The Ultimate Buzzer vs Deckle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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.
Deckle
Create engaging real-life events with unique games like scavenger hunts, AI-generated trivia, and emoji-based group challenges. Designed for community events, it ensures everyone participates with automatically assigned tasks.
- Incredible race scavenger hunts
- AI-generated trivia quizzes
- Emoji-based group matching
- Automatic task assignment
- Customizable event games
- Community and group engagement
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Deckle has unique games you can use to run a fun event in real life with many groups and teams in your community, including the incredible race game, mate's trivia and emoji buddies. The scavenger hunt, or what we call the Incredible race, allows you to create tasks for your participants, such as answering questions, going to places and taking pictures or video and even drawing tasks! What's special, is that every group member will be assigned automatically to a task at least once. That way, everyone is involved! Mates' Trivia is a trivia quiz generated based off your answers to our pre-game survey! Questions and multiple choices are AI generated. Eg. What's your favourite hobby? What would you do if you mom starts yelling at you? Emoji buddies is a game where everyone gets matched into groups with their assigned emoji! Perfect for any number of participants to have fun and get engaged. Make sure to leave feedback and send any feature requests in the app's feedback tab or send an email to lex@deckle.app
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Verdict
The Ultimate Buzzer and Deckle both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Deckle's written reviews are positive against 32% of The Ultimate Buzzer's. Deckle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). The Ultimate Buzzer's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 9). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. The Ultimate Buzzer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Deckle asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for The Ultimate Buzzer against 4.6 for Deckle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Ultimate Buzzer has 15K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of The Ultimate Buzzer's written reviews are positive against 92% of Deckle's.
The Ultimate Buzzer ships an update every 2 weeks, Deckle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Ultimate Buzzer | Deckle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (15K ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | 92.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Makens Apps, LLC | Deckle App Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
The Ultimate Buzzer
Deckle
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
Deckle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Ultimate Buzzer
- Buzzer Pro$4.99
- Pro - Family$7.99
Deckle
No in-app purchases









