Comparison

Bass Booster vs ThunderBars

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

Head to head
About

Bass Booster

Enhance your music listening experience by boosting bass and amplifying volume. This app allows you to adjust low frequencies and power up your speaker or headphones for a richer sound. Import your playlists and enjoy your favorite songs with improved audio quality.

Highlights
  • Bass boosting
  • Volume amplification
  • Low frequency adjustment
  • Playlist import
  • AirPlay support
Features
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Give more depth to your favorite tracks and listen to your favorite songs in new quality. Boost the bass, adjust the volume and enjoy the new sound of familiar tracks. BASS BOOSTER Adjust low frequencies and feel your music in a new way. VOLUME AMPLIFIER Power up the volume of the speaker or headphones IMPORT OF YOUR PLAYLIST Listen all your tracks in a new sound AirPlay SUPPORT Boost bass on any AirPlay device with AirPlay * Subscription Bass Booster – Volume Boom get access to all functions of the application. * You can turn off the auto-renewal at any time: you'll find the option to do this change to a different payment plan in the settings of your iTunes and App Store account. * The first time you can try the free trial for 3 days. After that, your account will be automatically charged for the subscription if you will not stop it before the end of the free trial. * The length of the subscription is 1 month, this subscription is auto-renewing. You can stop the subscription at any moment; * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the and of the current period, and identity the cost of the renewal. ATTENTION: before you subscribe please read: Privacy Policy(https://trendagroup.ru/privacy) Terms Of Use(https://trendagroup.ru/tos)

About

ThunderBars

Features
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ThunderBars turns the sound around you into a living, real-time light show. Point your iPhone at music, your voice, or any ambient sound, and watch it come alive as vivid bars and waveforms pulse to every beat. WHAT YOU GET Three visualizations — Radial Bars, Waveform, and Matrix Bars — each with its own character Color themes — Aurora, Ember, Ice, and Mono palettes to match your mood Real-time analysis — beat detection and a sensitivity dial to tune the reaction Clean, dark interface that puts the visual front and center Optional synced lyrics overlay while music plays Privacy: https://romaherman.github.io/thunderbars/privacy.html

Screenshots

Bass Booster4 screens
ThunderBars1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ThunderBars at none against Bass Booster's shown. Bass Booster's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Bass Booster sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and ThunderBars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bass Booster ships an update monthly, ThunderBars every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bass Booster versus ThunderBars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBass BoosterThunderBars
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (350 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings350 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEkaterina KrivtsovaRoma Herman

Bugs and requests

Bass Booster

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes after loading song
  • Free trial redirects to home screen
  • App doesn't work with music
  • Cannot use own music
  • Sound ruined for AirPods
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  • App makes iPad shake/explode
  • App is paid/not free
  • Cannot uninstall app
  • Overdriven sound
  • No usable functions
  • App is useless
  • No bass difference heard
  • No difference heard
  • Music is not good
  • App is bad
  • No option to test
  • Waste of time
  • Cannot remove app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow loading videos from screen
  • Integrate with Yandex Music
  • Add Russian language support
  • Offer a free basic version
  • Allow using own music

ThunderBars

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Bass Booster

Subscriptions4
  • Month 50% OFF Subscription3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Bass test: Music editor3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Super Bass: Earbuds Enhance1 Month trial$9.991 Month
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  • Music Downloader - Bass Boost1 Year trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bass Boost: Music Presets$19.99
1 purchases

ThunderBars

One-time1
  • Thunder Bars Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Bass Booster free?
Bass Booster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ThunderBars free?
ThunderBars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bass Booster or ThunderBars have ads?
Bass Booster shows ads; ThunderBars does not.
Which is updated more often, Bass Booster or ThunderBars?
Bass Booster ships an update monthly, and ThunderBars every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bass Booster was updated on November 7, 2026 and ThunderBars on October 31, 2026.

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