Comparison

Soundboard Studio Pro vs Sound Button World

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

Head to head
About

Soundboard Studio Pro

This professional audio playback app is designed for live shows, offering a customizable grid of buttons to trigger music, sound effects, and voiceovers. It provides advanced features like simultaneous track playback, fading, and automation for seamless audio control.

Highlights
  • Play multiple tracks simultaneously
  • Fade in/out tracks
  • Individual track volume control
  • Trim audio tracks
  • Smart Track Automations
  • Background audio playback
  • Create multiple soundboards
Features
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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! This app offers the same extra features as the Pro upgrade in Soundboard Studio as a standalone App Store purchase instead of an in-app purchase. 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. Make the PERFECT soundboard for your show, studio or event! Soundboard Studio is the fully featured soundboard solution for iOS, with all of the reliable pro tools you need for a great show. 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 • Program smart Track Automations to trigger events such as playing other tracks, or changing other track volumes • Set tracks to automatically play the next adjacent track when they reaches their end • Background audio playback: Your tracks will continue playing when you close the app • 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 to quickly import them as tracks • Connect your device to an external display and chose from three realtime visualisers fo your sound • See which tracks you have already played • Low latency playback using the power and simplicity of iOS What's New in Soundboard Studio 2? • Create unlimited boards • Colours! Select from 6 colours for your tracks and boards • Collapsible view of all playing tracks for better control • Easier 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 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 No other soundboard app comes close to the versatility, usability and experience of using Soundboard Studio.

About

Sound Button World

Explore a vast collection of over 400 sound effects, memes, and funny audio clips. Create and customize your own unique sound buttons directly from your smartphone, desktop, or tablet.

Highlights
  • Over 400 sound buttons
  • Funny sound effects
  • Meme sounds
  • Create custom sound buttons
  • Cross-device compatibility
Features
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Sound Buttons : 400+ Sounds! Discover funny sound buttons, memes, sound effects, soundboards buttons for free! You can create your own sound buttons straight from the smartphone , desktop or tablet

Screenshots

Soundboard Studio Pro4 screens
Sound Button World4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sound Button World at Free against Soundboard Studio Pro's $159.99. Soundboard Studio Pro's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (200 vs 29). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Sound Button World is free to download; Soundboard Studio Pro costs $159.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Soundboard Studio Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soundboard Studio Pro has 200 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Soundboard Studio Pro's written reviews are positive against 57% of Sound Button World's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Soundboard Studio Pro versus Sound Button World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundboard Studio ProSound Button World
Price$159.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (200 ratings) — better3.6 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings200 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperApp Business Ventures LLCNir Lazmi

Customer experience

Soundboard Studio Pro

All ratings195 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral10.3%
Negative24.1%

Sound Button World

All ratings28 ratings
Positive67.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative32.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Bugs and requests

Soundboard Studio Pro

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Cannot get audio from iPad to Soundboard (OS issue?)
  • Tracks unplayable after copying between boards
  • System auxiliary keyboard function not working
  • Tracks not loading/unplayable when imported from Files
  • Popping noise when song stops on newer iPad Pro
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  • Sounds delayed on tap (1-2 seconds)
  • App broken/not loading anything in version 1

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add search feature
  • Add stock sound FX library
  • Robust wireless sync between devices
  • Type exact parameter values for fades
  • Draw fade in/out automation
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  • Change track button size
  • Alternative layouts (list view)
  • Button to automatically start next track
  • Placeholder/blank tracks
  • Easier way to see all boards
  • Move sounds to change order
  • Duplicate sound option
  • Batch assign track properties
  • Full keyboard control for accessibility

Sound Button World

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Soundboard Studio Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Sound Button World

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soundboard Studio Pro free?
Soundboard Studio Pro costs $159.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sound Button World free?
Sound Button World is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Soundboard Studio Pro or Sound Button World?
Soundboard Studio Pro is rated higher. Soundboard Studio Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 200 ratings, while Sound Button World averages 3.6 from 29 ratings.
Do Soundboard Studio Pro or Sound Button World have ads?
Neither Soundboard Studio Pro nor Sound Button World shows ads.

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