Big Button Sound Effects vs Applause !
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Button Sound Effects
Access a collection of popular internet sound effects with a simple tap. Customize alerts for calls, texts, emails, and reminders, or set them as ringtones. This app offers a clean interface for quick access to a variety of audio clips.
- Popular sound effects
- Easy-to-use interface
- Set as ringtone
- Set as text tone
- Customize alerts
- High-quality audio
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Big button sounds features some of the most downloaded sound effects from the internet grouped together in one easy to use application. Popular high quality sound effects at the push of a button. Perfect for all different kinds of occasions. You can use any sound as a ringtone, text tone, new mail alert, calendar alert or reminder alert or more. With this app you can customize your: Ringtone (default and for each contact) Text tone (default and for each contact) New voice mail alert New mail alert Calendar alert Reminder alert and more! - sound effects - Clean, easy to use interface
Applause !
Generate applause sounds with a simple tap. Increase the volume by tapping faster. Share your applause with friends via email or even start it from your Apple Watch.
- Tap to generate applause
- Faster taps for louder sound
- Email applause to friends
- Apple Watch integration
- Customizable sound effects
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There are situations that just require applause! Tap the button and get applause sound. Tap faster for louder applause. Send applause to your friends by email. Start applause from Apple Watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Big Button Sound Effects at none against Applause !'s 1. Applause !'s advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 47%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On price, rating, ads 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. Applause ! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Big Button Sound Effects asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Big Button Sound Effects against 4.4 for Applause !. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Applause ! has 1.4K ratings behind it against 267, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Big Button Sound Effects's written reviews are positive against 79% of Applause !'s.
Big Button Sound Effects ships an update every 6 months, Applause ! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Button Sound Effects | Applause ! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (267 ratings) — better | 4.4 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 267 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magi Ent | Dennis Ebbinghaus |
Customer experience
Big Button Sound Effects
Applause !
Bugs and requests
Big Button Sound Effects
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Applause !
Reported bugs
3 issues- No sound on certain devices
- Freezing or crashing on some phones
- Ads appearing too frequently
Requested features
4 requests- Add a stop button for the applause
- Expand sound effects to include more variations
- Improve responsiveness and reduce loading times
- Provide more customization options
In-app purchases
Big Button Sound Effects
No in-app purchases
Applause !
- Remove Ads$0.99
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