Comparison

Airplane Sounds vs TextsFromSanta

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

Head to head
About

Airplane Sounds

Experience authentic aircraft sounds, from commercial jets to fighter planes like the F-22 Raptor. This app offers a soundboard with high-quality audio, looping, random playback, and a timer for endless aviation enjoyment.

Highlights
  • Authentic aircraft sounds
  • Commercial and fighter jet noises
  • High-quality remastered audio
  • Loop sound endlessly
  • Random sound playback
  • Timer for scheduled sound playback
Features
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Want to feel like you are at an airport, with different kinds of planes? Download Airplane Sounds and enjoy authentic airplane sounds anytime in the palm of your hands. This is the app airplane aficionados and aviation geek have been waiting for, and there is plenty of fun to be had. The app contains distinct sounds and airplane noise from different commercial airplanes and fighter jet like the F-4 Phantom II, F-22 Stealth Raptor, F-18 Super Hornet, F-117 Nighthawk and many more! 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

TextsFromSanta

Experience the magic of Christmas with interactive messages from Santa and his helpers. Children can text Santa, and receive daily updates, pictures, and games from him throughout December. This app brings festive anticipation to the holiday season.

Highlights
  • Text Santa Claus
  • Daily messages from Santa
  • Pictures and games from Santa
  • Updates from Mrs. Claus and elves
  • Festive holiday anticipation
Features
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Santa's got a brand new smart phone, and wants to text you this Christmas season! Christmas may be just one day a year, but Santa and his team work hard all month to prepare for the big day! Learn what Santa, Mrs. Claus, his elves and reindeer are up to while getting ready. Your child can text with the real, live Santa and the best part? Santa texts first! Every single day in December, Santa sends your child messages, pictures, and games straight from the North Pole and kids can text him back all on their own. Bring new magic and anticipation to the holiday season this year with Texts From Santa!

Screenshots

Airplane Sounds3 screens
TextsFromSanta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TextsFromSanta at Free against Airplane Sounds's $0.99. TextsFromSanta also leads on rating (3.1 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (30% vs 10%). Airplane Sounds's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 11 months vs every 121 months). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TextsFromSanta is free to download; Airplane Sounds costs $0.99 up front. TextsFromSanta sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Airplane Sounds asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TextsFromSanta holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextsFromSanta has 34 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Airplane Sounds's written reviews are positive against 30% of TextsFromSanta's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airplane Sounds ships an update every 11 months, TextsFromSanta every 121 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Airplane Sounds versus TextsFromSanta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirplane SoundsTextsFromSanta
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (4 ratings)3.1 (34 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.5% of reviews30.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings434 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 months — betterEvery 121 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArsosa Network Inc.IncubatePRO

Customer experience

Airplane Sounds

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive9.5%
Neutral14.3%
Negative76.2%

TextsFromSanta

All ratings34 ratings
Positive52.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative44.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%

In-app purchases

None

Airplane Sounds

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TextsFromSanta

One-time2
  • Unlock TextsFromSanta$0.99
  • TextsFromSanta for the 2016 Christmas Season$9.99

Questions

Is Airplane Sounds free?
Airplane Sounds costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TextsFromSanta free?
TextsFromSanta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Airplane Sounds or TextsFromSanta?
TextsFromSanta is rated higher. Airplane Sounds averages 2.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while TextsFromSanta averages 3.1 from 34 ratings.
Do Airplane Sounds or TextsFromSanta have ads?
Neither Airplane Sounds nor TextsFromSanta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Airplane Sounds or TextsFromSanta?
Airplane Sounds ships an update every 11 months, and TextsFromSanta every 121 months. Most recently, Airplane Sounds was updated on November 10, 2026 and TextsFromSanta on November 2, 2026.

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