Comparison

Sound Effects.! vs Custom Sound Box

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sound Effects.!

Explore a vast library of realistic sound effects for entertainment and pranks. Easily navigate categories like animals, horror, and weapons. Use the integrated keyboard to enhance your digital content with fun sounds.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of realistic sound effects
  • Categorized sound library
  • Intuitive gesture navigation
  • Keyboard for conversations and videos
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Have fun with realistic sound effects! Sound Effects is an app which offer hundreds of cool sound effects. This application for iOS (iPhone & iPad) is perfect to spend some good time with your friends or your family. Have them try to guess a sound, or you can prank or scare them. The application includes various features: SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARY: Surprise your friends by playing amazing and realistic sounds. Teach your kids a lot of daily life noises. EASY NAVIGATION: Quickly find what you are looking for by browsing through relevant categories (such as: animals, horror, disgusting, weapons, bird, baby, etc.). INTUITIVE INTERFACE: Use gestures to switch between categories and pick among the many available sounds. We have simplified the app in order to make it accessible to everybody, even the kids, with a clear interface and big buttons. USEFUL KEYBOARD: Use the keyboard to animate your conversations, stories, videos and podcasts. Quickly access your favorite sounds with the keyboard. TRANSLATIONS: The application is translated in various languages (such as english, spanish, french, etc.), so everyone around the world can use it. --------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have sound problems, please check the audio volume of your device. FIND US ON: https://www.facebook.com/pxlapps https://twitter.com/pxlapps https://plus.google.com/116143621852583462451 https://www.pinterest.com/pxlapps/ https://www.instagram.com/pxlapps/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTS1zbZaWzMQYD9_UNgy0NA --------------------------------------------------------- Thank you in advance for your comments.

About

Custom Sound Box

Create a personalized soundboard by recording, importing, or sharing audio clips. Organize sounds with folders and customizable tags, and play them instantly or layered. Sync with iCloud and use widgets or Shortcuts for quick access.

Highlights
  • Record custom audio clips
  • Import and share audio files
  • Play multiple sounds simultaneously
  • Organize with folders and tags
  • Sync sounds with iCloud
  • Home Screen widgets and Shortcuts support
Features
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Create your own personal soundboard with audio clips from friends, family, your files, and the web. Record a sound, import audio from your device, or use the iOS share sheet to add supported audio files directly to Sound Box. Tap any sound to play it instantly, or play multiple sounds at once for layered reactions, effects, and voice clips. Keep your soundboard organized with folders, colorful tags, search, sorting, and drag-and-drop ordering. Customize tags with colors and images, sync your sounds with iCloud, and play favorites faster from Home Screen widgets or Shortcuts. Features: • Record custom audio clips • Import and share audio files into the app • Trim sounds and adjust volume • Play multiple sounds at once, or one at a time • Organize with folders and tags • Customize tags with colors and images • Search, sort, and reorder sounds • Sync with iCloud • Play sounds from Home Screen widgets • Use Shortcuts to record, play, and stop sounds • Remove ads with an optional in-app purchase Build a custom soundboard for jokes, games, reactions, podcasts, streams, classrooms, events, or anywhere you need the right sound at the right time.

Screenshots

Sound Effects.!3 screens
Custom Sound Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Custom Sound Box at 4.8 against Sound Effects.!'s 4.3. Custom Sound Box also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Sound Effects.!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Custom Sound Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sound Effects.! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Custom Sound Box holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.9K and 974 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Sound Effects.!'s written reviews are positive against 81% of Custom Sound Box's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sound Effects.! ships an update every 4 months, Custom Sound Box weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sound Effects.! versus Custom Sound Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSound Effects.!Custom Sound Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.9K ratings)4.8 (974 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better81.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.9K — better974
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB12 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPXL APPSWilliam Wilson

Customer experience

Sound Effects.!

All ratings1,859 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral10.4%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews989 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative4.2%

Custom Sound Box

All ratings974 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.1%

User reviews

Sound Effects.!

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Lots of sound effects
  • 💡 Customizable sound board
  • 😊 Fun and entertaining

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some sounds have poor quality
  • 🔒 Requires review to unlock more content
  • 💰 Ads can be intrusive

Custom Sound Box

From 974 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Customizable soundboard
  • 💡 Ability to record and import own sounds
  • 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing interface
  • 💰 Reasonable pricing for ad-free version

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and playback issues
  • 🔊 Lack of volume/gain control for individual sounds
  • 🔍 Difficulty organizing and managing large sound libraries
  • 📤 Limited export/import options for soundboards
  • 📢 Intrusive ads in free version

Bugs and requests

Sound Effects.!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Tutorial icon doesn't work

Requested features

3 requests
  • More sound categories and variety
  • Ability to record and add custom sounds
  • Option to remove ads for a one-time fee

Custom Sound Box

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recording and editing sounds can be glitchy
  • Scrolling issues when tapping on buttons
  • Inconsistent behavior when playing overlapping sounds
  • Occasional crashes when deleting or rearranging sounds

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add equalizer and volume controls for individual sounds
  • Implement a repeat/loop function for sounds
  • Allow uploading of video clips as sound sources
  • Improve sorting and organization tools for sound libraries
  • Provide export/import options for soundboards

In-app purchases

None

Sound Effects.!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Custom Sound Box

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.29

Questions

Is Sound Effects.! free?
Sound Effects.! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Custom Sound Box free?
Custom Sound Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sound Effects.! or Custom Sound Box?
Custom Sound Box is rated higher. Sound Effects.! averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Custom Sound Box averages 4.8 from 974 ratings.
Do Sound Effects.! or Custom Sound Box have ads?
Both Sound Effects.! and Custom Sound Box show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sound Effects.! or Custom Sound Box?
Sound Effects.! ships an update every 4 months, and Custom Sound Box weekly. Most recently, Sound Effects.! was updated on November 3, 2026 and Custom Sound Box on November 3, 2026.

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