Comparison

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.

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

Bamboo AR

Features
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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."

Screenshots

Big Button Box Lite4 screens
Bamboo AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Big Button Box Lite versus Bamboo AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig Button Box LiteBamboo AR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (458 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings458 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB323 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShaved Labs LtdAugmented 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

None

Big Button Box Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Bamboo AR

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 Bamboo AR free?
Bamboo AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Big Button Box Lite or Bamboo AR have ads?
Neither Big Button Box Lite nor Bamboo AR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Big Button Box Lite or Bamboo AR?
Big Button Box Lite ships an update every 5 months, and Bamboo AR weekly. Most recently, Big Button Box Lite was updated on October 9, 2026 and Bamboo AR on October 8, 2026.

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