Cricket Sounds! vs Watchbell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cricket Sounds!
Experience the natural sounds of crickets, perfect for relaxation or educational purposes. Explore a variety of unique cricket songs from different species and learn how they produce their distinctive chirps. Enjoy a peaceful auditory experience inspired by warm summer evenings.
- Authentic cricket sounds
- Variety of species' songs
- Educational sound identification
- Relaxing nature audio
- Learn about cricket sound production
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Hear cricket sounds just like you would in nature! Nothing says summer like the melodious chirping of crickets in the grass on a warm evening! Unlike notoriously loud and annoying insects such as cicadas, crickets play their song in a tone that is typically more tolerable or even enjoyable to the human ear. Crickets make their unique sound not with vocal cords, but rather by rubbing their wings together much like a stringed instrument being played with a bow. The cricket moves the top of one wing against the textured edge of the other wing, producing their signature noise. These bugs, which are related to grasshoppers, come in hundreds of different species, all of which have a slightly unique sound. Can you hear the difference between each of the cricket songs featured in this app? You can use the sounds in this app for educational purposes as you learn to identify cricket sounds, or simply have fun with the unique noises!
Watchbell
This app provides a variety of sound effects for your smartwatch, including bike bells, a cowbell, and a foghorn. It's designed to help you get noticed in various situations, from cycling to simply having fun. Ensure your watch is not in silent mode and no Bluetooth devices are connected to play the sounds.
- Variety of sound effects
- Bike bell simulation
- Cowbell sound
- Foghorn sound
- Attention-grabbing alerts
- Fun sound effects
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Useful for all those who want to draw attention to themselves. - People riding their Bikes - Parents pushing their buggys - Just for fun Currently there are four different bells available. - Oldschool Bike Bell - High Pitched Bell - Cowbell - Fog horn To play back the sounds on the watch silent mode must be disabled and no bluetooth device should be paired with the watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Watchbell at daily against Cricket Sounds!'s fortnightly. Cricket Sounds!'s advantage is review sentiment (44% vs 25%) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.6 for Cricket Sounds! against 2.5 for Watchbell. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cricket Sounds! has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Cricket Sounds!'s written reviews are positive against 25% of Watchbell's.
Cricket Sounds! ships an update fortnightly, Watchbell daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cricket Sounds! | Watchbell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (18 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leafgreen | Philipp Wallrich |
Customer experience
Cricket Sounds!
Watchbell
In-app purchases
Cricket Sounds!
No in-app purchases
Watchbell
No in-app purchases
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