THE SOUNDMACHINE vs CarpFix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
THE SOUNDMACHINE
Access a collection of professional sound effects for various situations, from animal noises to crowd reactions. Enhance your home, office, or social gatherings with a variety of audio clips. Additional sound packages are available for purchase.
- Wide variety of sound effects
- Professional audio quality
- Sounds for different situations
- Preview button for sound packages
- Additional sound packages available
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The eagle, gun, horn, applaus, fail, referee pipe … and much more is what you can expect in this app. You'll always have the perfect sounds for any situation. With the professional sounds of SOUNDMACHINE you'll have a blast. Have fun with the sounds at home, in the office or when you hang out with your friends. Download the app and enjoy over 9 awesome sounds within the first package. Furthermore you have access to many more sounds packages with the chargeable sound themes WESTERN, CARTOON and WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2014. All the themes have a preview button to test the additional sounds. Sounds great, doesn't it? Convince yourself and download the app now.
CarpFix
Access a library of high-quality carp fishing films and technical videos. Enjoy exclusive content like "Big Carp Stories" and monthly livestreams. Watch offline and keep your phone locked while viewing.
- Monthly feature films
- Big Carp Stories
- Technical bait and rig videos
- Offline viewing
- Audio playback with locked screen
- Member-only livestreams
- New release notifications
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Carp fishing videos wherever, and whenever you want! What you'll love about CarpFix: - We release a new high quality carp fishing feature film EVERY month. - Big Carp Stories - a look back at memorable captures from well known anglers. - Detailed technical videos from bait preparation through to tying effective rigs for your next session. - Offline viewing. - Play audio while your phone is locked. - Member-only access to monthly livestreams presented by Darrell peck. - Notifications when we release new episodes and releases. Carpfix offers an auto-renewing Monthly Subscription. You'll receive unlimited access to content on all your devices. Payment is charged to your Account at confirmation of purchase. Pricing varies by location and is confirmed prior to purchase. Subscription automatically renews each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Manage your subscription in Account Settings. For more information see our: Terms of Service: https://carpfix.tv/pages/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://carpfix.tv/pages/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CarpFix at Free against THE SOUNDMACHINE's $2.99. CarpFix also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months). THE SOUNDMACHINE's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
CarpFix is free to download; THE SOUNDMACHINE costs $2.99 up front. THE SOUNDMACHINE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and CarpFix sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
THE SOUNDMACHINE ships an update every 29 months, CarpFix every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | THE SOUNDMACHINE | CarpFix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | elklab UG | CarpFix Ltd |
Customer experience
THE SOUNDMACHINE
CarpFix
In-app purchases
THE SOUNDMACHINE
- Cartoon Edition$0.99
- Western Edition$0.99
- Soccer Edition$0.99
CarpFix
- Monthly subscription$8.991 Month
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