Go Button vs Ultimate Soundboard Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Go Button
This app provides professional audio playback for live events. Easily trigger music and sound effects simultaneously or in sequence. It offers advanced controls for volume, pan, speed, and pitch, with remote control options and robust file import capabilities.
- Play multiple sounds simultaneously
- Sequence sounds with a GO button
- Ad-libbed sound triggers
- Auto-stop, fade, loop, duck
- Independent cue controls
- Import audio files
- Remote control via Bluetooth/MIDI/OSC
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Easy sound playback for your live show! From the makers of QLab™. SIMPLE AND CONSISTENT - Incredibly easy to run your show - just press GO. - Play your music and sound effects at the same time. - Take your show anywhere! Runs on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. - Free to build 1 show. Unlock unlimited shows with a one-time In-App Purchase. USE IT FOR - Theater - Dance Recitals - Weddings - Church Services - Puppetry - Magic Shows SUPPORT - Friendly help when you need it! - Contact Support from the in-app sidebar, or email support@figure53.com. - Complete documentation online at gobutton.app/docs. NEWS AND UPDATES - groups.google.com/g/gobutton - twitter.com/gobuttonapp FEATURES • Play multiple sounds at the same time. • Play a list of sounds in sequence by tapping the "GO" button. • Play ad-libbed sounds with always-ready "Hit" buttons. • Auto-stop, fade in, fade out, loop, duck, and more. • Adjust volume, pan, speed, and pitch independently for every cue. • Import your audio files and share shows via AirDrop or the iOS Files app. • Remote control with Bluetooth and MIDI. • OSC control API for remote triggering from QLab or other OSC sources. • Passcode lock your shows to prevent unauthorized edits. • Ultra-efficient & low latency playback built on core iOS technologies. • Supports DRM-free WAV, AIFF, M4A, AAC, MP3, MOV, 3GP, CAF, and FLAC. • Requires iOS 15 or later. Produced by Figure 53.
Ultimate Soundboard Pro
Create custom soundboards with professional audio controls for various uses. Import audio from multiple sources, edit clips with a visual editor, and layer sounds for complex compositions. Organize and share your sound setups across devices.
- Customizable sound button grid
- Import audio from Files, cloud storage, and Apple Music
- Professional clip editor with visual waveform
- Multi-track audio composition
- Configurable playback controls (toggle, solo, loop)
- Organize sounds into boards and groups
- iCloud sync across devices
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Build the perfect soundboard for any situation. Ultimate Soundboard gives you a fast, customizable grid of sound buttons with professional audio controls — no complexity you don't need. INSTANT PLAYBACK Tap to play. Tap to stop. Every button triggers instantly with low-latency audio powered by AVAudioEngine. Play multiple sounds simultaneously, solo a track, or stop everything with one tap. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE • Import MP3, WAV, AAC, M4A, AIFF, and more from Files • Browse Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive directly from the file picker • Record audio with the built-in microphone recorder • Search and play songs from Apple Music with automatic album artwork PROFESSIONAL CLIP EDITOR Fine-tune every sound with a visual waveform editor. Set precise cue in/out points, adjust volume, add fade in and fade out, enable looping, and zoom up to 16x for sample-accurate editing. Preview your clip before going live. MULTI-TRACK COMPOSITIONS Layer multiple audio clips on a visual timeline with independent start times, volumes, and fades. Build complex sequences, layered drops, or precisely-timed audio cues — all triggered from a single button. SMART PLAYBACK CONTROLS Configure how each button behaves: • Toggle, Stop Others, or Play Simultaneously • Retrigger with Stop, Fade Out, Pause, or Restart • Solo mode to mute everything else while one sound plays • Loop any clip continuously BOARDS & GROUPS Create separate boards for different shows, sets, or events. Organize sounds into color-coded groups with tabs for instant switching. Duplicate entire boards to build variations fast. PLAYBACK BAR A live playback bar shows what's playing with progress, artwork, and transport controls. Pause all, stop all, or fade out everything at once. DESIGNED TO LOOK GOOD Assign colors or custom images to every button. Album artwork loads automatically for Apple Music tracks. Buttons pulse and glow in sync with audio amplitude while playing. DRAG, DROP, REARRANGE Enter edit mode to drag buttons into any order. Long-press any button to jump straight to its editor — no edit mode required. EXPORT & SHARE Export boards as .soundboard files to share setups with bandmates, co-hosts, or clients. Import boards from anyone else using Ultimate Soundboard. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES iCloud sync keeps your boards, groups, and button configurations in sync across iPhone and iPad. FREE TO START Get started free with 1 board and 8 buttons. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited boards, unlimited buttons, compositions, recording, Apple Music, board export, iCloud sync, and an ad-free experience. PRO PLANS • Annual: $29.99/year • Lifetime: $49.99 one-time purchase Apple end-user license agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Go Button at 4.6 against Ultimate Soundboard Pro's 3.7. Go Button also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 67%) and ratings volume (174 vs 3). Ultimate Soundboard Pro's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Go Button sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ultimate Soundboard Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Go Button holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Go Button has 174 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Go Button's written reviews are positive against 67% of Ultimate Soundboard Pro's.
Go Button ships an update every 6 weeks, Ultimate Soundboard Pro daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Go Button | Ultimate Soundboard Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (174 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 174 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Figure 53 | Adam Randazzo |
Customer experience
Go Button
Ultimate Soundboard Pro
In-app purchases
Go Button
- Pro License$99.99
Ultimate Soundboard Pro
- Pro - Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
- Pro - Lifetime Subscription$49.99
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