Comparison

PRY vs SoundEcho

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

Head to head
About

PRY

Experience a unique narrative journey by delving into a character's fragmented memories and thoughts. This interactive story unfolds through a blend of visual and textual elements, exploring the psychological impact of war.

Highlights
  • Explore fragmented memories
  • Interactive narrative experience
  • Character's thoughts and vision
  • Visual and textual storytelling
  • Psychological exploration
Features
Currently charting
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Pry is a book to watch and film to touch: a story revealed by opening a character’s eyes, pulling apart his memories and grasping his infinitely scrolling thoughts. Six years ago, James–a demolition expert–returned from the First Gulf War. Explore James’ mind as his vision fails and his past collides with his present. prynovella.com ====== "Everyone interested in the contemporary state or future of literature as a hybrid tactile mediated experience should experience Pry." — Los Angeles Review of Books "The narrative is fragmented, the visuals atmospheric: Charlie Kaufman by way of an acid trip." — LA Weekly ====== **Future of Storytelling Prize** **2015 Independent Games Festival Finalist for Excellence in Narrative** **IndieCade 2015 Digital Selection** **New York Film Festival: Convergence Official Selection** **Slamdance Digital, Interactive and Gaming Official Selection** **19th Japan Media Arts Festival Jury Selection** **Winner of the Robert Coover Award** **Winner New Media Writing Prize** **FWA Mobile Award** ====== PRY runs on iPad 2 and newer, iPhone 4s and newer, and iPod Touch 5th Gen. Small text optimized for iPhone 5 and above. **Epilepsy Warning: project contains moments of flashing text and strobing imagery. Reduced flashing mode available in PRY settings.**

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

PRY4 screens
SoundEcho3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SoundEcho at Free against PRY's $2.99. SoundEcho also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%). PRY's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On update cadence, 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

SoundEcho is free to download; PRY costs $2.99 up front. SoundEcho sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PRY asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PRY holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PRY has 33 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of PRY'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

PRY ships an update every 6 weeks, SoundEcho every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
PRY versus SoundEcho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPRYSoundEcho
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (33 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#93 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size970 MB7 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTender Claws LLCKristof Nijs

Customer experience

PRY

All ratings33 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative19.7%

SoundEcho

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

Bugs and requests

PRY

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes repeatedly
  • Videos loop at the end
  • App doesn't always pick up where it left off
  • Sound issues (no sound)

Requested features

4 requests
  • More content/chapters
  • Clearer narrative progression
  • Fix looping videos
  • Explanation for red diamond collection

SoundEcho

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PRY

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SoundEcho

One-time1
  • Purchasing the app$4.49

Questions

Is PRY free?
PRY costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoundEcho free?
SoundEcho is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PRY or SoundEcho?
PRY is rated higher. PRY averages 4.7 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while SoundEcho averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do PRY or SoundEcho have ads?
Neither PRY nor SoundEcho shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PRY or SoundEcho?
PRY ships an update every 6 weeks, and SoundEcho every 5 weeks. Most recently, PRY was updated on October 14, 2026 and SoundEcho on September 25, 2026.

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