Crickets vs Big Button Box 2 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 2 Lite
This application provides a collection of large, interactive buttons that trigger loud, amusing sound effects. It includes a unique feature for altering the pitch of sounds using device motion.
- Large interactive buttons
- Mega-loud sound effects
- Motion controlled pitch shift
- Soundboard functionality
- Funny sounds
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Big Button Box™ 2 Lite is a box of AWESOME BUTTONS that make MEGA-LOUD SOUNDS! 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 2 Lite's 74%. Crickets also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). Big Button Box 2 Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 9 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 232 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Crickets's written reviews are positive against 74% of Big Button Box 2 Lite's.
Crickets ships an update every 30 months, Big Button Box 2 Lite every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crickets | Big Button Box 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (268 ratings) — better | 4.5 (232 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.8% of reviews — better | 73.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 268 — better | 232 |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 9 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 | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Taber Buhl | Shaved Labs Ltd |
Customer experience
Crickets
Big Button Box 2 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 2 Lite
From 232 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😂 Hilarious and entertaining for pranks
- 👍 Fun and easy to use interface
- 🎵 Variety of sound effects available
- 😄 Great for annoying friends and family
- 🎯 Simple and straightforward app design
Room to improve
- 💰 Limited free version with paywall for additional buttons
- 🔊 Poor sound quality and fake-sounding audio
- 📱 Compatibility issues with older iOS versions
- 🔇 No sound output on some devices despite volume being up
- ⚠️ Repetitive content gets boring quickly
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 2 Lite
Reported bugs
5 issues- No sound output despite volume settings being correct
- Incompatible with iPhone 4S and iOS 5
- App crashes on startup
- Sound buttons not functioning properly
- App stops working after loading
Requested features
7 requests- More buttons and sound effects
- Judge's gavel banging sound
- Multiple pages for button organization
- Ability to record and playback button sequences
- Tactical nuke sound effect reference
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- Custom button selection option
- Improved sound quality and realism
In-app purchases
Crickets
No in-app purchases
Big Button Box 2 Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Crickets free?
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