for young children and language learners. This offline app offers a safe, ad-free, and engaging musical discovery experience.

Highlights
  • 55 interactive musical instruments
  • Real sounds and spoken names
  • Supports 78 languages
  • Offline functionality
  • Adjustable slideshow mode
  • Parental gate for settings
Features
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Instruments is the best interactive sound picture book featuring 55 musical instruments: tap the image to hear the instrument and see its name in your chosen language (78 languages). Large images, real sounds, spoken names. Who is it for? Ages 1–5 for the picture-book experience. Ages 3–15 for language learning and instrument vocabulary. How it works The interface lets a child, alone or with an adult, discover each instrument and its sound. Images can advance automatically like a slideshow (adjustable speed) or manually by swiping the screen. The display order is configurable (random or sequential). A long-press on the instrument name lets you choose another display/spoken language. Multilingual (78 languages) Spoken names and interface available in your language of choice, to build vocabulary and train the ear from an early age. Tip: in your device settings, download Apple’s premium voices (higher-quality voices provided by iOS). Why you’ll love Instruments? Clear, reassuring musical discovery for young children. Natural pronunciations and authentic sounds. Multilingual (78) to support early learning, vocabulary, and listening. Works anywhere Works offline and in airplane mode: all images and sounds are stored on device No connection required. Orientation Portrait and landscape on iPhone and iPad. Parents and schools – Parental gate (settings protected by a random math question). – Schools reminder: 50% off via Apple School Manager. Privacy – No ads – No in-app purchases – No tracking – No data collection – No analytics – Privacy Nutrition Label: “No data collected” Contact us contact@iburgerapps.com Instruments accordion, acoustic guitar, bagpipes, balalaika, bandoneon, banjo, barrel organ, bass drum, bass guitar, bassoon, bugle, castanets, cello, clarinet, claves, congas, crash cymbal, didgeridoo, djembe, double bass, drum kit, duduk, electric guitar, flute, french horn, gong, grand piano, handbell, harmonica, harp, harpsichord, lute, mandolin, maracas, oboe, pan flute, piccolo, pipe organ, recorder, saxophone, sitar, snare drum, synthesizer, tambourine, tenor drum, timpani, triangle, trombone, trumpet, ukulele, upright piano, viola, violin, xylophone Supported languages (displayed and spoken) Afrikaans, Albanian, German, Amharic, English, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Belarusian, Burmese, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Croatian, Danish, Spanish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, French, Galician, Welsh, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Marathi, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Uzbek, Persian/Farsi, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Swahili, Tamil, Czech, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba, Zulu

About

First Words

Introduce a variety of vehicles to toddlers and young children through interactive flashcards. Features over 90 colorful images, professional pronunciations, and real vehicle sounds to enhance learning and engagement.

Highlights
  • Over 90 vehicle flashcards
  • 8 distinct vehicle categories
  • High-quality, colorful images
  • Professional audio pronunciations
  • Real vehicle sounds and animations
  • Simple, intuitive navigation
Features
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- More than 120 thousand downloads and hundreds of 5 Star Ratings! Do you want to introduce vehicles to your toddler, kid or baby? Developed by Androbaby, this app is great to teach vehicles to your babies, toddlers and kids! Vehicle flashcards will help them to learn many of the vehicles. It includes more than 90 carefully selected vehicles. - There are 8 vehicle flashcard categories and more than 90 vehicles(air vehicles, farm vehicles, space and military, emergency vehicles, water vehicles, street vehicles, sport vehicles, construction vehicles ). - Colorful high quality pictures keep your babies' interest level high. - Professional pronunciation of words for child's correct learning. - Nice animations and real sounds of vehicles! - Baby first vehicles has a simple and intuitive navigation. - This app is designed for kids educational purposes. - Vehicle flashcards can keep your kids entertained anywhere, anytime! This game is ideal for parents and children to play and enjoy together. Playing is so easy that even a baby can do it without the help of an adult.

Screenshots

Instruments4 screens
First Words4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Instruments at 5.0 against First Words's 3.0. Instruments also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 107 months). First Words's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Instruments costs $1.99 and First Words $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Instruments holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instruments ships an update every 6 months, First Words every 107 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Instruments versus First Words: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstrumentsFirst Words
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 107 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe Burdinerkay uzun

Customer experience

Instruments

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

First Words

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Instruments

No in-app purchases

None

First Words

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instruments free?
Instruments costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is First Words free?
First Words costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Instruments or First Words?
Instruments is rated higher. Instruments averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while First Words averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Instruments or First Words have ads?
Neither Instruments nor First Words shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Instruments or First Words?
Instruments ships an update every 6 months, and First Words every 107 months. Most recently, Instruments was updated on October 14, 2026 and First Words on October 9, 2026.

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