Comparison

Horns and Sirens vs Ringing Bell

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

Head to head
About

Horns and Sirens

This app offers a collection of high-quality horn and siren sounds. Easily play various sounds like police sirens, air horns, and boat horns by tapping buttons. It's great for pranks or making noise, with options to save favorites and set sounds to repeat.

Highlights
  • High-quality horn and siren sounds
  • Tap to play sounds
  • Save favorite sounds
  • Set sounds to repeat
  • Offline playback
  • Variety of sound types
Features
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Horns and Sirens features actual high quality Horn and Siren sounds. Simply tap a button to play it's corresponding horn or siren sound. Scare your friends with these loud horns and siren sounds. Hook up to an external speaker for an even more loud experience. Police sounds and sirens, DJ sounds and sirens, funny sounds and scary horns. Sounds include: - Police Sirens - Air Horns - Boat Horns - Truck Horns - Fire Sirens - Car Alarms - Reggae Horn - DJ Horn - and much more Make some noise! Horns and Sirens is back with more sounds and new ways to play your favorites. Still simple. Just more fun. - Save your favorite sounds so you can find them quickly. - Pick a sound for one big, shiny red button, or choose Random and see what plays next. - Set sounds to repeat with a pause of your choice in seconds or minutes. - Watch the countdown and pause or resume the timer. It keeps going while you browse other sound pages with the app open. - Stop playback with a tap. - Hide the top toolbar for a simpler screen and bigger sound buttons. The sounds are built in, so you can play them offline. No extra sound packs to download. Horns and Sirens is a free, ad-supported app for iPhone and iPad. Tap a button and let it honk!

About

Ringing Bell

Simulate various bell sounds by shaking your phone. Choose from a wide selection of bells for different occasions, from doorbells to church bells, and have fun with unique sound effects.

Highlights
  • Shake to ring bell
  • Variety of bell sounds
  • Hand bell
  • Door bell
  • Service bell
  • Christmas bell
  • Church bell
Features
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Shake your phone to hear the sound of a ringing bell. Have fun with your virtual ringing bell. Enjoy a variety of bell sounds with the Ringing Bell app! With every type of bell sound at your fingertips—hand bell, service bell, door bell, boxing bell, reception bell, school bell, Christmas bell, and more—you’ll always have the perfect bell sound for any occasion. This app is packed with fun and unique sounds. You can prank your friends, play a doorbell sound when entering a room, or even use the famous bell sound from The Big Bang Theory to add some extra fun! Hand Bell: Ring the traditional hand bell to grab attention. Service Bell: Create a hotel or restaurant vibe with service bell sounds. Door Bell: Experience both classic and modern doorbell sounds. Boxing Bell: Add excitement and intensity with the iconic boxing ring bell sound. Reception Bell: Quickly access sounds perfect for a reception setting. School Bell: Create nostalgic vibes with school bell sounds. Christmas Bell: Join in the holiday spirit with joyful Christmas bells.. Churchbell : Feel the calm and reverence of traditional church bell sounds, perfect for peaceful or ceremonial moments. How to use: Press the image in the center and hear the LOUD corresponding sound! This app is safe to use. Happy shaking! Ringing Bell is free to use with advertising. You can remove ads with a one-time purchase or subscribe to Premium (Yearly) for an ad-free experience. Subscription details, pricing, and terms are shown in the app and in our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy links below. Privacy Policy : https://nasuf.com/ringingbell/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use : https://nasuf.com/ringingbell/terms.html

Screenshots

Horns and Sirens4 screens
Ringing Bell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Horns and Sirens at 4.5 against Ringing Bell's 3.3. Horns and Sirens also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 10). Ringing Bell's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Ringing Bell sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Horns and Sirens asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Horns and Sirens holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Horns and Sirens has 4.2K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Horns and Sirens's written reviews are positive against 28% of Ringing Bell's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Horns and Sirens ships an update every 2 months, Ringing Bell every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Horns and Sirens versus Ringing Bell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHorns and SirensRinging Bell
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4.2K ratings) — better3.3 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews43.7% of reviews — better27.8% of reviews
Number of ratings4.2K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB9 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMagi EntNasuf OZGUR

Customer experience

Horns and Sirens

All ratings4,243 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive43.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative51.6%

Ringing Bell

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive27.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative70.4%

Bugs and requests

Horns and Sirens

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • No sound on certain devices
  • Buttons don't work
  • Can't stop/pause sounds
  • Glitchy on ads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add car horn sounds
  • Add more sounds like thunderbolt tornado siren
  • Provide a pro version without ads
  • Allow using sounds as notification tones and ringtones

Ringing Bell

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Horns and Sirens

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Ringing Bell

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$19.99

Questions

Is Horns and Sirens free?
Horns and Sirens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ringing Bell free?
Ringing Bell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Horns and Sirens or Ringing Bell?
Horns and Sirens is rated higher. Horns and Sirens averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4.2K ratings, while Ringing Bell averages 3.3 from 10 ratings.
Do Horns and Sirens or Ringing Bell have ads?
Horns and Sirens shows ads; Ringing Bell does not.
Which is updated more often, Horns and Sirens or Ringing Bell?
Horns and Sirens ships an update every 2 months, and Ringing Bell every 3 months. Most recently, Horns and Sirens was updated on November 1, 2026 and Ringing Bell on November 3, 2026.

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