Cricket Sounds vs Lighter Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- High-quality cricket sound collection
- Loop sound endlessly
- Random sound playback
- Timer for scheduled sound playback
- Easy-to-use interface
- Educational purposes
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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.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Cricket Sounds ships an update every 9 months, Lighter Pro every 29 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Cricket Sounds | Lighter Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 2.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.4% of reviews | 72.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arsosa Network Inc. | Matt Badley |
Customer experience
Cricket Sounds
Lighter Pro
In-app purchases
Cricket Sounds
No in-app purchases
Lighter Pro
No in-app purchases
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