Comparison

Big Button Box Lite vs Crowd Machine

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Large interactive buttons
  • Booming sound effects
  • Motion-controlled pitch shift
  • Funny soundboard
  • Sound effects collection
Features
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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!

About

Crowd Machine

Access a variety of crowd sounds like cheers, boos, and laughter instantly. This simple soundboard is designed for quick access to simulate audience reactions in various scenarios, from comedy sketches to performances.

Highlights
  • Instant access to crowd sounds
  • Variety of sounds (cheers, boos, laughter)
  • Simple, no-fuss interface
  • Simulate audience reactions
  • Ideal for performances and sketches
Features
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Crowd Machine is a soundboard that gives you the sounds of a massive crowd at your fingertips! Whether you want cheers or boos, laughter or cricket chirps, this soundboard has you covered. Away with all the complicated soundboards with pages of buttons. With Crowd Machine you get straight to the point, and you'll never have to search for the sound you want: they're all right there! This app is perfect for a comedy sketch or simply any scenario when you want to simulate the sounds of a crowd. Perhaps not as many people showed up to your performance as you hoped. No problem! With the Crowd Machine its like thousands of people are there, passionately cheering in the crowd. Whatever you use this soundboard for, I hope you enjoy it. Cheers!

Screenshots

Big Button Box Lite4 screens
Crowd Machine1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Big Button Box Lite at 4.6 against Crowd Machine's 3.7. Big Button Box Lite also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 53%) and ratings volume (458 vs 64). Crowd Machine's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Big Button Box Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Button Box Lite has 458 ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Big Button Box Lite's written reviews are positive against 53% of Crowd Machine's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Big Button Box Lite versus Crowd Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig Button Box LiteCrowd Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (458 ratings) — better3.7 (64 ratings)
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews — better53.3% of reviews
Number of ratings458 — better64
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShaved Labs LtdRyan Knightly

Customer experience

Big Button Box Lite

All ratings458 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral12.8%
Negative19.7%

Crowd Machine

All ratings64 ratings
Positive67.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative26.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

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

Crowd Machine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Big Button Box Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Crowd Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Big Button Box Lite free?
Big Button Box Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crowd Machine free?
Crowd Machine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Big Button Box Lite or Crowd Machine?
Big Button Box Lite is rated higher. Big Button Box Lite averages 4.6 out of 5 from 458 ratings, while Crowd Machine averages 3.7 from 64 ratings.
Do Big Button Box Lite or Crowd Machine have ads?
Neither Big Button Box Lite nor Crowd Machine shows ads.

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