Applause ! vs Applause Sounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Applause !
Generate applause sounds with a simple tap. Increase the volume by tapping faster. Share your applause with friends via email or even start it from your Apple Watch.
- Tap to generate applause
- Faster taps for louder sound
- Email applause to friends
- Apple Watch integration
- Customizable sound effects
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There are situations that just require applause! Tap the button and get applause sound. Tap faster for louder applause. Send applause to your friends by email. Start applause from Apple Watch.
Applause Sounds
This app provides a collection of various applause sound effects for use in different situations. Whether for genuine appreciation or humorous effect, you can share these sounds with friends or use them to punctuate everyday moments.
- Variety of applause sounds
- Share sounds with friends
- Use for appreciation
- Use for humor
- Simple interface
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It’s the moment every actor, musician, comedian and politician lives for – the grand round of applause after a job well done. Now you can hear and use various applause sounds anytime with this simple app! Whether it’s a concert, recital, theater show, TV sitcom, or speech, nothing shows approval and appreciation like the roar of clapping hands. You only need two hands to clap, but nothing compares to a grand round of applause from a hundred people! Use these sounds to enhance your applause at shows, speeches, or in everyday life! These applause sounds can be used in sincerity to show your appreciation and admiration of a task well done (maybe your kid deserves a standing ovation for that living room drum solo!). Or, you can use the applause ironically to joke with your friends. Someone took out the trash? Round of applause! Someone gave a long-winded rant at the dinner table? Round of applause! Someone said something exceedingly dumb? Round of applause! You can even give yourself a round of applause – just be sure to take a bow! Listen to applause sounds and share them with your friends!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Applause ! at 79% against Applause Sounds's 30%. Applause ! also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 16). Applause Sounds's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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
Both are free to download. Applause ! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Applause Sounds asks for nothing beyond the download.
Applause ! holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Applause ! has 1.4K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Applause !'s written reviews are positive against 30% of Applause Sounds's.
Applause ! ships an update every 3 months, Applause Sounds every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Applause ! | Applause Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.4K ratings) — better | 3.0 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dennis Ebbinghaus | Leafgreen |
Customer experience
Applause !
Applause Sounds
Bugs and requests
Applause !
Reported bugs
3 issues- No sound on certain devices
- Freezing or crashing on some phones
- Ads appearing too frequently
Requested features
4 requests- Add a stop button for the applause
- Expand sound effects to include more variations
- Improve responsiveness and reduce loading times
- Provide more customization options
Applause Sounds
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Applause !
- Remove Ads$0.99
Applause Sounds
No in-app purchases
Questions
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