Comparison

Big Button Box 2 sound effects vs Read Lotus

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 2 sound effects

Unleash a vast collection of loud and hilarious sound effects with this interactive soundboard. Customize your experience with multiple button modes, pitch shifting, and personalized layouts. Record and share your sound creations for endless entertainment and pranks.

Highlights
  • Over 100 loud sound effects
  • Multiple button modes
  • Pitch shifting via device movement
  • Customizable button layout
  • Randomizer for surprise sounds
  • Performance recording and sharing
Features
Read full description

Prepare to take your sound effects game to the next level with Big Button Box 2™ - the eagerly awaited sequel to the chart-topping Big Button Box™! Dive into a world of big buttons and unleash a huge range of RIDICULOUSLY LOUD AWESOME SOUNDS that will keep you coming back for more. Big Button Box 2 is your gateway to limitless entertainment, pranks and laughter. Don't miss out on the ultimate soundboard adventure - download now and join the millions already enjoying the Big Button Box series! Check out all the cool stuff in Big Button Box 2: - Lots of Big Buttons: There are over 100 huge buttons, each with its own awesome loud sound. You'll never run out of fun sounds to play with! - Three Button Modes: You can pick from three different ways to use the buttons. You can play sounds from the menu, or you can use them one at a time, taking up the whole screen. - Pitch Shift: You can change how the sounds sound! Just move your device around to make the sounds higher or lower. It's magic for personalising the sound effects. - Personalized Button Sorting: You get to decide how your soundboard looks! You can move the buttons around however you want, so your favorite sounds are always easy to find. - Randomizer: Want a surprise? Turn on the randomizer! It mixes up the buttons so you get new combinations of sounds every time you play. It's always a surprise! - Performance Recording: You can record your awesome sound performances and share them with your friends! Just tap a button, and you can share all the fun you've been having with your sounds.

About

Read Lotus

Experience a meditative novella with immersive sound, color, and animations. This narrative journey follows a programmer's experiences and is enhanced by unique reading inventions. Enjoy a feature-length story with additional short tales.

Highlights
  • Meditative novella experience
  • Enriched with sound, color, and animations
  • Interactive narrative journey
  • Unique reading inventions (progress ring)
  • Feature-length story (approx. 90 min reading time)
  • Includes three short stories
  • Available in English and Dutch
Features
Read full description

You’re about to read Lotus, a meditative story enriched with sound, color and animations. The first two chapters are free. “You literally recoil from the screen, that is how much impact the use of text portions has.” – BRIGHT The young programmer Luc Numan takes a journey through the night, encounters a supporting cast of varying plumage, learns a lesson from it all. But that’s ten years ago. Now, two game makers immerse themselves in his experiences, and you, the reader, go with them. Lotus was created by writer Niels ’t Hooft, artist Saskia Freeke, game studio Codeglue, and audio studio SonicPicnic. You put on your headphones, shut yourself off from your surroundings, and float away into a new kind of narrative experience. It’s a pilot of Immer, the new way to read, developed in the Netherlands and based on years of research. In this app you’ll find the text portion and progress ring, two inventions that help you screen-read more pleasantly. Lotus is a feature-length story, reading time ± 90 minutes. You can choose between the English translation by Jenny Watson and the original Dutch. For those who are left wanting more, the app also contains three short stories. The petals drift in the current, inexorable, as if they have always been there. Time to surrender to it. You can do this, you can.

Screenshots

Big Button Box 2 sound effects4 screens
Read Lotus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Read Lotus at Free against Big Button Box 2 sound effects's $1.99. Read Lotus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 14.0). Big Button Box 2 sound effects's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 26 months). On ads, monetization model 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

Read Lotus is free to download; Big Button Box 2 sound effects costs $1.99 up front. Read Lotus sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Big Button Box 2 sound effects asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Read Lotus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Button Box 2 sound effects has 97 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Button Box 2 sound effects ships an update every 4 months, Read Lotus every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Big Button Box 2 sound effects versus Read Lotus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig Button Box 2 sound effectsRead Lotus
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (97 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings97 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.010.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB182 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperShaved Labs LtdImmer Systems B.V.

Customer experience

Big Button Box 2 sound effects

All ratings90 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral1.1%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive85.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative9.0%

Read Lotus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Big Button Box 2 sound effects

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buttons not working properly
  • Sound issues when switching pages
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More buttons and sound effects
  • Ability to record custom sounds
  • More movie lines and catchphrases
  • Pitch warping/changing for sounds
  • Improved page navigation

Read Lotus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Big Button Box 2 sound effects

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Read Lotus

One-time3
  • Short story: Tunnels$0.99
  • Short story: Lens$0.99
  • The full story$3.99

Questions

Is Big Button Box 2 sound effects free?
Big Button Box 2 sound effects costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Read Lotus free?
Read Lotus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Big Button Box 2 sound effects or Read Lotus?
Read Lotus is rated higher. Big Button Box 2 sound effects averages 4.7 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while Read Lotus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Big Button Box 2 sound effects or Read Lotus have ads?
Neither Big Button Box 2 sound effects nor Read Lotus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Big Button Box 2 sound effects or Read Lotus?
Big Button Box 2 sound effects ships an update every 4 months, and Read Lotus every 26 months. Most recently, Big Button Box 2 sound effects was updated on November 6, 2026 and Read Lotus on November 2, 2026.

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