Fairground vs Buttonboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fairground
Immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere of a fairground with over 150 authentic sound effects. This redesigned app offers a modern, user-friendly experience with improved sound quality and easy navigation. Perfect for parties or creating a lively ambiance.
- Over 150 fairground sound effects
- Clear categories for navigation
- Create and manage favorite sounds
- Pitch, Speed, Echo, and Reverb effects
- Save favorite sounds
- Play multiple sounds simultaneously
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Experience the fair anytime, anywhere. With over 150 authentic fairground sounds, Kermis instantly brings the atmosphere to life. This version has been completely redesigned with a modern look and feel. The app is faster, clearer, and more user-friendly than ever. What can you expect? • Over 150 recognizable fairground sound effects • Clear categories for quick navigation • Create and manage your favorites • Pitch, Speed, Echo and Reverb effects • Improved sound quality • Clean, modern interface • Save your favorite sounds • Play multiple sounds simultaneously From bumper cars and ride announcements to classic fairground music — it’s all included. Perfect for parties, carnival events, festivals, or simply to create a lively atmosphere wherever you are. Completely renewed • Brand-new design • Improved performance • Optimized for the latest iOS versions • Greater stability Kermis is back — bigger, better, and ready for the future.
Buttonboard
Access a vast library of meme sounds, reaction clips, and sound effects. Quickly find and share your favorite audio snippets to enhance conversations and entertainment. Customize your personal soundboard with frequently used sounds.
- Over 9,000 sounds
- Fast sound search
- Customizable favorites
- Share sounds via messaging
- Plays on silent mode
- Light and dark mode
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Tap a button, hear the sound. Buttonboard is the fastest way to drop the perfect meme, reaction or sound effect into any moment. OVER 9,000 SOUNDS Memes, viral clips, games, movies, TV, anime, music, pranks and classic sound effects, organized into categories and shuffled every time you open one, so there is always something new to press. FIND ANY SOUND IN SECONDS Search every category at once. Search ignores accents and capital letters, so you find what you're looking for even if you don't remember how it's spelled. YOUR OWN SOUNDBOARD Tap the star on any button to save it to Favorites. Your go-to sounds stay one tap away, right at the top of the app. SEND SOUNDS TO YOUR FRIENDS Touch and hold any button to share the sound as an audio file through your favorite messaging app, email or AirDrop. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD - Plays even with your phone on silent, without stopping the music from other apps - A new tap restarts the sound instantly, just like a real button - Bigger grid with more sounds on iPad - Light and dark mode Buttonboard is free and supported by ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fairground at 5.0 against Buttonboard's 4.4. Buttonboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ads, 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. Fairground sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Buttonboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fairground holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buttonboard has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fairground ships an update monthly, Buttonboard every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fairground | Buttonboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Royal Dutch Apps | Mobivalley |
Customer experience
Fairground
Buttonboard
In-app purchases
Fairground
- PRO version$0.99
- Extra Kermis geluiden$0.99
Buttonboard
No in-app purchases
