Comparison

Bubbles vs Touch Sound

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

Head to head
About

Bubbles

This interactive digital book teaches New Zealand Sign Language and English vocabulary through engaging animations, sound effects, and read-along features. It offers options for children to read independently or with narration, and includes coloring activities for illustrations.

Highlights
  • Swipe-to-Read™
  • Touch-to-Hear™
  • Touch-to-Spell™
  • Read-to-me and read-it-myself options
  • Record narration
  • Color illustrations
  • Animation and sound effects
Features
Read full description

Bubbles by Dot Meharry illustrated by Fraser Williamson This app is intended as a New Zealand Sign Language resource. FEATURES: - Swipe-to-Read™ - Touch-to-Hear™ - Touch-to-Spell™ - Read-to-me and read-it-myself options - Record your narration - Colour in the illustrations - Animation and sound effects - A child-friendly user interface - Parents/Teachers Notes This digital book contains text and audio in English and a video readthrough and vocabulary in NZSL NEED HELP? Contact us: support@kiwadigital.com KIWA® is the world’s leading production house for experiential digital books. We partner with publishers and other content owners, using our patented technology to bring content to life in revolutionary new digital formats that deepen your child’s engagement and understanding. Check out our website: www.kiwadigital.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KiwaDigital

About

Touch Sound

Features
Read full description

Touch Sound supports early literacy learning of young children. Developed by Dr. Zhen Chai of New Mexico State University Department of Special Education & Communication Disorders, this app helps young children learn to receptively identify initial phonemes. Phonological awareness (PA) skills are a component of early literacy instruction and essential in helping children become independent readers. With Touch Sound, children can practice and improve identification of initial phonemes. Adults select the phonemes, the length of time between the task direction and the prompt, number of trials, and number of multiple-choice offerings.

Screenshots

Bubbles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Bubbles at 3 against Touch Sound's 1. Touch Sound's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 13.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Bubbles versus Touch Sound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubblesTouch Sound
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 37 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.05.1.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinistry of EducationNew Mexico State University Board of Regents

In-app purchases

None

Bubbles

No in-app purchases

None

Touch Sound

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bubbles free?
Bubbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Touch Sound free?
Touch Sound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bubbles or Touch Sound have ads?
Neither Bubbles nor Touch Sound shows ads.

Other comparisons