Soundboard Studio vs Wedding Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Soundboard Studio
This app provides a professional sound playback solution with a customizable grid for triggering audio. It allows for simultaneous playback, fading, volume control, and track arrangement, ideal for live shows and content creation.
- Customizable grid of buttons for tracks
- Simultaneous playback of multiple tracks
- Fade in/out and individual volume control
- Trim audio start and end points
- Create and navigate between multiple 'Boards'
- Import audio from various sources
- Low latency playback
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Soundboard Studio is the professional and smart sound playback app, perfect for for music, sound effects, voiceovers, pads, soundbites or anything else! Soundboard Studio is designed for playing ad-lib sounds and music, with its large grid of buttons for each of your tracks. You can customise the layout, colours and detailed settings for all of your tracks. For years, Soundboard Studio has been the app of choice for many pro podcasters, studios, event venues and more. Here's just a few of their thoughts: • “For the price it knocks everything else out of the ring that compares to work on a tablet or laptop.” • “For me, this is the best of any program out there, and I’ve tried a lot.” • “My worship Live looping is in a whole new Level! Thank you guys!” • “This app is professional grade and made for—you guessed it—professionals! You won't regret this investment.” • “Podcasters, look no further: This is your soundboard app!” • “This is for serious professionals, so if that's you, add this app to your arsenal immediately.” Top Features: • Play multiple tracks simultaneously • Set tracks to fade in and/or fade out • Set individual volume levels for each track • Trim the start and end of individual tracks • Set tracks to automatically play the next adjacent track when they reaches their end • Monitor and control multiple playing tracks • Add images to your tracks to make them instantly recognisable • Create multiple 'Boards' of tracks and quickly navigate between them • Assign default track settings to apply to all newly imported tracks • Import tracks from the Music library on your device • Import audio files from your favourite apps and services like Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive and more via the Files app • Use iTunes File Sharing to import files directly from your computer • Drag & drop support – Drag any compatible audio files into Soundboard Studio • See which tracks you have already played • Low latency playback using the power and simplicity of iOS • Colours! Select from 6 colours for your tracks and boards • Collapsible view of all playing tracks for better control • Easy drag & drop track arrangement • Move tracks between boards • Import multiple files at once from the Files app • iPad split-screen multitasking support • iPad slide-over multitasking support Upgrade to Pro for extra features including: • Create unlimited boards (limited to 4 boards without Pro) • Add unlimited tracks (limited to 24 tracks without Pro) • Background audio playback: Your tracks will continue playing when you close the app • Add images to your tracks to easily identify them at a glance • Program smart Track Automations to trigger events such as playing other tracks, or changing other track volumes • Connect your device to an external display and chose from three realtime visualisers fo your sound Soundboard Studio was designed to be perfect for... • Podcasts • Events • Live theatre • Church services • Workshops • Voice presenters • Wedding planners • Choreographers • Stage Managers • Magicians • Puppeteers • Dance recitals Information about Soundboard Studio Pro: Soundboard Studio Pro is available as a subscription or a one-time purchase. If you subscribe to one of the subscription options, your subscription will start with a 7-day free trial. Your subscription will be applied to your iTunes account at the end of the trial. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in the Settings menu in Soundboard Studio, or from your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ You can also upgrade to Pro without a subscription with a one-time purchase. No other soundboard app comes close to the versatility, usability and experience of Soundboard Studio.
Wedding Player
Create and play the perfect wedding soundtrack with custom playlists, smooth transitions, and panic-proof controls. Mix Apple Music with your own files for a seamless audio experience throughout your special day, all offline.
- Mix Apple Music and local audio files
- Create timed ceremony moments
- Offline playback
- Panic-proof live mode controls
- Configurable crossfades and fades
- iCloud backup and sync
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Your wedding music needs to be perfect, and Wedding Player makes sure it is. Build your wedding playlist for every moment, then play it exactly on cue: offline once downloaded, with smooth fades, and a locked playlist so the wrong song cannot play. Built by a dad for his daughter's wedding, and now available for yours. Wedding Player is purpose-built for the ceremony and the whole day: your own running order, your own tracks, perfectly timed. ▸ READY BEFORE THE DAY Wedding Readiness Reminders tell you before the day if something needs attention. Every couple gets a free wedding countdown. Full Access adds reminders if a track isn't ready to play offline, a moment has no music, or Wedding Player loses access to Apple Music, plus a day-before summary. Pros get one summary of every client wedding that needs attention, up to 24 months ahead. ▸ APPLE MUSIC, YOUR OWN FILES, OR OUR FREE LIBRARY Combine tracks from your Apple Music library with custom-edited local files (MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF) in a single ceremony playlist. Most apps make you pick one. Wedding Player lets you mix both. Or start from Wedding Player Originals, a free built-in library of over 70 ceremony tracks you can download inside the app. New Originals appear as soon as they're added. ▸ MORE THAN A PLAYLIST: A CEREMONY TIMELINE Create named moments (Walking Down The Aisle, Signing The Register, Leaving), each with its own playlist, fade settings, and transition controls. Advance between moments with a single tap and a smooth fade-out countdown. ▸ NEW: WEDDING BACKUPS, PLUS iCloud SYNC Wedding Player now backs up every wedding on this device once a day, after you make changes, and before you delete a moment or a wedding. Restore any backup as a copy from Settings > Backups, or save one to Files. Included for everyone. With Full Access, your wedding also stays in sync across your iPhone and iPad through iCloud. ▸ GO LIVE: BIG CONTROLS, LOCKED RUNNING ORDER Switch to Live Mode and hand the device to whoever's pressing play. Extra-large controls. The playlist is locked, so no wrong songs and no wrong versions, and there is no skip control to hit by accident. Switching moment, restarting or leaving Live Mode all ask you to confirm first. Fade Out is one tap by default, or turn on Ask before fading so a stray tap asks first. Set it up once. Press play with confidence. ▸ PLAYS OFFLINE ONCE DOWNLOADED Wedding Player plays offline once your tracks are downloaded, even in airplane mode. No venue WiFi, no streaming, no ads, no surprises. Your own files play directly from your device, and the Offline Readiness check shows which Apple Music tracks still need downloading. ▸ PROFESSIONAL AUDIO • Crossfade between tracks (1 to 10 seconds) • Gapless transitions for Apple Music tracks (native MusicKit) • Volume normalisation across all tracks (-3 dBFS target) • Per-track trim points with fade-in option • Configurable fade-out (2 to 15 seconds) with live countdown ▸ BUILT FOR THE DAY • Per-track or per-moment looping (repeat until you're ready to advance) • Tracks flow on automatically inside a moment; the next moment is cued and waiting for your tap • Screen stays awake during playback • Works on iPhone and iPad ▸ TRY BEFORE YOU BUY The free demo includes 5 sample tracks and a guided walkthrough, and short video tutorials in Settings cover most of the main features. When you're ready, exit the demo and start building your own ceremony, then upgrade to Full Access for £12.99. One payment, forever. No subscription. No account required. ▸ FOR WEDDING PROFESSIONALS Running multiple weddings for a living? The Professional Licence (£5.99/month or £49.99/year, with a free month to start) lets every wedding keep its own moments, music and timings, so you can switch between them in a tap. Built for venues, celebrants and planners. Details at weddingplayer.app/professionals. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wedding Player at 100% against Soundboard Studio's 69%. Wedding Player also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks). Soundboard Studio's advantage is ratings volume (4K vs 15) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Soundboard Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Wedding Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wedding Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soundboard Studio has 4K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Soundboard Studio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wedding Player's.
Soundboard Studio ships an update every 2 weeks, Wedding Player every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Soundboard Studio | Wedding Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4K ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | App Business Ventures LLC | Prelude Apps Ltd |
Customer experience
Soundboard Studio
Wedding Player
Bugs and requests
Soundboard Studio
Reported bugs
3 issues- Intermittent freezing and locking up during use
- Audio files sometimes fail to load or play correctly
- Automation features can be unreliable or have unexpected behavior
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for .ogg audio files
- Implement a waveform display for better visual cues
- Allow resizing and recoloring of buttons
- Add the ability to link and synchronize multiple audio tracks
- Improve the trimming and editing tools for audio files
Wedding Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Soundboard Studio
- Soundboard Studio Pro Weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Soundboard Studio Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Soundboard Studio Pro$159.99
Wedding Player
- Pro Subscription - Monthly1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- Pro Subscription - Annual1 Month trial$49.991 Year
- Full Access$12.99
Questions
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