Comparison

Cricket Sounds vs Lighter Pro

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

Head to head
About

Cricket Sounds

Discover a diverse collection of high-quality cricket sounds from around the globe. This app offers a simple interface for pranking friends, educational use, or simply enjoying the unique chirps of these insects. Features include looping, random playback, and a timer for custom sound experiences.

Highlights
  • High-quality cricket sound collection
  • Loop sound endlessly
  • Random sound playback
  • Timer for scheduled sound playback
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Educational purposes
Features
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Love crickets? Then you will also love Cricket Sounds! This app contains high-quality collection of cricket sounds from all over the world. The sound of crickets is used to represent awkward silence, meaning non-cricket aficionados can also have plenty of fun pranking others. You can use it for educational purposes too! A cricket is grasshopper-like insect. They are over 900 species in the world and most of them are flightless. They are famous for making chirping sounds at night, even though not all species chirp. About Our Apps: Our soundboard apps have been downloaded millions of times, and have been used for joking around with friends and family, to support favorite teams on game day, and even hunting. Our apps have been featured in many famous worldwide publications. Why download our apps? - Easy to use, nice clean interface - High-quality sounds (meticulously remastered to cut out any background noise) - Loop option to play sound endlessly - Random button to play sounds randomly - Timer feature (select a specific time when to play sound) - Help page / Contact us support We hope you enjoy our apps and contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

About

Lighter Pro

Simulate a realistic virtual lighter with animated flames and authentic sound effects. Customize flame colors and backgrounds, including over 200 country flags. Enjoy a clutter-free, ad-free experience with intuitive touch gestures.

Highlights
  • Realistic animated flame effect
  • Customizable flame color and background
  • Authentic sound effects
  • Intuitive touch gestures
  • No ads or popups
  • Works on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
Features
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Wave your iPhone, iPad or iPod in style with this realistic and fully animated virtual lighter! Don't be left out at a gig or concert, raise your lighter and join in with the crowd. Flip the lid, strike the wheel and away you go - so simple and easy you'll be rockin' in no time! The smooth action and realistic sound effects will even have you playing with it like a real flip top lighter. FEATURES - * Customise your flame colour and background - includes over 200 country flags! * Authentic - the most realistic lighter and flame effect on the App Store * Fully animating and flickering flame effect (see video) * Light feature which can be toggled on/off * Simple and easy to use * Clutter free with no ads or popups * Clean and professional design * Real sound effects * Intuitive - natural touch gestures to open, close and light * Works on iPhones, iPads and iPods! * Windproof and never runs out of gas! Check out the video of the flame in action here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=6PLRmmQTG_U

Screenshots

Cricket Sounds3 screens
Lighter Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lighter Pro at 72% against Cricket Sounds's 29%. Lighter Pro also leads on rating (2.4 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Cricket Sounds's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 29 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cricket Sounds costs $0.99 and Lighter Pro $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lighter Pro holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lighter Pro has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Cricket Sounds's written reviews are positive against 72% of Lighter Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cricket Sounds ships an update every 9 months, Lighter Pro every 29 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cricket Sounds versus Lighter Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCricket SoundsLighter Pro
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)2.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews72.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 29 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.46.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArsosa Network Inc.Matt Badley

Customer experience

Cricket Sounds

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative64.7%

Lighter Pro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

Cricket Sounds

No in-app purchases

None

Lighter Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cricket Sounds free?
Cricket Sounds costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lighter Pro free?
Lighter Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cricket Sounds or Lighter Pro?
Lighter Pro is rated higher. Cricket Sounds averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Lighter Pro averages 2.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Cricket Sounds or Lighter Pro have ads?
Neither Cricket Sounds nor Lighter Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cricket Sounds or Lighter Pro?
Cricket Sounds ships an update every 9 months, and Lighter Pro every 29 months. Most recently, Cricket Sounds was updated on November 1, 2026 and Lighter Pro on November 1, 2026.

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