Comparison

Water Sounds vs HoppAR

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

Head to head
About

Water Sounds

This app provides a collection of high-quality, remastered sound effects. It's designed for entertainment, with sounds suitable for various uses, from jokes to supporting teams. The interface is clean and easy to navigate, featuring a loop function for continuous playback.

Highlights
  • High-quality remastered sounds
  • Clean and easy interface
  • Loop button for continuous playback
  • Copyright compliant audio
  • Help page with instructions
Features
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Thank you for your interest in Appsoup. Our sixty 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. Each sound was meticulously remastered to cut out any background noise. All of our sounds are purchased from a legitimate large company to ensure they comply with copyright laws and are high quality. All of our apps include a help page with easy to read instructions, tips, and a link to our contact form. We typically respond to emails within twenty-four hours or less. Our apps are easy to use and feature a nice clean interface (see screenshot below). They also include a loop button so you can endlessly loop any of the sounds. We were one of the first development companies for iOS, and we hope you enjoy our applications. People often find this app helpful when searching for things like water, waters, water sound, water sounds, water noise, water noises, iWater, and iWaters.

About

HoppAR

Experience rocket launches and landings in augmented reality. Control thrust vectoring, perform engine test fires, and customize rockets with your own colors. Explore a variety of real spacecraft and space mission scenarios.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality rocket launches
  • Manual thrust vectoring control
  • Rocket engine test fires
  • Customizable rocket coloring
  • Variety of real spacecraft models
  • Entry, Descent, and Landing simulations
  • Indoor and Outdoor AR modes
Features
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Launch and land your favorite rockets in Augmented Reality from your courtyard! Perform rocket engine test fires directly on your table. Manually control the Thrust Vectoring and perform your first landing at home! Color your favorite rocket and see it in action in Augmented Reality You can choose between many different rocket prototypes and real spacecrafts. Here are a few of them: the beloved StarHopper, the giant Starship MK1, and the hover test of the Dragon 2. Watch the Crew Dragon Demo Mission 2 leave the launch pad and the Falcon 9 first stage land back! Enjoy the Buran Orbiter and Energia Rocket conquer the sky, and many more spacecrafts to come! Not only rockets: enjoy the Perseverance Landing and the Sky-Crane maneuver in the "Last Minute of Terror" of the Entry Descend and Landing sequence. Fire a Raptor engine on your desk at home! Select between Indoor and Outdoor mode depending on where you are and the scale of the Rocket you want to launch. Apply filters to mimic the colors of your favorite planet and change the environmental conditions choosing among many different options: Rain, Thunderstorm, Snow and more Take a picture or record your best launch, share them with your friends with the #HoppAR hashtag and get into the Rocket Launcher's Social Wall Auto-renewable Subscription: Support app Development and new Rockets Addition (renewed on an annual basis) You get all mission unlocked with no limits for the time the subscription is active Non-Consumable Purchase: Instead of subscribing you might buy a single mission that will be unlocked with no time limit Let's HoppAR! (Disclaimer: This is app is not affiliated with any space company or its partners or customers)

Screenshots

Water Sounds3 screens
HoppAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HoppAR at 85% against Water Sounds's 16%. HoppAR also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.8 vs 1.0). Water Sounds's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). 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

HoppAR is free to download; Water Sounds costs $0.99 up front. HoppAR sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Water Sounds asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HoppAR holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HoppAR has 586 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Water Sounds's written reviews are positive against 85% of HoppAR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Water Sounds ships an update every 11 months, HoppAR every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Water Sounds versus HoppAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWater SoundsHoppAR
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (586 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.8% of reviews85.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1586 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB372 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArsosa Network Inc.Josef Grunig

Customer experience

Water Sounds

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive15.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative78.9%

HoppAR

All ratings579 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative12.2%

Bugs and requests

Water Sounds

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HoppAR

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Black screen on horizontal surface scanning
  • Camera not working on certain devices
  • App won't open or crashes on startup
  • Gray screen display issue
  • iPad AR compatibility problems
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  • App performance issues causing crashes
  • Sound/audio problems requiring fixes

Requested features

15 requests
  • Space Shuttle addition
  • Manual control for Falcon 9 and Dragon
  • Free access to premium rockets
  • Launch towers for all rockets
  • Soyuz rocket
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  • Sea Dragon rocket
  • Starship inclusion
  • First-person/cockpit camera view
  • Non-AR mode for gameplay
  • VR mode support
  • Ability to place objects in front of rockets
  • Increased rocket size to fill room
  • Enhanced smoke/rumble effects
  • Original countdown voices per rocket
  • More rocket variety overall

In-app purchases

None

Water Sounds

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

HoppAR

Subscriptions1
  • HoppAR Supporter$7.991 Year
One-time13
  • FALCON HEAVY$0.99
  • STARSHIP Belly Flop$0.99
  • SUPER HEAVY$0.99
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  • DELTA IV HEAVY$0.99
  • PERSEVERANCE$0.99
  • DRONESHIP OCISLY$0.99
  • NEW SHEPARD$0.99
  • ARIANE 5$0.99
  • ARTEMIS I$0.99
  • SOYUZ$0.99
  • ELECTRON$0.99
  • SATURN V$1.99
  • Control Feature$2.99

Questions

Is Water Sounds free?
Water Sounds costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HoppAR free?
HoppAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Water Sounds or HoppAR?
HoppAR is rated higher. Water Sounds averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while HoppAR averages 4.8 from 586 ratings.
Do Water Sounds or HoppAR have ads?
Neither Water Sounds nor HoppAR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Water Sounds or HoppAR?
Water Sounds ships an update every 11 months, and HoppAR every 2 months. Most recently, Water Sounds was updated on October 27, 2026 and HoppAR on October 27, 2026.

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