Comparison

Volume Booster vs SonicBoost

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

Head to head
About

Volume Booster

Enhance the volume of your personal audio files without compromising sound quality. This app offers advanced audio processing tools to make quiet recordings, voice notes, and films genuinely louder and more listenable.

Highlights
  • Volume boost up to +15 dB
  • Ten-band equalizer with presets
  • Bass boost control
  • Seven reverb spaces
  • Background playback
  • Lock screen and Control Center controls
  • Sleep timer
Features
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HyperVolume makes quiet audio you already own genuinely louder - quiet recordings, mumbled voice notes, audiobooks mastered too low - without turning them to mush. Cranking the gain on a quiet track makes it loud and ugly. HyperVolume rebuilds the signal properly: a compressor lifts the quiet passages, up to +15 dB of gain raises the whole track, and a limiter sits at the end of the chain catching the peaks before they clip. You get volume that stays listenable. READ THIS BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD HyperVolume is a player for audio files you own. You add your files, and it plays them louder. It cannot boost other apps, and it cannot boost streaming. That means Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and audiobook apps like Audible. iOS does not let any third-party app touch protected or streaming audio, so no app on the App Store can raise their volume. What it does play: - Files you add from Files or iCloud Drive - MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, AIFF and FLAC, plus M4B audiobooks - Songs already in your device's music library that aren't DRM-protected, which means your own imports and purchases If your library is all streaming, this app has nothing to work with. HEAR IT BEFORE YOU DECIDE There's a demo built into the app. One clip, boost on, boost off, switch between them as it plays. You'll know in ten seconds whether it does anything for you - no subscription needed. THE SOUND CONTROLS Volume - Up to +15 dB on a fader with a real level meter beside it. It reads the actual output signal, so when it runs into amber and red you can see you're pushing it. Equalizer - Ten bands as vertical faders, the way an EQ is meant to look. Drag a curve by hand or start from one of 22 presets covering Rock, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Classical, Vocal, Podcast and more. Bass - A low shelf for weight underneath the track, without the boom that swallows everything else. Reverb - Seven spaces, from Small Room through Hall and Plate to Cathedral, with an amount dial so you can add air rather than drown in it. A PROPER PLAYER, NOT JUST A SLIDER - Background playback, so it keeps going when you leave the app - Lock screen and Control Center controls, including skip - A queue with shuffle and repeat that survives backgrounding - Sleep timer that fades out instead of stopping dead - Album artwork, search and sort across your library - The phone's own speaker, AirPods, Bluetooth, wired headphones and CarPlay audio NO ACCOUNT. NO SIGN-UP. There is no login, because there's nothing to log into. It works offline, and your files stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded, and there's no analytics profile following you around. If you subscribe, the purchase lives on your Apple ID - tap Restore Purchases in Settings on a new device and it comes back. WHAT PREMIUM INCLUDES HyperVolume runs on a subscription. You can open the app and look around, and the demo plays without paying, but adding and playing your own files needs Premium: - The volume boost, with its compressor and limiter - The ten-band equalizer and all 22 presets - Bass boost - Reverb and all seven spaces - Everything added to Premium later Premium is available as an auto-renewing subscription. The price and length are shown in the app before you confirm, and payment is charged to your Apple ID. It renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel it any time in your device Settings under your Apple ID. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited if you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/1c667847-6d5f-4fc3-9cf3-eac2d5946a66 Privacy Policy: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/1c667847-6d5f-4fc3-9cf3-eac2d5946a66 ONE HONEST NOTE ON LOUDNESS +15 dB is a lot. Loud music through headphones damages hearing, and that damage doesn't come back. The meter turns amber then red for a reason - treat the top of the range as a warning, not a target. A track that won't import? There's a contact option in Settings.

About

SonicBoost

Features
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Boost the audio you play in SonicBoost up to 400%. iOS doesn't let any app make Spotify, YouTube or calls louder. SonicBoost boosts your music up to 400% with studio-grade processing. A built-in peak limiter keeps every beat clean and punchy — louder without the crackle and distortion other boosters give you. ◆ VOLUME BOOSTER • Boost up to 400% with one beautiful dial • Anti-distortion limiter — loud stays clean • Works in the background with lock-screen controls ◆ 10-BAND EQUALIZER • Precision EQ from 32 Hz to 16 kHz • Presets crafted for Bass Boost, Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, Electronic, Vocal, Acoustic, Podcast and more • Build and fine-tune your own custom sound ◆ LIVE BOOST — HEAR THE WORLD • Real-time amplification of the world around you, straight into your headphones. Lectures, conversations, TV across the room — crystal clear. • 100% private: audio is never recorded or stored. ◆ YOUR MUSIC, YOUR FILES • Import audio from Files, iCloud Drive or your computer • MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC and more ◆ SONICBOOST PRO Go Pro and unlock the full 400% boost, every EQ preset, custom EQ and unlimited Live Boost. • Yearly — cancel anytime. • Lifetime — pay once, boost forever. All future features included. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: we don't track you, and your audio never leaves your device. Listen responsibly — protect your hearing. Support: developer.nasar416@gmail.com

Screenshots

Volume Booster4 screens
SonicBoost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SonicBoost at none against Volume Booster's shown. Volume Booster's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Volume Booster sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and SonicBoost sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Volume Booster ships an update every 4 days, SonicBoost every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Volume Booster versus SonicBoost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVolume BoosterSonicBoost
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDayo AkinkuowoMD. NASAR UDDIN REDOY

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Volume Booster

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Annual Subscription$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99
4 purchases

SonicBoost

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$9.997 Days
  • SonicBoost Pro Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Offer$29.99
  • SonicBoost Pro Lifetime$149.99

Questions

Is Volume Booster free?
Volume Booster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SonicBoost free?
SonicBoost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Volume Booster or SonicBoost have ads?
Volume Booster shows ads; SonicBoost does not.
Which is updated more often, Volume Booster or SonicBoost?
Volume Booster ships an update every 4 days, and SonicBoost every 10 days. Most recently, Volume Booster was updated on October 24, 2026 and SonicBoost on October 25, 2026.

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