The Boat Trip vs First Sounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Boat Trip
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The Boat Trip är ett läromedel för engelska som bygger vidare på Havsäventyret. The Boat Trip är ett visuellt läromedel med bilder för språkljud och glosor.
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 in-app purchases: The Boat Trip at none against First Sounds's 1. The Boat Trip also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). First Sounds's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). On price and ads 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. First Sounds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Boat Trip asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Boat Trip ships an update every 10 months, First Sounds every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Boat Trip | First Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mappia AB | Valeriia Shchelkanova |
In-app purchases
The Boat Trip
No in-app purchases
First Sounds
- Pro Unlock$5.99
Questions
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