Comparison

Blind Drive vs Sonar Islands

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

Head to head
About

Blind Drive

Experience a thrilling arcade action game entirely through sound. Navigate oncoming traffic while blindfolded, facing angry drivers and law enforcement. This black comedy adventure puts you in the driver's seat of a chaotic, audio-driven narrative.

Highlights
  • Immersive 1st-person audio gameplay
  • Fast-paced 2-button arcade mechanics
  • 27 levels with boss fights
  • Hilarious crime-comedy story
  • Minimalistic jazzy visuals
  • Haptic feedback support
  • VoiceOver accessibility
Features
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Blind Drive is an audio-based, black comedy arcade action game. You’re blindfolded and going against traffic. Cars rushing past, angry drivers yelling at you. Cops on your tail. And you can’t see a thing. Can you do it? The entire game is experienced through your ears. Play as Donnie, trying to make a quick buck in a scientific study but quickly finding himself in over his head, cuffed to the wheel and driving blindfolded. Plus he’s late for dinner with Grandma. ** Headphones required ** FEATURES • Hyper-immersive 1st-person audio - so good you can play with your eyes closed • Fast-paced, 2-button arcade gameplay • 27 levels of mayhem including boss fights, secret areas and a very rude G.P.S. • Hilarious crime-comedy story with mobsters, dolphins and your angry Grandmother, performed by a full cast of voice actors • Minimalistic, jazzy visuals • Ultra-fine haptics (vibrate) for iPhone 8 and up • Gamepad support • Full VoiceOver accessibility support. If not enabled automatically, tap 3 times with 3 fingers to enable (make sure to turn on direct touch using the rotor) • Menus and subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Russian and Simplified Chinese. QUOTES • “Blind Drive is a masterpiece” - KeenGamer, 10/10 • “Thrilling, funny and a triumph of audio game design” - Finger Guns, 9/10 • “Immediately addicting” - GameSpew, 9/10 • "Basically Virtual Reality for your ears" - Mashable • "Proper clever" - PC Gamer • "Not only incredibly tense, but also genuinely laugh out loud funny"- Alpha Beta Gamer

About

Sonar Islands

Embark on an audio-driven multiplayer adventure across 14 unique islands. Build your empire, explore diverse environments from ancient temples to volcanic landscapes, and engage in various challenges. Full game access requires a subscription.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer online gameplay
  • Audio-driven events
  • Empire building
  • Island exploration and development
  • Diverse island themes
  • Tutorial and story modes
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Sonar Islands is a MULTIPLAYER ONLINE game, where all relevant events happen in your ears. Build up your empire, explore and develop 14 different islands with this award winning GAME OF THE DAY 2021. Visit an ancient TEMPLE, the ancestors built, where snakes are biting. Take a trip to the JUNGLE, watch abandoned lions on your way Have a merry-go-round on the FUN FAIR and shoot all toys Feel the terraforming heat of the VOLCANO island Short-circuit their brain of the robots from Feer in the MACHINE HALL Get lost in the labyrinth of the PING Island Deal with wind and mosquitos high up on the TREETOP Face the invisible power o ELECTRO. Dance on a ViNYL Record and collect treasures hold by little creatures, Fear the zombies on the GRAVEYARD, Skate on a WINTER LAKE, Visit the monks in their MONASTERY, climb up to HIMALAYA Or decide between HEAVEN or HELL Happy vacation on the islands! Sonar Islands comes with a tutorial, a training island and a story island. To get full access to the game, Sonar Islands offers a monthly and a yearly subscription. When you purchase a subscription, payments will be charged to your App Store account at the confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. For more information, see our Terms of Use (https://www.mentalhome.eu/terms-of-use/) and our Privacy Policy (https://www.mentalhome.eu/privacy-policy/).

Screenshots

Blind Drive4 screens
Sonar Islands4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sonar Islands at Free against Blind Drive's $3.99. Blind Drive's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ratings volume, 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

Sonar Islands is free to download; Blind Drive costs $3.99 up front. Sonar Islands sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Blind Drive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blind Drive holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 83 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Blind Drive's written reviews are positive against 60% of Sonar Islands's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blind Drive ships an update weekly, Sonar Islands every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Blind Drive versus Sonar Islands: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlind DriveSonar Islands
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (41 ratings) — better3.5 (83 ratings)
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews — better60.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4183 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.5
Further details — not scored
Size370 MB288 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGiori PolitiHansjoerg Mikesch

Customer experience

Blind Drive

All ratings41 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive91.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative3.4%

Sonar Islands

All ratings83 ratings
Positive56.6%
Neutral13.3%
Negative30.1%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive60.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative29.4%

User reviews

Blind Drive

From 41 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎧 Immersive audio experience
  • 👍 Highly accessible for visually impaired
  • 😂 Hilarious and absurd storyline
  • 🎮 Engaging and fast-paced gameplay
  • 💯 Well-polished and high-quality

Room to improve

  • 🗣️ Language barrier (English only for some)
  • 🎮 Controls can be difficult for some
  • 📉 Game is a bit short
  • 🤔 Difficulty in determining direction
  • 🔋 Potential for high energy consumption (mentioned once)

Sonar Islands

From 83 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Immersive audio experience
  • 👍 Accessible for blind users
  • 🎨 Fantastic sound design
  • ⭐ Engaging gameplay
  • 🕹️ Intuitive controls

Room to improve

  • 💰 Subscription model required to access full game
  • 🔇 Repetitive voice acting
  • 🕰️ Slow progression without paying
  • 🤖 Unresponsive controls at times
  • 🔍 Lack of clear in-game instructions

Bugs and requests

Blind Drive

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subtitles not working on some devices
  • Direct touch or tilt controls not working for some users
  • Bluetooth headphones not working for some users

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add endless mode
  • Translate the game to French
  • Translate the game to German
  • Add option to rename character
  • Improve energy consumption
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  • Add more levels
  • Add a car showroom for car selection
  • Implement a 'jarrow mode' for steering
  • Add keyboard support
  • Enable subtitles with VoiceOver

Sonar Islands

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices
  • Compass and navigation issues with iOS 16
  • Incorrect Morse code in tutorial
  • Inconsistent audio cues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Additional free islands to explore
  • Option to purchase game outright instead of subscription
  • More varied event types and challenges
  • Ability to customize islands
  • Support for multiple languages

In-app purchases

None

Blind Drive

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Sonar Islands

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access - monthly$2.991 Month
  • Full Access - yearly$29.491 Year
One-time3
  • 100 Diamonds$0.99
  • 500 Diamonds$3.99
  • 1000 Diamonds$5.99

Questions

Is Blind Drive free?
Blind Drive costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sonar Islands free?
Sonar Islands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blind Drive or Sonar Islands?
Blind Drive is rated higher. Blind Drive averages 4.7 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Sonar Islands averages 3.5 from 83 ratings.
Do Blind Drive or Sonar Islands have ads?
Neither Blind Drive nor Sonar Islands shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blind Drive or Sonar Islands?
Blind Drive ships an update weekly, and Sonar Islands every 2 months. Most recently, Blind Drive was updated on October 18, 2026 and Sonar Islands on October 22, 2026.

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