Diamond Dave vs The SANDS.rocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diamond Dave
Bring the iconic voice of a rock legend to your device. This app offers a collection of distinct vocal clips perfect for injecting humor into mundane situations or expressing excitement. Enjoy a variety of signature sounds from a renowned musician.
- 24 distinct vocal clips
- Multiple "Yeah!" variations
- Signature rock sounds
- Relieve boredom
- Express excitement
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Now you can carry one of the most distinct voices in Rock and Roll around in your pocket! Perfect to relieve boredom at long meetings or conference calls, just open it up and let out an OOOOH YEEAEAAAAHHHHH! Diamond Dave features 24 different clips of rock legend David Lee Roth, including over 6 variations of "Yeah!" including "Ooooooo Yeaaaahhhh!" and "Aaaaahhaaaayeeaaaah!"
The SANDS.rocks
This app is your official guide to a unique 80s-themed vacation experience. Discover schedules, maps, and artist details for an immersive journey into the music, movies, and culture of the greatest decade.
- Detailed schedules
- Interactive maps
- Artist information
- 80s culture immersion
- Event connection
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The official app of TheSANDS featuring detailed schedules, maps, artist information and much more! DUBBED “THE BEST WEEK OF YOUR LIFE” BY ATTENDEES, THE SANDS IS A ONE-STOP DESTINATION TO CONNECT WITH EVERYTHING YOU LOVED ABOUT THE 80S. AND WE’RE NOT JUST TALKING PARACHUTE PANTS AND BOOMBOXES, ALTHOUGH YOU’LL SEE THEM HERE! THE SANDS IS AN IMMERSIVE GEN-X ATMOSPHERE THAT BLENDS THE MUSIC, MOVIES, PERSONALITIES, FASHION, CULTURE, AND VIBE OF THE GREATEST DECADE INTO A VACATION WHERE YOU CAN RECONNECT WITH YOURSELF AND UNITE WITH OTHERS THROUGH SHARED INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCES. WE’RE NOT STUCK IN THE 80S – WE ARE THE 80S.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The SANDS.rocks at Free against Diamond Dave's $0.99. The SANDS.rocks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Diamond Dave's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 3) and chart position (#176 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
The SANDS.rocks is free to download; Diamond Dave costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The SANDS.rocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diamond Dave has 64 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diamond Dave | The SANDS.rocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (64 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #176 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Twelve Pin | R & R Productions LLC |
Customer experience
Diamond Dave
The SANDS.rocks
Bugs and requests
Diamond Dave
Reported bugs
36 issues- App stopped working
- No sound
- Not compatible with latest iOS
- System permissions issue
- Audio stopped working
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- Won't work
- Every time I press one of the sounds nothing happens
- Doesn't work anymore
- No longer works
- App no longer gives audio
- It doesn’t make a sound (if phone is silenced)
- Sound not working
- Can’t get audio to work
- Doesn't work
- No sound issue reported
- Doesn't work on phone speaker
- No sound
- No audio either
- No sound
- Does not work with new iPod 5
- Makes no sound
- None of the buttons play
- Latest update crashes
- Doesn't work
- No sound at all
- None of the sounds will play
- Does not work with iPhone 4
- Absolutely no sound
- No sound
- Does not work with 4gs phones
- No sound
- Doesn't even work
- No sound at all, zero, nada
- None of the sounds will play
- This app doesnt work
- It doesn't work
Requested features
22 requests- Add more original sound clips
- Export sound bites as text messages
- Use as text tone
- Add Lil' John sounds
- Function in phone calls
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- Add versions from different albums
- Add "bozely bozely bop, zee bop"
- Add "Hum-a-na hum-a-na bub-a-na..."
- Add "Bop, boze-de-boze-de-bop, se-de-bop"
- Add "waiting at hoo-ome!"
- Add "No love you’d call real"
- Add abrupt "no"
- Add more funny lines/quotes
- Add Lemmy sounds
- Add "bozee, bozze bop-diddy-bop"
- Add "Waiting at ho-ooome! Yaaaahyeaaaah!"
- Make iPad native
- More songs please
- More vocal riffs
- Integrate into phone audio stream
- Update app or remove it
- Add more phrases
The SANDS.rocks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Diamond Dave
No in-app purchases
The SANDS.rocks
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Diamond Dave free?
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