Volume Blocker and Limiter vs AlmostSilent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Volume Blocker and Limiter
This app lets parents set a maximum volume limit for iPhones and iPads, preventing children from playing audio at full volume. It helps create a quieter environment and protect hearing, especially useful for children with sensory sensitivities.
- Set maximum volume limits
- Control device speaker volume
- Works in the background
- Protects hearing
- Ideal for children with sensory issues
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Updated for iOS 17. The app allows you to impose a limit on the maximum volume of the iPhone / iPad. Your kid always plays video at full volume? It's not a problem anymore! From today, YOU control the iPhone/iPad's speaker volume, not your child! Get back to a quiet home with peaceful kids by protecting their ears (and yours!). This is the ONLY app able to limit the volume on iOS 17, and is also the simplest volume manager! This app works in the background. Warning: the volume limit only works while this app is still open in the background, if your child knows how to kill this app, it won't work. This app works better on younger kids. The application has been specially designed for parents of children with Autism Spectrum, Asperger, ADHD, Down Syndrome & other development delays or sensory issues. Privacy policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/5ecd70d1-8cb0-4b3e-85f7-a99121fec9af Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
AlmostSilent
This utility app offers a specialized slider for precise low-volume adjustments, providing finer control than the device's built-in volume buttons. It's designed to help users achieve quieter audio levels for their device's speaker, even below the standard minimum setting.
- Fine-tune low volume settings
- More precise than device buttons
- Adjust speaker volume
- Specialized slider interface
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This slider is specialized for setting a low volume. It has better operability than the control center. The volume buttons on the side of the device have large width steps, Even at the lowest setting, the sound is rather loud. You can set lower on this app. Caution. At very low volumes, the numbers may differ from how you actually feel. This app is designed to adjust the volume of the device's speaker. It may not work well in other ways. The volume slider displayed in this app is provided by the OS. Specifications regarding the volume slider are subject to Apple's policies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AlmostSilent at none against Volume Blocker and Limiter's 11. Volume Blocker and Limiter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (378 vs 13). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Volume Blocker and Limiter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. AlmostSilent asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Volume Blocker and Limiter against 4.2 for AlmostSilent. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Volume Blocker and Limiter has 378 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Volume Blocker and Limiter's written reviews are positive against 57% of AlmostSilent's.
Volume Blocker and Limiter ships an update fortnightly, AlmostSilent monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Volume Blocker and Limiter | AlmostSilent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (378 ratings) — better | 4.2 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.0% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 378 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rayane Kurrimboccus | Motonari Hibi |
Customer experience
Volume Blocker and Limiter
AlmostSilent
Bugs and requests
Volume Blocker and Limiter
Reported bugs
7 issues- Doesn't work when phone is off
- Doesn't work, no effect on volume
- iOS 18.2 has built-in feature
- Too easy for kids to disable
- Can't close the app
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- Stops working after a while
- Drains battery significantly
Requested features
2 requests- Automatically enable at certain times
- Family sharing support
AlmostSilent
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Volume Blocker and Limiter
- Pro version - Weekly$3.997 Days
- Pro version - Weekly$5.997 Days
- Pro version - Monthly plan$8.991 Month
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- Pro version - Monthly$14.991 Month
- Pro version - Annual$17.991 Year
- Pro version - Annual plan3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Pro version - Annual$39.991 Year
- Pro$19.99
- Pro version2 variants$39.99
- Pro version$59.99
AlmostSilent
No in-app purchases
Questions
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