Big Button Box 2 Lite vs Studio Audience +
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Button Box 2 Lite
This application provides a collection of large, interactive buttons that trigger loud, amusing sound effects. It includes a unique feature for altering the pitch of sounds using device motion.
- Large interactive buttons
- Mega-loud sound effects
- Motion controlled pitch shift
- Soundboard functionality
- Funny sounds
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Big Button Box™ 2 Lite is a box of AWESOME BUTTONS that make MEGA-LOUD SOUNDS! Get it now and start ANNOYING YOUR FRIENDS! Now featuring motion controlled pitch shift!
Studio Audience +
Simulate a studio audience with a variety of reactions like booing, cheering, laughing, and clapping. This app allows you to trigger these sounds on demand for various purposes.
- Simulate studio audience
- On-demand sound effects
- Boo, cheer, laugh, clap sounds
- Trigger sounds on cue
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Studio Audience + is a great way for you to keep an entire studio audience in your pocket at all times... Use them to boo, cheer, laugh, clap, awe and oh on cue.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Big Button Box 2 Lite at 4.5 against Studio Audience +'s 2.5. Big Button Box 2 Lite also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 44%). Studio Audience +'s advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 2 Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 232 and 84 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Big Button Box 2 Lite's written reviews are positive against 44% of Studio Audience +'s.
Big Button Box 2 Lite ships an update every 9 months, Studio Audience + every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Button Box 2 Lite | Studio Audience + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (232 ratings) — better | 2.5 (84 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews — better | 43.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 232 — better | 84 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shaved Labs Ltd | PALIANTech |
Customer experience
Big Button Box 2 Lite
Studio Audience +
User reviews
Big Button Box 2 Lite
From 232 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😂 Hilarious and entertaining for pranks
- 👍 Fun and easy to use interface
- 🎵 Variety of sound effects available
- 😄 Great for annoying friends and family
- 🎯 Simple and straightforward app design
Room to improve
- 💰 Limited free version with paywall for additional buttons
- 🔊 Poor sound quality and fake-sounding audio
- 📱 Compatibility issues with older iOS versions
- 🔇 No sound output on some devices despite volume being up
- ⚠️ Repetitive content gets boring quickly
Studio Audience +
From 84 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Free and no ads
- 👍 Works for some users
- 👍 Good for specific moments
- 👍 Decent collection for free
- 👍 Fast app opening
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work for many
- 🐛 No sound issues
- 🐛 Audio only through headphones
- 🐛 Sounds too long
- 🐛 Clunky and slow response
Bugs and requests
Big Button Box 2 Lite
Reported bugs
5 issues- No sound output despite volume settings being correct
- Incompatible with iPhone 4S and iOS 5
- App crashes on startup
- Sound buttons not functioning properly
- App stops working after loading
Requested features
7 requests- More buttons and sound effects
- Judge's gavel banging sound
- Multiple pages for button organization
- Ability to record and playback button sequences
- Tactical nuke sound effect reference
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- Custom button selection option
- Improved sound quality and realism
Studio Audience +
Reported bugs
10 issues- App doesn't work
- No sound
- Issue detecting appropriate audio device
- Sounds are too long
- Clips are too long
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- Audio only comes through headphones
- App response very slowly or not at all
- Sounds are not loops
- Tapping another button shuts off current sound but doesn't play new one
- App won't open
Requested features
8 requests- Add a stop button
- Allow looping sounds
- Make tracks shorter or add stop button
- Update the app's look
- Add a slider volume mechanism
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- Ability to stop sound by pressing button twice
- Quicker sounds
- Better endings to sound (diminishing sound)
In-app purchases
Big Button Box 2 Lite
No in-app purchases
Studio Audience +
No in-app purchases
Questions
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