Maximum Plaid vs CoHost RLSFX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maximum Plaid
Experience a mesmerizing 2D physics simulation with interactive shapes that resemble snowflakes. Watch as these objects interact, grab each other, and move across the screen in a dynamic and visually captivating display. Customize the simulation by choosing different shape types and removing them with simple button presses.
- 2D physics simulation
- Interactive snowflake-like shapes
- Growing and shrinking shapes
- Shape interaction and grabbing
- Customizable shape types
- Shape removal functionality
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You won't believe your eyes when you see the shapes flying around the screen! Look at first and you will see pretty shapes that look like snowflakes, and filled snowflakes, and growing and shrinking shapes. Look for a bit longer and you will see that the little snowflake objects are interacting with each other and their little pockets grab each other as they move across the screen in a beautiful physics simulation in two dimensions! You can choose snowflakes, filled snowflakes, simple snowflakes, resizing shapes and you can remove them from the screen, all by pressing the buttons on the screen. For maximum freak out take a look at "Maximum Plaid" and see all of the shapes interacting at the same time. It is soothing and freakish at the same time! Please enjoy!
CoHost RLSFX
This app provides a real-time soundboard for comedians and content creators, featuring a curated collection of royalty-free sound effects designed for humor and impact. Built with professional audio frameworks for responsive playback and studio-quality sound, it's optimized for speed and performance.
- Real-time soundboard
- Curated royalty-free sound effects
- Pro-grade audio frameworks
- Ultra-responsive playback
- High-performance design
- 71 copyright-free samples
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Whether you’re a comedian, content creator, class clown, or need the perfect punchline sound in real time, CoHost RLSFX is the fastest, funniest soundboard app you’ll ever need. Designed to elevate your comedy, and everyday interactions, it’s built with pro-grade audio frameworks like AudioKit and Audiobus, ensuring ultra-responsive playback and studio-quality sound. Behind the scenes is a minimal, high-performance design—optimized for speed, not distractions. You won’t find fluff here. Just carefully curated, top-ranked, royalty-free sound effects chosen from the top SFX and years of testing what actually makes people laugh. Features include: 71 Copywrite free Samples Pet Sounds & Beats Vaudeville & Classic TV stingers Springer-style buzzer chaos Cowbell beats (because you still need more) Originally launched in 2011 with the tagline: “Need more cowbell? There’s an app for that.” Today, after a full-scale rebuild, comprehensive updates, and a dash of timeless humor, Cohost is RLSFX is better than ever—and it’s funnier, faster, and more powerful than ever. Expect to surprise friends, coworkers, and even unsuspecting strangers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CoHost RLSFX at 5.0 against Maximum Plaid's 3.0. CoHost RLSFX also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 25%). Maximum Plaid's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 17 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CoHost RLSFX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Maximum Plaid's written reviews are positive against 67% of CoHost RLSFX's.
Maximum Plaid ships an update every 4 weeks, CoHost RLSFX every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maximum Plaid | CoHost RLSFX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Robert L Zimmelman | Abu Studio Inc |
Customer experience
Maximum Plaid
CoHost RLSFX
In-app purchases
Maximum Plaid
No in-app purchases
CoHost RLSFX
No in-app purchases
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