Comparison

Seattle Symphony vs Johnoise

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

Head to head
About

Seattle Symphony

Access Seattle Symphony performances and events from Benaroya Hall anytime, anywhere. Browse recordings, listen to samples, purchase full tracks, and manage your tickets and account information.

Highlights
  • Concert calendars and ticket purchasing
  • Access to performance information
  • Digital ticket retrieval
  • Account management
  • Browse and purchase music recordings
  • In-app performance commentary
Features
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The Listen Boldly App is the easiest way to follow the Seattle Symphony. Now you have access to Seattle Symphony performances and events at Benaroya Hall anytime, anywhere. This is a free application. * Concert Calendars -Buy tickets, view concert info, including programs and performers. * My Account -Retrieve your tickets right on your phone and email tickets to your friends! -View and update your account information. -Review your order history. * Music -Browse the Seattle Symphony recordings, listen to samples of each track and purchase full recordings. * At the show -Get detailed information about the performance, post comments about the performance and learn about special offers. Seattle Symphony's Listen Boldly App is powered by TN Mobile Plus.

About

Johnoise

This app provides a soundboard featuring a comedic alter ego named John. It offers a variety of generic greetings, affirmations, and questions suitable for many situations. The interface is a simple scrollable list of buttons, each triggering a unique sound.

Highlights
  • Comedic soundboard
  • Variety of sounds
  • Generic and applicable audio
  • Simple interface
  • Character depiction
Features
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Johnoise is a soundboard of "John," an alter ego that anyone can use to express themselves comedically. Johnnoise includes a wide range of affirmations, greetings, and questions. Each sound is generic and applicable to many different scenarios. The app features just a single view: a scrollable list of buttons and labels, each corresponding to a unique sound. A cartoonish depiction of the boisterous "John" is displayed at the top of the screen and is also features as the app's icon.

Screenshots

Seattle Symphony4 screens
Johnoise1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Johnoise at 5.0 against Seattle Symphony's 1.4. Johnoise also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Seattle Symphony's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Johnoise holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Seattle Symphony has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seattle Symphony ships an update every 6 months, Johnoise every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Seattle Symphony versus Johnoise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeattle SymphonyJohnoise
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (28 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB8 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSeattle Symphony OrchestraHammer Creative LLC

Customer experience

Seattle Symphony

All ratings28 ratings
Positive7.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative89.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive6.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.8%

Johnoise

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Seattle Symphony

No in-app purchases

None

Johnoise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seattle Symphony free?
Seattle Symphony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Johnoise free?
Johnoise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Seattle Symphony or Johnoise?
Johnoise is rated higher. Seattle Symphony averages 1.4 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Johnoise averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Seattle Symphony or Johnoise have ads?
Neither Seattle Symphony nor Johnoise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seattle Symphony or Johnoise?
Seattle Symphony ships an update every 6 months, and Johnoise every 2 months. Most recently, Seattle Symphony was updated on October 14, 2026 and Johnoise on October 10, 2026.

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