Sound Grab vs Portable Softbox Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sound Grab
Easily extract audio from videos on your device. Save, preview, and share sound clips as audio-only m4a files.
- Extract audio from videos
- Save as m4a files
- Preview audio clips
- Share extracted audio
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A simple app to extract the sound from videos captured on your device, so you can save them as audio-only m4a files. Extract, preview, store and share!
Portable Softbox Pro
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Transform Your Device into a Professional Studio Light Softbox Pro is the most advanced portable lighting solution designed for photographers, video content creators, and vloggers. Transform your iPhone, iPad, or Mac into a high-quality, flicker-free light source in seconds. Featuring a modern Liquid Glass interface, Softbox Pro lets you control the light you need in your shots with professional precision. Key Features: - Full Spectrum Color Control: Choose any color you want. Instantly change the atmosphere with Hue, Saturation, and Brightness adjustments. - Cinematic Dynamic Effects: - Police and Ambulance: Fast and realistic strobe modes for emergency scenes. - Candle and Fire: Warm tones, randomly flickering soft light simulation to create a natural ambiance. - RGB Cycle: Smooth and fluid transitions across the entire color spectrum for creative backgrounds. - Professional Customization: Precisely adjust color temperature from ice blue to sunset orange. - Clean View Mode: Hide the entire interface with a single touch and use every pixel of the screen as a pure light source. - Universal Compatibility: Natively designed for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Use your Mac's large screen or your iPhone's portability. Why Softbox Pro? - Flicker-Free Lighting: Optimized for high frame rate (FPS) video recordings. - Modern Design: Offers a user-friendly experience with its sleek, translucent Liquid Glass design. - Performance Focused: Thanks to its infrastructure developed with SwiftUI, it is battery-friendly and offers smooth animations. - Take your visual storytelling to the next level. Say goodbye to harsh flashes and start shaping your light with Softbox Pro!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sound Grab at Free against Portable Softbox Pro's $4.99. Sound Grab also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 15 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On ads, 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
Sound Grab is free to download; Portable Softbox Pro costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sound Grab ships an update every 5 months, Portable Softbox Pro every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sound Grab | Portable Softbox Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew McGee | Yusuf Karan |
In-app purchases
Sound Grab
No in-app purchases
Portable Softbox Pro
No in-app purchases
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