Comparison

SoundBoard vs Passphrase

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

Head to head
About

SoundBoard

Create and manage custom soundboards for events, pranks, or personal sound effects. Easily add, play, record, and organize audio files with multiple customizable boards.

Highlights
  • Add sounds effortlessly
  • Create multiple customizable soundboards
  • Instant sound playback
  • Edit or remove sounds
  • Record your own voice
  • Organized sound management
Features
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Ever needed a quick, easy-to-use soundboard for your events, pranks, or personal sound effects? Look no further! This app is designed with simplicity and flexibility in mind, giving you full control to create and manage your own soundboards in seconds. Features: - Simple to Use: Add sounds effortlessly with the tap of a button. - Customizable Soundboards: Create multiple boards, each with its own set of unique sounds. - Instant Playback: Just tap any sound to play it instantly. - Effortless Management: Hold down on a sound to reveal options for editing or removing it. - Organized and Clean: Keep your sounds sorted with multiple boards for different occasions. How to Use: - Add a Sound: Tap "Add a Sound" to pick any audio file. - Play a Sound: Tap on any board item to instantly play your sound. - Record your own voice: Tap "Record" to record your own voice on to the board - Manage Your Boards: Create new soundboards with "Add Board" to organize your sounds by theme or occasion. - Edit or Remove Sounds: Hold down on any individual sound to reveal options for editing or removing it.

About

Passphrase

Features
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Generate XKCD style sentence passwords that are easier to remember but much harder for an attacker to guess. Now with significantly more customization!

Screenshots

SoundBoard3 screens
Passphrase3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Passphrase at none against SoundBoard's shown. SoundBoard's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 29 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoundBoard ships an update every 3 days, Passphrase every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SoundBoard versus Passphrase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundBoardPassphrase
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 29 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB1 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNotso SoftwareDANIEL ALLEN MESKIN

In-app purchases

None

SoundBoard

No in-app purchases

None

Passphrase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SoundBoard free?
SoundBoard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Passphrase free?
Passphrase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SoundBoard or Passphrase have ads?
SoundBoard shows ads; Passphrase does not.
Which is updated more often, SoundBoard or Passphrase?
SoundBoard ships an update every 3 days, and Passphrase every 29 months. Most recently, SoundBoard was updated on September 24, 2026 and Passphrase on September 10, 2026.

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