Comparison

Volume Limit Control vs Max Volume Guard

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Set maximum volume limit
  • Adjusts limit based on background noise
  • Works in background
  • Requires microphone access
  • Parental control for children's devices
Features
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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.

About

Max Volume Guard

This app helps protect hearing by setting maximum volume limits on devices. It runs in the background, offers passcode protection for settings, and has a user-friendly interface for easy customization.

Highlights
  • Volume limiting for hearing protection
  • Background monitoring for constant enforcement
  • Passcode protection for settings
  • User-friendly and intuitive interface
  • Customizable volume and passcode settings
Features
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Max Volume Guard is the ultimate solution for parents who want to protect their children's hearing by managing the maximum volume levels on their devices. Whether your kids are listening to music, watching videos, or using any other audio application, Max Volume Guard ensures that the volume stays within safe and predefined limits. Key Features: - Volume Limiting: Set a maximum volume limit to protect your children's ears and maintain a consistent audio experience. - Background Monitoring: The app runs silently in the background, ensuring the volume settings are always enforced. - Passcode Protection: Secure your volume settings with a passcode to prevent unauthorized changes by your kids. - User-Friendly Interface: Easy to use with a clean and intuitive design. - Customizable Settings: Adjust the volume limit and passcode settings to suit your needs. Max Volume Guard is perfect for parents who want to ensure their children's hearing is protected, individuals who want to maintain a consistent audio experience, and anyone who wants to prevent accidental volume changes. Download Max Volume Guard today and take control of your device's volume!

Screenshots

Volume Limit Control3 screens
Max Volume Guard3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Max Volume Guard at 50% against Volume Limit Control's 12%. Max Volume Guard also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (3.7 vs 3.4). Volume Limit Control's advantage is ratings volume (862 vs 3) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 12.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Volume Limit Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Max Volume Guard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Max Volume Guard holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Volume Limit Control has 862 ratings behind it against 3, 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 50% of Max Volume Guard's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Volume Limit Control versus Max Volume Guard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVolume Limit ControlMax Volume Guard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (862 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.8% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings862 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcin OlawskiINTEGRATED UNITS PVT LTD

Customer experience

Volume Limit Control

All ratings862 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative38.1%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive11.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative80.5%

Max Volume Guard

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Max Volume Guard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Volume Limit Control

One-time1
  • Pro version$4.99
None

Max Volume Guard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Volume Limit Control free?
Volume Limit Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Max Volume Guard free?
Max Volume Guard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Volume Limit Control or Max Volume Guard?
Max Volume Guard is rated higher. Volume Limit Control averages 3.4 out of 5 from 862 ratings, while Max Volume Guard averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Volume Limit Control or Max Volume Guard have ads?
Neither Volume Limit Control nor Max Volume Guard shows ads.

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