Comparison

The Ultimate Buzzer vs Pointless Board Game App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

The Ultimate Buzzer

This app provides a collection of sound effects for various occasions, from game nights and parties to pranks and classroom use. It offers multiple modes for playing sounds, including a multi-sound grid, a large single button, and a dual-button option for head-to-head play. It also features a game show mode for up to 8 players and a kid-friendly mode with G-rated ads.

Highlights
  • Over 75 sound effects
  • Multi-sound grid and big button modes
  • Game show hosting for up to 8 players
  • Kids Mode with G-rated ads
  • Apple TV support
  • Custom sound recording (Pro)
Features
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Sometimes a moment just needs a buzzer. The Ultimate Buzzer puts a big red button in your pocket, along with more than 75 sound effects for game nights, classrooms, parties, pranks and the occasional perfectly timed rimshot. Tap a sound and it plays right away. Tap a few and they play together. PICK HOW IT WORKS • Multi Sound: a grid of sounds you can tap as fast as you like, even several at once. • Big Button: pick a sound and it fills the screen as one giant button. Made for trivia, quizzes and anyone who likes to slam things. • Dual Big Button: two giant buttons side by side on iPad, or on iPhone Duo when it's open, for head-to-head rounds. GAME SHOW NIGHT Turn trivia night into a real game show for up to 8 players. Everyone opens the app on their own iPhone or iPad and buzzes in, and the screen tells them when to go. The host sees who was first, down to a fraction of a second, marks the answer right or wrong and keeps score, and can buzz in too. When the game ends, everyone sees the final standings with confetti, plus a results card to share or save to Photos. Players connect to the host over your local network, so nobody needs an account. Joining a game is free. Hosting comes with Pro. ON YOUR TV The Ultimate Buzzer is on Apple TV too. Host a game show with the scoreboard filling the screen while everyone buzzes in from their phones, and play sounds through your TV's speakers. Hosting on Apple TV comes with Pro, and Pro bought on iPhone or iPad works there too. No Apple TV? Host on iPhone or iPad and turn on AirPlay Screen Mirroring to put the scoreboard on the TV. KIDS MODE Big, bouncy buttons with animals, trains and other favorites, plus stars and trophies to earn. Any ads in Kids Mode are G-rated, and a grown-up has to solve a math problem to leave. You can even set the app to open straight into Kids Mode. A SOUND FOR EVERYTHING Buzzer, applause, drum roll, rimshot, wah-wah, epic fail, siren, alarm clock, countdown, crickets, cuckoo clock, rooster, cow, UFO and plenty more. They're sorted into Alarms, Animals, Vehicles, Funny, Action, Effects, Around the House and Nature, and you can search or keep your favorites at the top. THE LITTLE EXTRAS • SharePlay: on a FaceTime call, tap a sound and everyone hears it. • Siri, Shortcuts and Control Center: play a sound without opening the app. • A flashlight button for when the lights go out. • Pick any accent color and the whole app follows. GO PRO Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It removes ads on all your devices and adds: • 10 more sounds • Recording your own sounds, up to 10 seconds each, plus importing audio files and sharing your recordings • Hosting game shows • Every Kids Mode theme: Ocean, Space, Jungle and Candy Not sure yet? Watch a short ad to try a Pro sound free for 24 hours, or to record a sound of your own. Choose Just Me, or Family to share Pro with up to 5 family members through Family Sharing. Already have The Ultimate Buzzer Pro app? Open it once and this app unlocks too, through iCloud. All sounds are in the public domain.

About

Pointless Board Game App

This companion app acts as an electronic scoreboard for the Pointless board game. It tracks scores, trophies, and champions, allowing users to recreate the TV quiz show experience at home. It requires the physical board game to function.

Highlights
  • Electronic scoreboard
  • Score tracking
  • Trophy tracking
  • Champion recognition
  • Recreate TV quiz show experience
Features
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This app enhances game play with the new Pointless Board Game, which will be in stores soon. Play the Pointless board game and use this FREE app to have your very own electronic scoreboard. The Question Master for your game will programme it to reveal your score for each answer, just like on the TV show! It will also keep records of your team or individual scores, pointless trophies won, and who is the current pointless champion. This is the perfect companion to the Pointless board game, allowing you to recreate this top BBC 1 quiz show in your own living room. It is NOT a Pointless game in its own right; and does not contain Pointless questions. It can only be used with the Pointless board game. Will you be the next Pointless champion?

Screenshots

The Ultimate Buzzer4 screens
Pointless Board Game App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Ultimate Buzzer at 4.4 against Pointless Board Game App's 2.6. The Ultimate Buzzer also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 5). Pointless Board Game App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. The Ultimate Buzzer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pointless Board Game App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Ultimate Buzzer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Ultimate Buzzer has 15K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of The Ultimate Buzzer's written reviews are positive against 41% of Pointless Board Game App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
The Ultimate Buzzer versus Pointless Board Game App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Ultimate BuzzerPointless Board Game App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (15K ratings) — better2.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews32.1% of reviews41.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB29 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMakens Apps, LLCPodPea

Customer experience

The Ultimate Buzzer

All ratings15,097 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews274 reviews
Positive32.1%
Neutral6.2%
Negative61.7%

Pointless Board Game App

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative47.1%

Bugs and requests

The Ultimate Buzzer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Buzzer doesn't work consistently
  • Difficulty navigating back to main screen

Requested features

3 requests
  • More sound options
  • Volume control
  • Ability to save/load favorite sounds

Pointless Board Game App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

The Ultimate Buzzer

One-time2
  • Buzzer Pro$4.99
  • Pro - Family$7.99
None

Pointless Board Game App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Ultimate Buzzer free?
The Ultimate Buzzer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pointless Board Game App free?
Pointless Board Game App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Ultimate Buzzer or Pointless Board Game App?
The Ultimate Buzzer is rated higher. The Ultimate Buzzer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Pointless Board Game App averages 2.6 from 5 ratings.
Do The Ultimate Buzzer or Pointless Board Game App have ads?
The Ultimate Buzzer shows ads; Pointless Board Game App does not.
Which is updated more often, The Ultimate Buzzer or Pointless Board Game App?
The Ultimate Buzzer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pointless Board Game App every 2 weeks. Most recently, The Ultimate Buzzer was updated on November 11, 2026 and Pointless Board Game App on November 2, 2026.

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