Scary Sounds and Effects vs Text Message Sounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scary Sounds and Effects
Access a collection of popular scary sound effects and ringtones for your device. Use them for notifications, alarms, or to prank friends. The app offers free access to a variety of spooky sounds with regular updates.
- Free scary ringtones
- Sound effects library
- Set as ringtone
- Set as notification
- Set as alarm
- Easy to use interface
- New sounds updated regularly
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Scary sounds and effects includes some of the most downloaded scary ringtones and sound effects for your device. You can use these scary sound effects as a scary ringtone, text notification, alarm and more. Simply tap a button to listen or to save to your device. Scare or prank your friends or download just for fun, it's free! - free scary ringtones and sound effects - easy to use - simple interface - updated with new sounds
Text Message Sounds
Discover a wide variety of sound effects and ringtones specifically designed for text message alerts. Easily preview and save your favorite sounds to personalize your notifications. Enjoy a collection of loud, funny, and popular alert tones.
- Popular sound effects for alerts
- Customizable text message ringtones
- Save favorite sounds
- Loud ringtones
- Funny sound effects
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Text message sounds includes popular sound effects perfect for a text message ringtone or any kind of alert tone. Simply tap a button to listen to the text message sound effects and ringtones. Easily save your favorite as a custom text message sound. Text message sounds includes: Loud text message ringtones easy and safe to use save your favorite text message sound funny sound effects and many more Enjoy these free text message sound effects!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scary Sounds and Effects at 4.4 against Text Message Sounds's 3.8. Scary Sounds and Effects also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scary Sounds and Effects holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 206 and 99 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 45% and 45% positive.
Scary Sounds and Effects ships an update every 14 months, Text Message Sounds every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scary Sounds and Effects | Text Message Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (206 ratings) — better | 3.8 (99 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 99 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jason Torres | Catherine Lopez |
Customer experience
Scary Sounds and Effects
Text Message Sounds
In-app purchases
Scary Sounds and Effects
No in-app purchases
Text Message Sounds
No in-app purchases
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