Volume Limit Control vs AlmostSilent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Volume Limit Control
This app lets parents set a maximum volume limit for their iPhone or iPad. It intelligently adjusts the limit based on ambient noise, ensuring audio is never too loud in quiet environments. Designed for parents of children with sensory sensitivities, it provides essential volume control.
- Set maximum volume limit
- Adjusts limit based on background noise
- Works in background
- Requires microphone access
- Parental control for children's devices
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The app allows you to impose a limit on the maximum volume of the iPhone / iPad. Do you have a child who always plays video at full blast? This is not a problem anymore! From today, YOU control your iPhone/iPad's speaker volume, not your child! Volume Limit is the only parental volume manager that works with iOS 12! The app works by monitoring the background noise. In loud spaces, the app allows to increase the volume limit a little bit above the set value. In quiet rooms, it sticks with defined value. The app requires access to a microphone. The app can work in the background. The application has been specially designed for parents of children with Autism Spectrum, Asperger, Down Syndrome & other development delays or sensory issues.
AlmostSilent
This utility app offers a specialized slider for precise low-volume adjustments, providing finer control than the device's built-in volume buttons. It's designed to help users achieve quieter audio levels for their device's speaker, even below the standard minimum setting.
- Fine-tune low volume settings
- More precise than device buttons
- Adjust speaker volume
- Specialized slider interface
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This slider is specialized for setting a low volume. It has better operability than the control center. The volume buttons on the side of the device have large width steps, Even at the lowest setting, the sound is rather loud. You can set lower on this app. Caution. At very low volumes, the numbers may differ from how you actually feel. This app is designed to adjust the volume of the device's speaker. It may not work well in other ways. The volume slider displayed in this app is provided by the OS. Specifications regarding the volume slider are subject to Apple's policies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AlmostSilent at 57% against Volume Limit Control's 12%. AlmostSilent also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Volume Limit Control's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (862 vs 13). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Volume Limit Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AlmostSilent asks for nothing beyond the download.
AlmostSilent holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Volume Limit Control has 862 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Volume Limit Control's written reviews are positive against 57% of AlmostSilent's.
Volume Limit Control ships an update every 3 weeks, AlmostSilent monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Volume Limit Control | AlmostSilent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (862 ratings) | 4.2 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 862 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcin Olawski | Motonari Hibi |
Customer experience
Volume Limit Control
AlmostSilent
Bugs and requests
Volume Limit Control
Reported bugs
3 issues- Volume limit doesn't stay set
- Restore purchase feature doesn't work
- App crashes or stops functioning after a short time
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to lock volume controls even when app is closed
- Option to set a fixed volume limit that cannot be exceeded
- Compatibility with Bluetooth devices
AlmostSilent
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Volume Limit Control
- Pro version$4.99
AlmostSilent
No in-app purchases
Questions
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