Big Button Box Lite vs Authenticator
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!
Authenticator
Simulate biometric authentication for creative projects. This app allows you to choose between palm, retina, or fingerprint scans, or passcode entry. Customize the outcome to always fail, always succeed, or use an override for demonstrations.
- Fake palm scanner
- Fake retina scanner
- Fake fingerprint scanner
- Passcode entry simulation
- Customizable authentication outcomes
- Override authentication option
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An app for fake authentication for movie prop, plays, or demonstrations. Choose to scan palm, retina, fingerprint, or enter a passcode. Choose to always fail, always authenticate, or a variety of options, including an override to authenticate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Big Button Box Lite at none against Authenticator's shown. Big Button Box Lite also leads on ratings volume (458 vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Authenticator's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Authenticator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Button Box Lite has 458 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Big Button Box Lite ships an update every 5 months, Authenticator every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Button Box Lite | Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (458 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 458 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 days — better |
| 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 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shaved Labs Ltd | Harden Consulting LLC |
Customer experience
Big Button Box Lite
Authenticator
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
Authenticator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Big Button Box Lite
No in-app purchases
Authenticator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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