Sound Board vs Applause !
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sound Board
This app provides a collection of classic comic sound effects for your mobile device. Use these sounds to add humor to conversations, entertain yourself, or get creative with your interactions.
- Classic comic sound effects
- Variety of humorous sounds
- Creative interaction tool
- Portable sound library
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Liven up any conversation. Annoy strangers in public. Pick up hotties in clubs. Well, at least you can do two out of three with Sound Board. It’s a collection of classic comic sound effects in your palm. How you use it is left to your creativity. Sounds include: Applause Boo Oooh (Surprise) Ohhh (Disappointment) Laugh Snore Wolf Whistle (Pretty Girl) Raspberry Drum Roll Rimshot (Bad Joke) Boing Beep Beep Ta-Da Whah Whah Whah (Loser) Charge Gong Fanfare Evil Laugh Scramble (Run Away) Zip-Crash (Run into Something)
Applause !
Generate applause sounds with a simple tap. Increase the volume by tapping faster. Share your applause with friends via email or even start it from your Apple Watch.
- Tap to generate applause
- Faster taps for louder sound
- Email applause to friends
- Apple Watch integration
- Customizable sound effects
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There are situations that just require applause! Tap the button and get applause sound. Tap faster for louder applause. Send applause to your friends by email. Start applause from Apple Watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sound Board at none against Applause !'s 1. Sound Board also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Applause !'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (79% vs 63%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Applause ! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sound Board asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sound Board holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 884 and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Sound Board's written reviews are positive against 79% of Applause !'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sound Board ships an update every 8 months, Applause ! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sound Board | Applause ! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (884 ratings) — better | 4.4 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 884 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tom's Apps, LLC | Dennis Ebbinghaus |
Customer experience
Sound Board
Applause !
User reviews
Sound Board
From 884 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for party fun
- 👍 Funny sound effects
- 👍 Simple and easy-to-use design
- 👍 Good icebreaker
- 👍 Works well for meetings and presentations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes or doesn't load at times
- 🐛 Sound issues (no sound, sound cuts out)
- 🐛 Limited number of sound effects
- 🐛 Ads can be intrusive
Applause !
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 🤩 Entertaining and fun
- 🎉 Useful for various occasions
- 👏 Realistic sound effects
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or issues with sound
- 🔌 Ads can be intrusive
- ⏱️ Slow loading times
- 🔇 Lack of customization options
Bugs and requests
Sound Board
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on startup
- Sound doesn't work
- Incompatible with some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more sound effects (e.g. crickets, baby crying, Looney Tunes sound)
- Allow using sound effects while on calls/in other apps
- Improve sound quality and consistency
- Add more customization options
Applause !
Reported bugs
3 issues- No sound on certain devices
- Freezing or crashing on some phones
- Ads appearing too frequently
Requested features
4 requests- Add a stop button for the applause
- Expand sound effects to include more variations
- Improve responsiveness and reduce loading times
- Provide more customization options
In-app purchases
Sound Board
No in-app purchases
Applause !
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
Is Sound Board free?
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