THE SOUNDMACHINE vs SonicFX
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.
SonicFX
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Engage and Participate with the SonicFX light show app. For those events that are partnered with us, the SonicFX app brings the show to you, immersing you with light show magic.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SonicFX at Free against THE SOUNDMACHINE's $2.99. SonicFX also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months). THE SOUNDMACHINE's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). 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
SonicFX is free to download; THE SOUNDMACHINE costs $2.99 up front. THE SOUNDMACHINE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and SonicFX sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
THE SOUNDMACHINE ships an update every 29 months, SonicFX every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | THE SOUNDMACHINE | SonicFX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% 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 | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | elklab UG | BConnect Software LLC |
In-app purchases
THE SOUNDMACHINE
- Cartoon Edition$0.99
- Western Edition$0.99
- Soccer Edition$0.99
SonicFX
- Blue Event$0.99
- Red Event$1.99
- Orange Event$2.99
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- Yellow Event$3.99
- Green Event$4.99
