HB Auditory Memory vs Listen & Learn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HB Auditory Memory
This educational app helps students improve auditory memory, closure, and comprehension skills through engaging, multi-level missions. Players assist characters in saving MemoryTown from a forgetful villain by completing various listening activities.
- Auditory memory training
- Auditory closure exercises
- Comprehension skill development
- Memory for Numbers
- Memory for Words
- Memory for Details
- Auditory Closure
- Memory for WH Information
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HearBuilder is available for all users—families, educators, therapists, schools, and districts. Anyone witha HearBuilder subscription can access the full program. Join Recall Agents Kim and Joey as they race to save MemoryTown from the mischievous Dr. Forgetsit. Students strengthen auditory memory, closure, and comprehension skills through engaging missions that make learning feel like an adventure. Each multi‑level task in HearBuilder Auditory Memory sends students on a new challenge to outsmart Dr. Forgetsit. The humorous storylines and interactive activities keep learners motivated while they build essential skills for recalling verbal information. Program Features HearBuilder Auditory Memory teaches key strategies for remembering important information and includes five essential listening activities: • Memory for Numbers (3–7 digits) • Memory for Words (3–5 words organized by syllable) • Memory for Details (1–4 details) • Auditory Closure (Sentence Completion) • Memory for WH Information (2–3 sentences / 2–4 questions) HearBuilder Online (my.hearbuilder.com) • Access all four HearBuilder programs: Following Directions, Phonological Awareness, Auditory Memory, and Sequencing • Monitor progress and track student performance • Individualize each student’s settings and difficulty levels • Add adjustable background noise to increase challenge • Customize and print detailed reports
Listen & Learn
This educational game helps children learn the sounds of common objects, vehicles, and animals through interactive play. It features over 100 colorful sounds and artwork across 12 categories, with a fun quiz to test their knowledge.
- 12 sound categories
- Over 100 sounds and artwork
- Interactive 'Which sound?' game
- Real sound recordings
- Colourful animated graphics
- Child lock mechanism
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This simple fun game aims to help children learn the sounds of common objects, vehicles and popular animals. Clear and simple graphics are animated when each sound is heard. Users can select from 12 different categories such as Australian Animals, Domestic Animals, Farm Animals, Wild Animals, Orchestral Instruments, Musical Instruments, Weather, Transport Sounds, Safety Sounds, Household Sounds, Park Sounds and Garden Sounds. Over 100 original rich and colourful sounds and artwork. This Australian based app focuses on sounds heard in Australia, such as animals and safety sounds but also includes objects known anywhere. Included is a 'Which sound?' game for children to test their knowledge of sounds. A random sound is heard and the child has to select which sound they heard from a choice of 2 images. After 5 consecutive correct answers, they are rewarded with an animated firework celebration. This app was developed in cooperation with professionals in the field of hearing and vision impairment, and is compatible with iOS VoiceOver software. Careful consideration was taken with sounds used and images displayed on screen. Features: - 12 different categories of sounds - Randomised sounds each time - Australian sounds - 'Which sound?' game included - Real sound recordings - Colourful animated graphics Animal sounds in game: crocodile, dingo, emu, kangaroo, wombat, cockatoo, kookaburra, possum, cat, fish, hamster, mouse, parrot, puppy dog, snake, chicken, cow, dog, goat, goose, horse, pig, rooster, sheep, dolphins, elephant, hippo, hyena, lion, mountain lion, whale, zebra, bees, birds, crickets, frogs Instrument sounds in game: acoustic guitar, cymbal, didgeridoo, drums, electric guitar, harmonica, pan flute, sax, samba shakers, clarinet, flute, harp, piano, trombone, trumpet, violin Other sounds in game: digging, lawnmower, shed door, water splash, alarm clock, bath, dishes, doorbell, kettle, microwave, phone, tv, washing machine, bike bell, boat, bus, car horn, helicopter, motorbike, plane, train, truck, ambulance, fire alarm, fire truck, pedestrian crossing, police, smoke alarm, traffic, train crossing, hail, heavy rain, lightning, snow, sunny, thunder, windy Includes a 'parent gate' child lock mechanism, so whilst children are using 'Listen & Learn' they cannot access links that allow you to leave app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Listen & Learn at 5.0 against HB Auditory Memory's 3.6. Listen & Learn also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). HB Auditory Memory's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Listen & Learn holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HB Auditory Memory has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HB Auditory Memory ships an update every 3 months, Listen & Learn every 11 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | HB Auditory Memory | Listen & Learn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 242 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Super Duper Publications | Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children |
Customer experience
HB Auditory Memory
Listen & Learn
In-app purchases
HB Auditory Memory
No in-app purchases
Listen & Learn
No in-app purchases
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