Custom Sound Box vs Itchy for Scratch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Custom Sound Box
Create a personalized soundboard by recording, importing, or sharing audio clips. Organize sounds with folders and customizable tags, and play them instantly or layered. Sync with iCloud and use widgets or Shortcuts for quick access.
- Record custom audio clips
- Import and share audio files
- Play multiple sounds simultaneously
- Organize with folders and tags
- Sync sounds with iCloud
- Home Screen widgets and Shortcuts support
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Create your own personal soundboard with audio clips from friends, family, your files, and the web. Record a sound, import audio from your device, or use the iOS share sheet to add supported audio files directly to Sound Box. Tap any sound to play it instantly, or play multiple sounds at once for layered reactions, effects, and voice clips. Keep your soundboard organized with folders, colorful tags, search, sorting, and drag-and-drop ordering. Customize tags with colors and images, sync your sounds with iCloud, and play favorites faster from Home Screen widgets or Shortcuts. Features: • Record custom audio clips • Import and share audio files into the app • Trim sounds and adjust volume • Play multiple sounds at once, or one at a time • Organize with folders and tags • Customize tags with colors and images • Search, sort, and reorder sounds • Sync with iCloud • Play sounds from Home Screen widgets • Use Shortcuts to record, play, and stop sounds • Remove ads with an optional in-app purchase Build a custom soundboard for jokes, games, reactions, podcasts, streams, classrooms, events, or anywhere you need the right sound at the right time.
Itchy for Scratch
This app provides a streamlined way to access and interact with the Scratch platform. Users can read messages, engage with projects, leave comments, and search for content within a user-friendly interface. It offers a free, ad-free experience for Scratch enthusiasts.
- Read messages
- Interact with projects
- Leave comments
- Search content
- Beautiful interface
- Easy to use
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Itchy is a third-party client for Scratch. Read messages, interact with projects, leave comments, search content, and more, all in a beautiful and easy-to-use interface. And best of all, it's completely free and without ads! Open-sourced here: https://github.com/micahlt/itchy-native
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Custom Sound Box at 4.8 against Itchy for Scratch's 4.1. Custom Sound Box also leads on ratings volume (976 vs 31). Itchy for Scratch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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. Custom Sound Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Itchy for Scratch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Custom Sound Box holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Custom Sound Box has 976 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Custom Sound Box's written reviews are positive against 77% of Itchy for Scratch's.
Custom Sound Box ships an update weekly, Itchy for Scratch every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Custom Sound Box | Itchy for Scratch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (976 ratings) — better | 4.1 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better | 77.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 976 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | William Wilson | David Banziger |
Customer experience
Custom Sound Box
Itchy for Scratch
Bugs and requests
Custom Sound Box
Reported bugs
4 issues- Recording and editing sounds can be glitchy
- Scrolling issues when tapping on buttons
- Inconsistent behavior when playing overlapping sounds
- Occasional crashes when deleting or rearranging sounds
Requested features
5 requests- Add equalizer and volume controls for individual sounds
- Implement a repeat/loop function for sounds
- Allow uploading of video clips as sound sources
- Improve sorting and organization tools for sound libraries
- Provide export/import options for soundboards
Itchy for Scratch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Custom Sound Box
- Remove Ads$1.29
Itchy for Scratch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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