Comparison

Horns and Sirens vs Train Sounds Simulator

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

Train Sounds Simulator

Experience realistic train and subway sounds for immersive journeys or unique ringtones. This app offers a simulation of various train sound effects, perfect for both adults and children to enjoy. It's a great way to explore the world of railway audio.

Highlights
  • Realistic train sound effects
  • Modern subway train sounds
  • Vintage train whistle sounds
  • Sound exploration
  • Ringtone creation potential
Features
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Train Sounds Simulator is the best way for you to go on your dream train ride while experiencing the real train sounds effects. This app contains railway sounds and also the underground modern subway train sounds as well. If you are looking for a funky train sounds ringtone this a “must try” app. Your small kid can feel the real train sound simulation while listening to all time childhood memories of vintage train whistle sound as well. Get onboarded with this great train sounds effects app and enjoy your journey to the dream world.

Screenshots

Horns and Sirens4 screens
Train Sounds Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

Horns and Sirens and Train Sounds Simulator both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Train Sounds Simulator's written reviews are positive against 44% of Horns and Sirens's. Train Sounds Simulator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Horns and Sirens's advantage is ratings volume (4.2K vs 8). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Horns and Sirens against 4.5 for Train Sounds Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Horns and Sirens has 4.2K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Horns and Sirens's written reviews are positive against 100% of Train Sounds Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Horns and Sirens versus Train Sounds Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHorns and SirensTrain Sounds Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4.2K ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews43.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.2K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB50 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMagi EntNipuna Arachchi

Customer experience

Horns and Sirens

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

Train Sounds Simulator

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Train Sounds Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Horns and Sirens

No in-app purchases

None

Train Sounds Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Horns and Sirens free?
Horns and Sirens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Train Sounds Simulator free?
Train Sounds Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Horns and Sirens or Train Sounds Simulator?
Horns and Sirens is rated higher. Horns and Sirens averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4.2K ratings, while Train Sounds Simulator averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Horns and Sirens or Train Sounds Simulator have ads?
Horns and Sirens shows ads; Train Sounds Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Horns and Sirens or Train Sounds Simulator?
Horns and Sirens ships an update every 2 months, and Train Sounds Simulator every 2 months. Most recently, Horns and Sirens was updated on November 1, 2026 and Train Sounds Simulator on November 3, 2026.

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