Comparison

PlayButton vs Audio Adventure

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

Head to head
About

PlayButton

This app offers a straightforward way to record and play back single sounds. It's designed for simplicity, with just one record and one play button. An optional lock feature prevents accidental changes, making it useful for users with physical challenges.

Highlights
  • One-touch recording
  • Single sound playback
  • Minimalist interface
  • Optional lock functionality
  • Therapy tool for special needs
Features
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PlayButton is a simple app that provides the most minimal record and playback experience possible. One record button, one play button, and one sound at a time. If you need a quick way to record a sound and play it back, it doesn't get simpler than this. Used in therapy for special needs students who have physical problems with pressing small buttons, this app allows the user to participate with their sound. For additional control over the interface a "lock" functionality is available from the device's Settings that allows a recorded sound to be locked, removing the record buttons until the app is unlocked. If you choose to support PlayButton through a small in-app annual subscription, the Terms of Service are governed by Apple's standard terms, as specified here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Audio Adventure

This app allows children aged five and older to create their own radio dramas. They can record their voices, add sounds from a library, and edit audio to bring imaginative stories to life. It's a fun way to develop speech and listening skills, with no internet required.

Highlights
  • Create radio dramas
  • Record voice and sounds
  • Large sound library
  • Edit audio sequences
  • Offline play
  • Share creations
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With our new app "Audio Adventure" children five years and older can easily and intuitively produce their own radio dramas. Children can dream up the most imaginative and beautiful stories themselves! We want to give them the opportunity to make these stories into little radio drama adventures that they can edit and listen to alone or with their friends. Their own voice, sounds or music can be recorded with a microphone and they can browse through the sound library looking for suitable sounds. There are different soundtracks that are placed over each other and can be shifted. The individual sound sequences can be cut and moved. Operation is very simple and intuitive. HIGHLIGHTS: – Easy and child-friendly use – Large sound library – Promotes speech and listening skills – No internet or WLAN needed – No in-app purchases DISCOVER AND LEARN: With our "Audio Adventure" app children can take a trip through the world of sounds. What sounds are around us? What does a rain storm sound like? And: how do sounds change when I record them? This is a playful way to promote speech and listening skills – an important precondition for learning speaking, reading and writing. DOING SOMETHING NICE FOR OTHERS Your own radio plays and podcasts can be easily stored and sent to grandma and grandpa or friends. INCLUDED IN THE NEXT UPDATE: fading in an out of soundtracks and fun effects for the voice recordings. About Fox & Sheep: We are a Studio in Berlin and develop high quality apps for kids at the age of 2-8 years. We are parents ourselves and work passionately and with a lot of commitment on our products. We work with the best illustrators and animators around the world to create and present the best apps possible – to enrich the lives of our and your kids.

Screenshots

PlayButton3 screens
Audio Adventure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PlayButton at Free against Audio Adventure's $3.99. PlayButton also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Audio Adventure's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PlayButton is free to download; Audio Adventure costs $3.99 up front. PlayButton sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Audio Adventure asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlayButton holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audio Adventure has 50 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PlayButton's written reviews are positive against 64% of Audio Adventure's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlayButton ships an update every 6 months, Audio Adventure every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PlayButton versus Audio Adventure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayButtonAudio Adventure
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better63.6% of reviews
Number of ratings250 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAardustry GmbHFox and Sheep GmbH

Customer experience

PlayButton

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Audio Adventure

All ratings50 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PlayButton

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Supporter$4.991 Year
None

Audio Adventure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlayButton free?
PlayButton is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audio Adventure free?
Audio Adventure costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PlayButton or Audio Adventure?
PlayButton is rated higher. PlayButton averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Audio Adventure averages 4.7 from 50 ratings.
Do PlayButton or Audio Adventure have ads?
Neither PlayButton nor Audio Adventure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlayButton or Audio Adventure?
PlayButton ships an update every 6 months, and Audio Adventure every 4 days. Most recently, PlayButton was updated on October 9, 2026 and Audio Adventure on October 16, 2026.

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