Crickets vs Big Button Box Lite
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.
Big Button Box Lite
This app provides a collection of large, interactive buttons that trigger a variety of loud and amusing sound effects. It also includes a unique feature for pitch shifting sounds using device motion.
- Large interactive buttons
- Booming sound effects
- Motion-controlled pitch shift
- Funny soundboard
- Sound effects collection
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Big Button Box™ gives you awesome BIG BUTTONS that let off the BEST BOOMING SOUND EFFECTS! Get it now and start annoying your friends! Now featuring motion controlled pitch shift!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crickets at 96% against Big Button Box Lite's 68%. Crickets also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). Big Button Box Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 30 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 268 and 470 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Crickets's written reviews are positive against 68% of Big Button Box Lite's.
Crickets ships an update every 30 months, Big Button Box Lite every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crickets | Big Button Box Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (268 ratings) — better | 4.5 (470 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.8% of reviews — better | 67.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 268 | 470 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Taber Buhl | Shaved Labs Ltd |
Customer experience
Crickets
Big Button Box Lite
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
Big Button Box Lite
From 470 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and entertaining sounds
- 🤗 Great for pranks and annoying family/friends
- 😊 Lots of enjoyment and laughter
Room to improve
- 🤑 Limited free sounds, need to pay for more
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches with sound playback
- 💤 Not enough variety in the free version
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
Big Button Box Lite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Compatibility issues with older devices
- Freezing and crashing on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- More free sound buttons
- Ability to loop sounds
- Easier access to all sounds from main screen
In-app purchases
Crickets
No in-app purchases
Big Button Box Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Crickets free?
Is Big Button Box Lite free?
Which has better reviews, Crickets or Big Button Box Lite?
Do Crickets or Big Button Box Lite have ads?
Which is updated more often, Crickets or Big Button Box Lite?
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