Big Button Box Lite vs Bamboo AR
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!
Bamboo AR
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Explore the pioneering work of Dr Kristof Crolla and Dr Garvin Goepel on the integration of digital technology into bamboo architecture. By downloading the augmented reality (AR) app, you can access an immersive experience that allows you witness the physical scale models of their bamboo projects at full scale through holograms made visible directly onto your mobile device. The exhibition includes seminal projects like the 2015 “ZCB Bamboo Pavilion” in Hong Kong, which celebrated its 10th anniversary; “MemutAR”, a bamboo pavilion created for the Bamboo World Congress in Taiwan in 2024; “Bale Timbang”, a community project built with Hong Kong students for a farming community in Bali, 2025; and the “Bamboo U Dome”, a lecture hall, workshop, and cultural event space at the Bamboo U campus in Bali, 2024. These projects utilised innovative computational workflows throughout their design, fabrication, and construction process, including AR- driven holographic instruction methods. This approach offers a far more intuitive and comprehensive alternative to traditional construction drawings, thus simplifying construction, making complex geometries more accessible—the philosophy of "Building Simplexity."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bamboo AR at weekly against Big Button Box Lite's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Big Button Box Lite ships an update every 5 months, Bamboo AR weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Button Box Lite | Bamboo AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (458 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 458 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 323 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shaved Labs Ltd | Augmented Architecture Ltd. |
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
Bamboo AR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Big Button Box Lite
No in-app purchases
Bamboo AR
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Big Button Box Lite free?
Is Bamboo AR free?
Do Big Button Box Lite or Bamboo AR have ads?
Which is updated more often, Big Button Box Lite or Bamboo AR?
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