Comparison

Instruments vs Counting Songs 2

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

Head to head
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

Counting Songs 2

This app offers ten interactive counting songs designed for young children and students with special educational needs. It supports early literacy, number recognition, and language development through engaging activities and switch access for motor difficulties.

Highlights
  • Ten interactive counting songs
  • Number recognition (0-5)
  • Switch access compatibility
  • Clear, uncluttered layout
  • Language and communication development
  • Cause and effect learning
Features
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NEW Counting Songs 2 from Inclusive Technology provides ten fun and engaging counting songs with additional associated activities. The App is ideal for both older and early years children, and students with a wide range of special educational needs and learning difficulties at a pre-literacy or early literacy level. Counting Songs 2 offers stimulating cause and effect learning activities that engage and encourage early listening and language skills. Children can also learn about numbers from zero to five whilst counting along with the music and high quality voice over. Switch access for one or two switches is included for users with motor difficulties who need switch input (switches can be connected via a Bluetooth switch interface). The clear, bright and uncluttered layout helps learners with visual and perceptual difficulties to access the activities and focus on the learning objectives. The topics and songs have been designed to provide additional appeal to older learners who still need to work on early number concepts. Ten songs are included: Counting up (0-5): • Five Girls in the Ring • Five Players (Football/Soccer) • Five Red Planes • Five Rock Stars • Five Sharks • Five Singers • Five Superboys Counting down (5-0): • Five Big Dinosaurs • Five Trains • Five Wicked Witches Key features: • Accessible using touch, or one and two switch scanning. • Bright, clear graphics and simple animation. • Ideal for learners with visual, perceptual and learning difficulties. • Reinforces numbers from zero to five counting up and down. • Lots of opportunity for language and early communication development. • Switch access options included (using available Bluetooth switch interfaces)

Screenshots

Instruments4 screens
Counting Songs 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Instruments at $1.99 against Counting Songs 2's $34.99. Instruments also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 37 months). Counting Songs 2's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). On ratings volume, 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 Counting Songs 2 $34.99 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 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instruments ships an update every 6 months, Counting Songs 2 every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Instruments versus Counting Songs 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstrumentsCounting Songs 2
Price$1.99 — better$34.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 37 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB212 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe BurdinInclusive Technology Ltd

Customer experience

Instruments

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

Counting Songs 2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Instruments

No in-app purchases

None

Counting Songs 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instruments free?
Instruments costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Counting Songs 2 free?
Counting Songs 2 costs $34.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Instruments or Counting Songs 2?
Instruments is rated higher. Instruments averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Counting Songs 2 averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Instruments or Counting Songs 2 have ads?
Neither Instruments nor Counting Songs 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Instruments or Counting Songs 2?
Instruments ships an update every 6 months, and Counting Songs 2 every 37 months. Most recently, Instruments was updated on October 14, 2026 and Counting Songs 2 on October 3, 2026.

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