Comparison

FXST 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

FXST

Features
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FXST turns any sound into a reaction you can send in Messages , no more typing "lol" when a laugh track says it better. Record or import Record your own voice, or turn any video from your library into a sound clip. Trim it, add pitch and reverb effects, and it's ready to send. Send it like a real reaction FXST sounds show up right in the Messages transcript and play automatically, no extra taps for whoever you send it to, even if they don't have the app yet. Browse Community Discover sounds shared by other FXST users, preview them before you save, and check what's Trending. Share your own favorites back. Make it yours Give any sound its own cover art. Pick from a set of designs or upload your own photo. Built for speed Favorites, recents, tags, and search keep your most-used sounds one tap away, right from the Messages app drawer.

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

FXST3 screens
Drop Soundboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FXST at none against Drop Soundboard's 1. FXST also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). 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. Drop Soundboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FXST asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FXST ships an update every 4 days, Drop Soundboard fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
FXST versus Drop Soundboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFXSTDrop Soundboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKenny CarterDidier Osias

In-app purchases

None

FXST

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Drop Soundboard

One-time1
  • Drop Premium — Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is FXST free?
FXST is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drop Soundboard free?
Drop Soundboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FXST or Drop Soundboard have ads?
Neither FXST nor Drop Soundboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FXST or Drop Soundboard?
FXST ships an update every 4 days, and Drop Soundboard fortnightly. Most recently, FXST was updated on October 11, 2026 and Drop Soundboard on October 19, 2026.

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