Comparison

Four Seconds vs Audio Showdown

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

Head to head
About

Four Seconds

Test your timing by stopping a timer at precisely four seconds. Compete with others on the leaderboard to see who has the best precision. It's a simple yet challenging game of skill.

Highlights
  • Precise timer stopping
  • Four-second challenge
  • Global leaderboard
  • Simple gameplay
Features
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Can you hit the bullseye? ---- A timer and a simple rule: stop it at exactly four seconds. Let's see how well this goes. See you on the leaderboard!

About

Audio Showdown

Experience a unique blend of air hockey and ping pong using only sound. Listen to the puck's location and speed through stereo audio, then drag your paddle to hit it back. Enjoy customizable game modes and sound effects for an immersive audio-first gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Stereo audio puck tracking
  • Touch-and-drag paddle control
  • Adjustable opponent skill
  • Traditional and Air Hockey modes
  • Customizable sound effects
  • Haptic feedback
  • Accessible color themes
Features
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Hear the puck. Guard your goal. Try not to get bonked! Audio Showdown brings the fast, chaotic fun of Showdown, an accessible blend of air hockey and ping pong, to your iPhone. Put on headphones, listen for the puck moving across the table, and drag your paddle into position before sending it flying back at your opponent. Stereo audio tells you where the puck is, volume changes reveal how close it is, and danger cues warn you when trouble is heading toward your goal. Touch and haptics complete the experience, creating a game designed from the ground up for audio-first play. Play traditional Showdown rules, where goals are worth two points and victory takes a two-point lead, or turn on Air Hockey Mode for quicker one-point rounds. Features include: * Fast touch-and-drag paddle control * Detailed stereo puck tracking * VoiceOver Direct Touch support * Adjustable opponent skill and game speed * Traditional Showdown and Air Hockey rules * Custom puck, paddle, strike, and room sounds * Optional haptic feedback * Multiple accessible color themes Whether you use VoiceOver or simply enjoy games built around sound, Audio Showdown turns your headphones into a wooden table, a speeding puck, and one very determined opponent. No protective gear required! Protect your goal. Trust your ears. Smack that puck.

Screenshots

Four Seconds4 screens
Audio Showdown3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Audio Showdown at every 6 days against Four Seconds's every 22 months. Four Seconds's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Four Seconds against 5.0 for Audio Showdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Four Seconds has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Four Seconds ships an update every 22 months, Audio Showdown every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Four Seconds versus Audio Showdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFour SecondsAudio Showdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrei AntonescuMarco Salsiccia

Customer experience

Four Seconds

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Audio Showdown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Four Seconds

No in-app purchases

None

Audio Showdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Four Seconds free?
Four Seconds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audio Showdown free?
Audio Showdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Four Seconds or Audio Showdown?
Four Seconds and Audio Showdown are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Four Seconds or Audio Showdown have ads?
Neither Four Seconds nor Audio Showdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Four Seconds or Audio Showdown?
Four Seconds ships an update every 22 months, and Audio Showdown every 6 days. Most recently, Four Seconds was updated on November 3, 2026 and Audio Showdown on October 31, 2026.

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