Comparison

SoundBoy vs TakeOne

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

Head to head
About

SoundBoy

Design a personalized soundboard with microphone input and real-time audio effects. Mix your creations with existing audio for dynamic party experiences. Enjoy a straightforward, no-nonsense application.

Highlights
  • Custom soundboard creation
  • Microphone throughput support
  • Real-time audio effects (delay, reverb, distortion)
  • Mix with existing audio
  • No tracking or third-party libraries
Features
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Create your own custom soundboard with support for microphone throughput - be the MC of your own party! It includes various effects like delay, reverb, and distortion, applied to both the microphone and the sample channels. The microphone channel is only enabled when connected to an external audio source, like a Bluetooth speaker. Once connected, you can use the built-in microphone to spit those rhymes. You can mix the output with any audio that's currently playing, so you can drop as many airhorns as you'd like on top of your pre-recorded DJ set. No tracking, third-party libraries, or other nonsense. It does exactly what it says on the tin, and nothing more.

About

TakeOne

Features
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Hear what you actually play, not what Bluetooth delay makes it sound like. If you practice guitar with Bluetooth headphones, you know the problem: what you hear back doesn't match what you played. The timing feels off. You can't tell if you're actually improving. TakeOne fixes that with automatic Bluetooth latency compensation. One calibration—a few taps—and your recordings play back perfectly aligned. No DAW. No cables. No setup. It also turns solo practice into playing with a band. Enter your song's chords once. Drums, bass, and pad follow your verse, chorus, and bridge automatically. For when practice needs to become something more: PRACTICE WITH A REAL BAND Build a chord chart for any song. Practice Band plays drums, bass, and pad that follow each section. Loop a tough passage until it feels right. CAPTURE THE TAKE YOU DESERVE Calibrate your Bluetooth output once. Record with your iPhone mic while monitoring through headphones. Playback and export are automatically latency-compensated — your timing is preserved. LAYER WITH THE BAND (PRO) Record rhythm, add a solo, finish with a vocal. Link a song chart and the band plays while you stack tracks. Adjust volume, mute, and nudge timing, then export the full mix. EXPORT FOR FEEDBACK OR POST Export clean audio (reduced background noise) or a square Clean Video with your take name and tempo. Send to your teacher, post to Instagram, or keep it for later. TUNE, SET TEMPO, AND GO Built-in tuner, metronome with time signatures and accent patterns, and a route guard that keeps your input and output where they belong — all in one practice loop. Includes: Bluetooth monitoring with iPhone mic recording One-time Bluetooth latency calibration per device Latency-compensated playback and export Metronome with tempo, time signatures, and accent patterns Latest Take with rename and export Recent Unsaved protection (5 most recent takes) Clean Export and Clean Video Takes library with saved-take management Songs: chord charts, Practice Band, and recorded versions (Pro) Layered Takes: 3-track recording with song band (Pro) Built-in guitar tuner Audio route guard Recordings stay on your device unless you export or share them. No account required. TakeOne is free to download. TakeOne Plus and TakeOne Pro are available as one-time purchases for users who want the saved-takes library, clean exports, Songs, and Layered Takes. For support: https://musevv.com/takeone/support Privacy policy: https://musevv.com/takeone/privacy

Screenshots

SoundBoy4 screens
TakeOne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SoundBoy at none against TakeOne's 3. TakeOne's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TakeOne sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SoundBoy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoundBoy ships an update every 6 months, TakeOne every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SoundBoy versus TakeOne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundBoyTakeOne
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErik TerwanXiamen Qianyun Information Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

SoundBoy

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

TakeOne

One-time3
  • TakeOne Plus$6.99
  • Upgrade to TakeOne Pro$13.99
  • TakeOne Pro$19.99

Questions

Is SoundBoy free?
SoundBoy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TakeOne free?
TakeOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SoundBoy or TakeOne have ads?
Neither SoundBoy nor TakeOne shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SoundBoy or TakeOne?
SoundBoy ships an update every 6 months, and TakeOne every 4 days. Most recently, SoundBoy was updated on October 17, 2026 and TakeOne on October 25, 2026.

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