SimpleSirens WLN vs Air Raid Siren
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleSirens WLN
Transform your iPhone into a realistic police siren with various authentic sound effects. Explore different siren tones, including Wail, Yelp, Priority, Manual, and Airhorn, mimicking those used in real squad cars. Enjoy a straightforward and immersive siren experience.
- Realistic police siren simulation
- Wail siren tone
- Yelp siren tone
- Priority siren tone
- Manual siren control
- Airhorn sound effect
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Turn your iPhone into a realistic police siren! Scroll through the tones just as the real versions do in squad cars! Includes: ~Wail ~Yelp ~Priority ~Manual ~Airhorn Note: Due to potential copyright infringement, we will be unable to provide any rumblr or EQ2B siren tones. All others presented through this app are available to the public.
Air Raid Siren
This app provides a collection of high-quality stereo sound effects of air raid and tornado sirens from around the world. Users can play single sounds, loop them infinitely, or even play multiple sounds simultaneously for a chaotic effect. It's designed for entertainment and to warn others.
- High-quality stereo siren sound effects
- Global siren sounds
- Single play mode
- Infinite loop mode
- Play multiple sounds simultaneously
- Prank and entertainment use
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Finally, a mobile air raid siren! Now you will never have to worry about your friends and family being unprepared for an incoming bombing raid again, because you will be able to warn them right from your device! Impress your friends! Win the respect of your family! Secure that job promotion! Get the girl! All is possible when you download Air Raid Siren! Air Raid Siren is a free and epic soundboard app featuring many high quality stereo sound effects from tornado and air raid sirens. Includes siren sounds from around the world! Prank your neighbors into thinking there is an incoming air raid! Sounds include: acap50 brattleboro carter loop carter hand siren model 2 model 7t model 2580 sentry yugoslavian and many more! Tap on the play button play a single time. Tap the repeat button to put the sounds into infinite loop mode! Also, play multiple sounds at once to make it sound like there is a full out war going on! Will the fun ever end? No. Thanks to SoundMaster 391 for Modulator 6024 audio clip from Freesound. I am always looking to improve my apps, so if you have any suggestions please let me know and I will try to make an update ASAP. This app is for you guys!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Air Raid Siren at Free against SimpleSirens WLN's $0.99. Air Raid Siren also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 46 months). SimpleSirens WLN's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment 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
Air Raid Siren is free to download; SimpleSirens WLN costs $0.99 up front. Air Raid Siren sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SimpleSirens WLN asks for nothing beyond the download.
Air Raid Siren holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Air Raid Siren has 787 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of SimpleSirens WLN's written reviews are positive against 66% of Air Raid Siren's.
SimpleSirens WLN ships an update every 46 months, Air Raid Siren every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleSirens WLN | Air Raid Siren |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (56 ratings) | 4.5 (787 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.7% of reviews | 66.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 787 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 46 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #105 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob Simon | Brandon Stecklein |
Customer experience
SimpleSirens WLN
Air Raid Siren
User reviews
SimpleSirens WLN
From 56 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Realistic sounds
- 👍 Good quality
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Realistic replica
- 👍 Top quality sound
Room to improve
- 👎 Poor sound quality
- 👎 Background noise
- 👎 Sluggish interface
- 👎 Low quality recordings
- 👎 Not worth the money
Air Raid Siren
From 787 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤑 Funny to use
- 🔊 Realistic siren sounds
- 🤓 Great for siren enthusiasts
Room to improve
- 🐢 Slow loading times
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🚫 Doesn't work on some devices
Bugs and requests
SimpleSirens WLN
Reported bugs
13 issues- App freezes
- Unable to move leather switch
- Background sound in sirens
- Modes don't work
- Fake LEDs lose track
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- Lag between switching sirens
- Background noise in headphones
- Lag on buttons
- Tones have background noise
- Abrupt stop when switching sirens
- Slide switch doesn't work
- Modes don't work
- Sounds aren't Whelen
Requested features
18 requests- Make it sound like two wail sirens at the same time
- Make a code 3 mastercom b or pa300 with Hilo
- Support for iPhone X users
- Add a code 3 mastercom b siren
- Add the rumbler siren
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- Add the Carson Commander SC-409 siren
- Add the Federal PA-300
- Add the Federal Signal Touchmaster
- Add the Whelen 295SL100 siren set off nightwatch
- Add mechanical siren tone
- Add traffic advisor pattern
- Add more whelen tones like mechanical
- Add warble and whoop tones
- Add a second manual wail tone
- Add a working pursuit/slide switch
- Add a working light switch
- Make the air horn sound like a whelen horn
- Make the light switch work
Air Raid Siren
Reported bugs
3 issues- Constant loading issues
- Crashes on launch for many users
- Marching button doesn't work
Requested features
4 requests- Add more siren sounds (e.g. Whelen Vortex, T-128, Hurricane 130, Alertronic 6000)
- Improve sound quality and naming of some sirens
- Allow uploading custom sounds
- Add a tornado warning siren
In-app purchases
SimpleSirens WLN
No in-app purchases
Air Raid Siren
- Advertising Removal$2.99
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