CoHost RLSFX vs ShortVidsBlocker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CoHost RLSFX
This app provides a real-time soundboard for comedians and content creators, featuring a curated collection of royalty-free sound effects designed for humor and impact. Built with professional audio frameworks for responsive playback and studio-quality sound, it's optimized for speed and performance.
- Real-time soundboard
- Curated royalty-free sound effects
- Pro-grade audio frameworks
- Ultra-responsive playback
- High-performance design
- 71 copyright-free samples
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Whether you’re a comedian, content creator, class clown, or need the perfect punchline sound in real time, CoHost RLSFX is the fastest, funniest soundboard app you’ll ever need. Designed to elevate your comedy, and everyday interactions, it’s built with pro-grade audio frameworks like AudioKit and Audiobus, ensuring ultra-responsive playback and studio-quality sound. Behind the scenes is a minimal, high-performance design—optimized for speed, not distractions. You won’t find fluff here. Just carefully curated, top-ranked, royalty-free sound effects chosen from the top SFX and years of testing what actually makes people laugh. Features include: 71 Copywrite free Samples Pet Sounds & Beats Vaudeville & Classic TV stingers Springer-style buzzer chaos Cowbell beats (because you still need more) Originally launched in 2011 with the tagline: “Need more cowbell? There’s an app for that.” Today, after a full-scale rebuild, comprehensive updates, and a dash of timeless humor, Cohost is RLSFX is better than ever—and it’s funnier, faster, and more powerful than ever. Expect to surprise friends, coworkers, and even unsuspecting strangers.
ShortVidsBlocker
This tool helps you avoid distracting short-form video content on popular social platforms. It works by blocking these videos directly within your web browser, allowing for a more focused browsing experience.
- Block YouTube Shorts
- Block Instagram Reels
- Works in Safari
- Focus on content
- Browser extension
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Allows the user to block short form videos from YouTube and Instagram in Safari
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: ShortVidsBlocker at free against CoHost RLSFX's paid. ShortVidsBlocker also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 17 months). CoHost RLSFX's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CoHost RLSFX ships an update every 17 months, ShortVidsBlocker every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on July 31, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CoHost RLSFX | ShortVidsBlocker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abu Studio Inc | Giuseppe Bertolini |
Customer experience
CoHost RLSFX
ShortVidsBlocker
In-app purchases
CoHost RLSFX
No in-app purchases
ShortVidsBlocker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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