Crickets vs Rimshot Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crickets
This app provides a humorous sound effect to punctuate awkward or unfunny moments. It's perfect for lightening the mood after a bad joke or a tense situation with a touch of comedic timing.
- Humorous sound effect
- Punctuate awkward moments
- Lighten the mood
- Comedic timing
- Versatile use cases
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Crickets is an award winning* app that steals the thunder from someone's bad joke and turns it into something electrically funny. Out with friends and someone busts out the most non-acidic burn ever? Give them some crickets. Asked your girlfriend to marry you and she's just sitting there mulling it over? Bring out the crickets and seal the deal. Friend, those are only a couple of situations where you'll find Crickets incredibly useful. We're sure you'll agree there are tons of ways to use Crickets! Let your imagination and your crickets run wild. * Not really.
Rimshot Plus
Add comedic sound effects to your jokes and social interactions. This app provides classic rimshots, sad trombones, crickets, and applause to punctuate punchlines or highlight awkward moments. It's a fun, offline novelty tool for pranks and humor.
- Classic rimshot sound
- Sad trombone sound
- Cricket sound effect
- Loud applause sound
- Offline functionality
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Do you like telling corny jokes but can't afford to pay for a drummer to be with you at all times? Do you like to point out when your friends jokes bomb but are tired of lugging around a box of crickets and trombones?? Then get Rimshot Plus! All those sounds, plus crazy applause! Once again, Four sounds: - Classic Rimshot (Badum dumb shh) - Sad Trombone (Wah-Waaah) - Crickets - Loud Applause! GET IT!!! Also for great joke apps, so you can learn jokes to use with your rimshot, please check out BRENNANMOYMEDIA's other apps! This is a self contained app, no internet connection is required to annoy people! - DISCLAIMER - This app is a novelty app, like for fun, to mess with your friends and family. Please do not use it to harass and terrorize people! Also it is advised that you do not connect it to an external speaker device (or if you do keep it low). If you blast some of these noises really loudly, as with any sound, you could really damage your hearing! Don't be an idiot, and don't hurt yourself or others. BrennanMoyMedia assumes no responsibility to damage you cause yourself, others, or to property! We warned you, don't be a moron! Thanks and have fun with it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Crickets at 4.8 against Rimshot Plus's 2.4. Crickets also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 54%) and ads (none vs shown). Rimshot Plus's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 30 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Crickets holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 268 and 60 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Crickets's written reviews are positive against 54% of Rimshot Plus's.
Crickets ships an update every 30 months, Rimshot Plus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crickets | Rimshot Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (268 ratings) — better | 2.4 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.8% of reviews — better | 54.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 268 — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 9.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Taber Buhl | The Ritz Acme Ltd Liability Company |
Customer experience
Crickets
Rimshot Plus
User reviews
Crickets
From 268 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🎵 Realistic and high-quality cricket sounds
- 💰 Free app with no ads or paywalls
- 😄 Perfect for breaking awkward silences
- 🎭 Great for humorous moments and bad jokes
Room to improve
- 🔊 Volume output too low for some users
- 😕 Limited functionality beyond basic sound playback
- 🎯 Sound may not match classical bad joke effect for some
Rimshot Plus
From 60 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😂 Supports dad jokes
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎶 Good sound effects
- 😂 Fun for parties
- 🤣 Great for comedy
Room to improve
- ❌ Too many ads
- 😩 Ads ruin experience
- ⏳ Ads interrupt use
- 😠 Unskippable ads
- 🚫 Ads make unusable
Bugs and requests
Crickets
Reported bugs
2 issues- Insufficient volume output on some devices
- Sound not audible without holding phone to ear
Requested features
3 requests- Apple Watch version for discreet triggering
- Integration with text messaging or quick responses
- Ability to share cricket sounds via text or messaging apps
Rimshot Plus
Reported bugs
6 issues- Ads play instead of sound
- App repeatedly tries to sell other apps
- Bluetooth access requested
- Sound effects are poor quality
- App needs restart after one use
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- Startup sound
Requested features
4 requests- Adjust cricket sound
- Less crickets
- More isolated cricket sound
- More effects
In-app purchases
Crickets
No in-app purchases
Rimshot Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Crickets free?
Is Rimshot Plus free?
Which has better reviews, Crickets or Rimshot Plus?
Do Crickets or Rimshot Plus have ads?
Which is updated more often, Crickets or Rimshot Plus?
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