Blindfold Spades vs SoundEcho
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blindfold Spades
A fully accessible card game designed for rapid audio play, catering to both sighted and visually impaired players. Players bid on the number of tricks they can take in this classic trick-taking game where spades are always trump.
- Fully accessible audio play
- Trick-taking gameplay
- Bidding system
- Customizable audio feedback
- Included gameplay help
- High score posting
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Blindfold Games are entertainment apps provided as a service to the visually impaired community by Objective Ed. Your in-app upgrades pay for the development and support of these games. Spades is a fully accessible Spades card game for both sighted and visually impaired people, designed for rapid audio play. Spades is a trick taking game where the spade suit is always trump. First you decide how many tricks you will be able to take, and you bid that amount. You play against 2 computer players who also bid how many tricks they think they can take. You score highest if you make exactly the number of tricks that you bid, and you lose the most if you don't make at least the number of tricks that you bid. A help on how to play Spades is included with the app. You can customize the game to your liking: how much extra information is spoken and how quickly it is spoken, how many sound effects are used amongst other things. And you can post your high scores to Twitter or Facebook. There is a STARTER PACK in-app upgrade that unlocks all advanced features and lets you play with 3 or 4 computer opponents. There are 2 extra games packs available as in-app purchases.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SoundEcho at 100% against Blindfold Spades's 50%. SoundEcho also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Blindfold Spades's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Blindfold Spades sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and SoundEcho sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SoundEcho holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Blindfold Spades's written reviews are positive against 100% of SoundEcho's.
Blindfold Spades ships an update every 2 months, SoundEcho every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blindfold Spades | SoundEcho |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | marty schultz | Kristof Nijs |
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Blindfold Spades
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In-app purchases
Blindfold Spades
- Unlock Competitors$1.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
- Games Pack #1$4.99
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- Games Pack 2$4.99
- Half-Priced Bundle$7.99
- Bundle$11.99
SoundEcho
- Purchasing the app$4.49
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