Sound Effects.! vs SoundPad+ Soundboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Hundreds of realistic sound effects
- Categorized sound library
- Intuitive gesture navigation
- Keyboard for conversations and videos
- Multi-language support
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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.
SoundPad+ Soundboard
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Turn your own sound clips into a soundboard: tap to play, double-tap to loop, and trim and fade every pad. SoundPad+ is a no-nonsense soundboard for your own audio. No meme packs, no bundled sound library: every pad holds your clip, with your name and your colour. TAP, LOOP, STOP • Tap a pad to play a sound once • Double-tap to loop it, with no gap at the join • Double-tap a sound that's already playing to keep it going as a loop • Tap a playing pad to stop it • Long-press a pad to rename it, swap the sound or pick a colour TRIM & FADE EVERY PAD • Drag the handles on the waveform to keep exactly the part of a clip you want • Add fade-ins and fade-outs that rise from true silence and fall away smoothly • Preview your edit before you save it, and your original file is never changed • Works on long recordings as well as short sound effects 16 PADS PER PAGE Build a page for each set (a gig, a stream, a lesson, a show) and swipe between them. Reorder pads and pages, rename them, or delete a page in a couple of taps. MADE FOR LIVE USE • Polyphonic mode layers several pads at once, or switch it off so a new pad stops the last • Per-pad volume sliders balance your board without re-editing the files • Colour-coded pads make the one you want easy to hit under pressure • Playing and looping pads light up so you can see what's running • The screen stays awake while sound is playing • Works on iPhone and iPad YOUR SOUNDS, YOUR DEVICE Add audio from Files, iCloud Drive or your downloads: MP3, M4A/AAC, WAV and AIFF. Each sound is copied into the app, so your soundboard keeps working even after you tidy up. SHARE A WHOLE BOARD Export a page (sounds, names, colours, trims and fades) as a single file and send it by AirDrop, Messages or email. Your friend opens it straight into SoundPad+ on their iPhone or iPad. Importing a shared page is free. FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL ONE-TIME UPGRADE Free to use with up to 4 pages. One payment, no subscription, unlocks Pro: • Unlimited pages • The trim & fade editor • Export and share pages • Playback that keeps going when your iPhone locks, with lock-screen controls to pause and resume No ads, no accounts, no sign-up, no tracking. SoundPad+ works entirely offline. GOOD FOR Live music and theatre cues, streaming and podcasting, sound effects and drops, drum and percussion pads, DJ and sampler-style triggers, language and speech practice, classroom and therapy prompts, accessibility boards, or just keeping your favourite clips one tap away.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sound Effects.! at none against SoundPad+ Soundboard's 1. Sound Effects.! also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). SoundPad+ Soundboard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price 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. SoundPad+ Soundboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sound Effects.! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sound Effects.! ships an update every 4 months, SoundPad+ Soundboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sound Effects.! | SoundPad+ Soundboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PXL APPS | Joe Gass |
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
SoundPad+ Soundboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sound Effects.!
No in-app purchases
SoundPad+ Soundboard
- SoundPad+ Pro$6.99
Questions
Is Sound Effects.! free?
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Do Sound Effects.! or SoundPad+ Soundboard have ads?
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