Comparison

Power Apps Mobile Preview vs System Sounds for Developers

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

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About

Power Apps Mobile Preview

Features
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Test your in-development Power Apps mobile experiences on a real device β€” no rebuild, no resign, no store submission. Power Apps Mobile Preview app is a developer companion app for the new React Native–based Power Apps mobile runtime: scan a QR code from your local Metro bundler (or paste a dev URL) and your app loads instantly on your phone or tablet, exactly the way it will run in production. Think of it as the Power Apps equivalent of a dev sandbox. Built for makers and engineers iterating on the next generation of Power Apps mobile. WHAT'S INSIDE Power Apps Mobile Preview is a thin host that loads your in-progress app bundles over the wire so you can see code, layout, and data changes in seconds. β€’ Scan-to-load: Point the in-app scanner at the QR code printed by your local Metro / Expo dev server and the JS bundle streams onto the device. β€’ Manual URL entry: Type or paste any reachable dev-server URL (e.g., http://192.168.1.20:8081) when QR scanning isn't an option β€” tunnels, remote machines, restricted networks. β€’ Fast Refresh: Save a file in your editor and watch the change appear on device, with component state preserved where possible. β€’ Native module parity: Bundled with the same native modules the production Power Apps client ships β€” auth, connectors, file system, camera, location, secure storage, telemetry β€” so what you test is what your users will get. β€’ Sign-in with your work or school account: Authenticate once with Microsoft Entra and your dev apps can call Dataverse, Microsoft Graph, and custom connectors with real tokens. β€’ Recent connections list: Quickly re-open previously loaded dev URLs without re-scanning. β€’ Diagnostic overlay: Surface bundle URL, runtime version, JS errors, and red-box stacks for fast triage. WHO IT'S FOR β€’ Makers previewing custom React Native components and pages before publishing. β€’ ISVs and partners building native extensions against the Power Apps mobile runtime. β€’ Engineers on the Power Apps platform team validating SDK and connector changes end-to-end on real hardware. TIPS β€’ Make sure your phone and dev machine are on the same Wi-Fi network β€” if they aren't, use a tunnel (e.g., expo start --tunnel) and paste the public URL. β€’ Shake the device (or use the menu) to reload the bundle, toggle the element inspector, or open the dev menu. β€’ Long-press a recent connection to remove it from the list. β€’ Mobile Preview app is for development only. You will need to package and distribute your own production apps to App Store or enterprise distribution channel. DISCLAIMER This is a developer only release intended for development and evaluation. APIs, behaviors, and supported native modules may change before general availability. Do not rely on Mobile Preview app for production workloads. Accessibility: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2121429

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System Sounds for Developers

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A developer tool to browse and preview system sounds. When you want to use AudioServicesPlaySystemSound(ID), finding the right sound by ID alone is a pain. SystemSound lists all system sounds with their file names and IDs so you can tap to preview instantly. β–  Browse & Preview Scroll through the full list of system sounds with file names and IDs. Tap the play button to preview any sound instantly. β–  Favorites Star the sounds you use most and filter the list to show only your favorites. β–  Sequential Playback Play through all sounds in order β€” great for scanning while you code.

Screenshots

Power Apps Mobile Preview4 screens
System Sounds for Developers2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Power Apps Mobile Preview at #118 against System Sounds for Developers's unranked. Power Apps Mobile Preview also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 4 level
Power Apps Mobile Preview versus System Sounds for Developers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPower Apps Mobile PreviewSystem Sounds for Developers
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Best chart rank#118 β€” betterβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size57 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationTakashi Goto

In-app purchases

None

Power Apps Mobile Preview

No in-app purchases

None

System Sounds for Developers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Power Apps Mobile Preview free?
Power Apps Mobile Preview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is System Sounds for Developers free?
System Sounds for Developers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Power Apps Mobile Preview or System Sounds for Developers have ads?
Neither Power Apps Mobile Preview nor System Sounds for Developers shows ads.

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