Guns and Explosions vs Scary Sounds and Effects
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guns and Explosions
Experience a vast collection of realistic gun and explosion sound effects. Trigger a variety of weapon sounds and powerful detonations with a simple tap. Ideal for creative projects or simply for entertainment.
- Realistic gun sounds
- Explosion sound effects
- Variety of weapons
- High-quality audio
- Animated buttons
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Welcome to Guns and Explosions, the ultimate soundboard app for gun and explosion enthusiasts. With this app, you can bring the sounds of warfare and destruction to your fingertips! Enjoy a wide variety of weapons, from machine guns to shotguns, and explosions ranging from small, single blasts to massive, earth-shattering detonations. Whether you're looking for the perfect sound effect for your latest video project or just want to have some fun, Guns and Explosions has you covered. Download now and enjoy! Guns and Explosions features free actual loud gun, explosion and rifle sounds at the press of a button. Simply press a button to trigger the loud gun, explosion and bomb sounds. Features realistic high quality gun, rifle and explosion sounds including: AK 47 M14 Rifle Desert Eagle P90 50 Cal 40 Cal 45 S&W and many more. Features: - high quality sounds - animated buttons for visual feedback - free loud sounds
Scary Sounds and Effects
Access a collection of popular scary sound effects and ringtones for your device. Use them for notifications, alarms, or to prank friends. The app offers free access to a variety of spooky sounds with regular updates.
- Free scary ringtones
- Sound effects library
- Set as ringtone
- Set as notification
- Set as alarm
- Easy to use interface
- New sounds updated regularly
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Scary sounds and effects includes some of the most downloaded scary ringtones and sound effects for your device. You can use these scary sound effects as a scary ringtone, text notification, alarm and more. Simply tap a button to listen or to save to your device. Scare or prank your friends or download just for fun, it's free! - free scary ringtones and sound effects - easy to use - simple interface - updated with new sounds
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Guns and Explosions at 68% against Scary Sounds and Effects's 45%. Guns and Explosions also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4). Scary Sounds and Effects's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Guns and Explosions holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 245 and 206 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Guns and Explosions's written reviews are positive against 45% of Scary Sounds and Effects's.
Guns and Explosions ships an update every 13 months, Scary Sounds and Effects every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guns and Explosions | Scary Sounds and Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (245 ratings) — better | 4.4 (206 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 245 — better | 206 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Magi Ent | Jason Torres |
Customer experience
Guns and Explosions
Scary Sounds and Effects
Bugs and requests
Guns and Explosions
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads blocking sound effects
- App makes no sound
- Buttons do not produce sound
Requested features
3 requests- More guns
- Add more sounds like missile launchers, bombs, explosions, and guns
- Add more war sounds
Scary Sounds and Effects
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guns and Explosions
No in-app purchases
Scary Sounds and Effects
No in-app purchases
Questions
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