Big Button Box Lite vs Guns and Explosions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Guns and Explosions
Experience a vast collection of realistic gun and explosion sound effects. Trigger a variety of weapon sounds and powerful detonations with a simple tap. Ideal for creative projects or simply for entertainment.
- Realistic gun sounds
- Explosion sound effects
- Variety of weapons
- High-quality audio
- Animated buttons
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Welcome to Guns and Explosions, the ultimate soundboard app for gun and explosion enthusiasts. With this app, you can bring the sounds of warfare and destruction to your fingertips! Enjoy a wide variety of weapons, from machine guns to shotguns, and explosions ranging from small, single blasts to massive, earth-shattering detonations. Whether you're looking for the perfect sound effect for your latest video project or just want to have some fun, Guns and Explosions has you covered. Download now and enjoy! Guns and Explosions features free actual loud gun, explosion and rifle sounds at the press of a button. Simply press a button to trigger the loud gun, explosion and bomb sounds. Features realistic high quality gun, rifle and explosion sounds including: AK 47 M14 Rifle Desert Eagle P90 50 Cal 40 Cal 45 S&W and many more. Features: - high quality sounds - animated buttons for visual feedback - free loud sounds
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Big Button Box Lite at none against Guns and Explosions's shown. Big Button Box Lite also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 13 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Guns and Explosions's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Big Button Box Lite against 4.6 for Guns and Explosions. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 470 and 245 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 68% and 68% positive.
Big Button Box Lite ships an update every 5 months, Guns and Explosions every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Button Box Lite | Guns and Explosions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (470 ratings) | 4.6 (245 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.5% of reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 470 — better | 245 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shaved Labs Ltd | Magi Ent |
Customer experience
Big Button Box Lite
Guns and Explosions
User reviews
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
Guns and Explosions
From 245 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Realistic sound effects
- 👍 Highly immersive experience
- 💯 Awesome app
- 😄 Fun for kids
- 💥 Explosive sounds
Room to improve
- intrusive ads
- 🔇 No sound
- 🤷♂️ Buttons do nothing
- 👎 Not realistic sounds
- 😒 Boring
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
Guns and Explosions
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads blocking sound effects
- App makes no sound
- Buttons do not produce sound
Requested features
3 requests- More guns
- Add more sounds like missile launchers, bombs, explosions, and guns
- Add more war sounds
In-app purchases
Big Button Box Lite
No in-app purchases
Guns and Explosions
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Big Button Box Lite free?
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