Comparison

CoHost RLSFX vs Aura Visualizer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time soundboard
  • Curated royalty-free sound effects
  • Pro-grade audio frameworks
  • Ultra-responsive playback
  • High-performance design
  • 71 copyright-free samples
Features
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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.

About

Aura Visualizer

Features
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Aura Visualizer turns a brief moment of your face into something you've never seen: the subtle, constant motion inside every expression, rendered as light. HOW IT WORKS Look into the camera and hold a thought for three seconds. Aura Visualizer captures the tiny movements your face makes — the ones too quick and too small to catch in a mirror — and transforms them into a luminous, living visualization you can replay, reshape, and keep. SEE THE INVISIBLE Every face is always moving in ways we never consciously notice: micro-expressions, fleeting tension, the flicker of a held smile. Aura Visualizer makes that hidden layer of motion visible. It doesn't tell you what your expressions mean — it shows you the motion that's always there, and lets you find your own meaning in it. MANY WAYS TO SEE IT Your motion comes to life in more than one visual style — from a flowing field of light that grows as you move and fades when you're still, to drifting particles and glowing form. Blend two styles together and crossfade between them, or set readings side by side to compare one moment with another. SHARE, YOUR WAY When a visualization feels right, share it straight from the app — to Messages, to your Mac, or anywhere your share options reach. And because the moving mask is your own face, you choose how much to reveal: send it at full detail, or at a reduced resolution that keeps the motion while softening the fine features of the face. Nothing leaves your device unless you send it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your face is never uploaded anywhere automatically, and there are no accounts, no ads, and no trackers. Aura Visualizer never sends anything on its own — your readings stay on your device until you choose to share them. Capture a moment. See what's usually invisible. Make it yours.

Screenshots

CoHost RLSFX4 screens
Aura Visualizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CoHost RLSFX at Free against Aura Visualizer's $0.99. CoHost RLSFX also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.5). On ads and in-app purchases 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

CoHost RLSFX is free to download; Aura Visualizer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CoHost RLSFX versus Aura Visualizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoHost RLSFXAura Visualizer
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 17 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAbu Studio IncSpeckTech Inc.

In-app purchases

None

CoHost RLSFX

No in-app purchases

None

Aura Visualizer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CoHost RLSFX free?
CoHost RLSFX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aura Visualizer free?
Aura Visualizer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CoHost RLSFX or Aura Visualizer have ads?
Neither CoHost RLSFX nor Aura Visualizer shows ads.

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