Comparison

SimpleSirens WLN vs Sirens and Horns +

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Realistic police siren simulation
  • Wail siren tone
  • Yelp siren tone
  • Priority siren tone
  • Manual siren control
  • Airhorn sound effect
Features
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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.

About

Sirens and Horns +

Access a collection of loud, fun sound effects like sirens and horns. Use these sounds for pranks, to annoy friends, or set them as custom ringtones, notifications, or alarms. The app offers high-quality audio and is easy to navigate.

Highlights
  • Loud sound effects
  • Prank sounds
  • Custom ringtones
  • Notification sounds
  • Alarm sounds
  • High quality audio
Features
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Sirens and Horns features free fun loud sound effects at the press of a button. Annoy your friends or play pranks with these loud siren sounds. Sirens and horns includes emergency sounds, police sirens, burglar alarms, ship horns, truck horns and more. Sounds can be saved as a ringtone, notification or alarm sound or to a person calling. - high quality loud sounds - easy to use - updated

Screenshots

SimpleSirens WLN4 screens
Sirens and Horns +3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sirens and Horns + at Free against SimpleSirens WLN's $0.99. Sirens and Horns + also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 18 months vs every 46 months). SimpleSirens WLN's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sirens and Horns + is free to download; SimpleSirens WLN costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sirens and Horns + holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 70 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 62% and 63% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleSirens WLN ships an update every 46 months, Sirens and Horns + every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
SimpleSirens WLN versus Sirens and Horns +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleSirens WLNSirens and Horns +
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (56 ratings)4.4 (70 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5670 — better
Update frequencyEvery 46 monthsEvery 18 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB27 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJacob SimonJason Torres

Customer experience

SimpleSirens WLN

All ratings56 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral12.5%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral17.0%
Negative21.3%

Sirens and Horns +

All ratings70 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

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

Sirens and Horns +

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SimpleSirens WLN

No in-app purchases

None

Sirens and Horns +

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleSirens WLN free?
SimpleSirens WLN costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sirens and Horns + free?
Sirens and Horns + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimpleSirens WLN or Sirens and Horns +?
Sirens and Horns + is rated higher. SimpleSirens WLN averages 4.0 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Sirens and Horns + averages 4.4 from 70 ratings.
Do SimpleSirens WLN or Sirens and Horns + have ads?
Sirens and Horns + shows ads; SimpleSirens WLN does not.
Which is updated more often, SimpleSirens WLN or Sirens and Horns +?
SimpleSirens WLN ships an update every 46 months, and Sirens and Horns + every 18 months. Most recently, SimpleSirens WLN was updated on October 18, 2026 and Sirens and Horns + on October 9, 2026.

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