Crickets vs Wrong Button!
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.
Wrong Button!
This app provides a collection of "wrong" sound effects to playfully call out mistakes or add humor to interactions. It features a screaming "Wrong!" sound and various buzzer effects for lighthearted fun with friends and family.
- Multiple "Wrong" sound effects
- Man screaming "Wrong!"
- Various buzzer sounds
- Offline functionality
- Novelty and entertainment use
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- Do you like to point out when those around you are incorrect and make them look stupid! Then the Wrong Button is for you! Four different "Wrong" sounds for you to terrorize your friends and family with! Includes a man screaming "Wrong" and three different wrong buzzer sound effects! Also don't forget to download our other great apps by clicking "BrennanMoyMedia" above! - 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 Wrong Button!'s 3.9. Crickets also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 55%) and ads (none vs shown). Wrong Button!'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 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 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crickets has 268 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Crickets's written reviews are positive against 55% of Wrong Button!'s.
Crickets ships an update every 30 months, Wrong Button! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and August 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crickets | Wrong Button! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (268 ratings) — better | 3.9 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.8% of reviews — better | 55.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 268 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 4 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 | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Taber Buhl | The Ritz Acme Ltd Liability Company |
Customer experience
Crickets
Wrong Button!
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
Wrong Button!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crickets
No in-app purchases
Wrong Button!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Crickets free?
Is Wrong Button! free?
Which has better reviews, Crickets or Wrong Button!?
Do Crickets or Wrong Button! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Crickets or Wrong Button!?
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