Comparison

Yak Back vs Drop Soundboard

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

Head to head
About

Yak Back

Features
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Yak Back is a fast, customizable digital soundboard for creators, streamers, and anyone who wants instant sound effects. Import clips from video or audio files, record from your microphone, and build a board you can trigger in seconds. Features: Import video from your camera roll and automatically extract audio Import audio files: MP3, WAV, M4A, AIF Record live with the built‑in microphone recorder Multi‑track playback so you can layer sounds Per‑sound controls: volume, boost, speed, EQ (bass/mid/treble), and loop count (including infinite) Trim clips with a waveform editor Timer presets to trigger sounds after a delay Organize with folders, favorites, search, and drag‑to‑reorder pads Save sounds to Files and share anywhere Siri Shortcuts: play a sound by name Optional haptic feedback Free tier includes up to 9 sounds with ads. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited sounds and no ads. Restore purchases anytime. Terms of Use: https://jimwashkau.com/terms-of-use-yak-back/ Privacy Policy: https://jimwashkau.com/privacy-policy-yak-back/

About

Drop Soundboard

Enhance your conversations with custom sound reactions. Record or import audio, trim it, and send it directly within messaging apps. Manage your collection and control how others interact with your shared sounds.

Highlights
  • Send sound reactions in messages
  • Record or import custom audio
  • Trim audio clips to 8 seconds
  • Control sound sharing (open/locked)
  • Star favorite sounds
  • Expand collection with premium purchase
Features
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Drop Soundboard puts sound reactions inside Messages. Preview a sound, stage it in the conversation, and send it when the group chat needs more than words. Start with 25 included sounds, or make your own. MAKE FIVE CUSTOM DROPS FOR FREE Record with the microphone or import audio or video from Files and Photos. Trim the moment to eight seconds or less, title it, add an author, and choose whether others can save it. Keep up to five custom Drops for free. Deleting one frees a slot for another. Included and received sounds do not use these five slots. PLAY AND SEND Listen in the app, open a sound's details, and choose Send in Messages. Choose a recipient and tap Send in Apple's message composer. Inside a Messages conversation, tap a Drop card to play it and queue it beside Apple's send arrow. The info button beside search explains how Drop works. OPEN OR LOCKED Open sounds can be saved by recipients when they have collection space. Locked sounds stay playable in the message, but recipients cannot save or resend them from Drop Soundboard. Authors can still send their own Locked sounds. YOUR COLLECTION Star your favorites to keep them at the top. Free users can keep up to 75 active sounds in total. A one-time Premium purchase expands the collection to 500 sounds, lets you create more custom Drops within that collection, and unlocks style editing for every sound and app appearance customization. No subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, ads, analytics, tracking, or developer server. Your custom audio, credits, styles, and preferences stay on your device and in the app's local shared container. Apple Messages handles delivery; Apple StoreKit handles purchases.

Screenshots

Yak Back4 screens
Drop Soundboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Drop Soundboard at none against Yak Back's shown. 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. Yak Back sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Drop Soundboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Yak Back versus Drop Soundboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYak BackDrop Soundboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames Louis Washkau JrDidier Osias

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Yak Back

Subscriptions1
  • Yak Back Pro$2.991 Month
1 purchases

Drop Soundboard

One-time1
  • Drop Premium — Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Yak Back free?
Yak Back is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drop Soundboard free?
Drop Soundboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Yak Back or Drop Soundboard have ads?
Yak Back shows ads; Drop Soundboard does not.

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