Scary Sounds and Effects vs Emergency 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
Emergency Sounds +
Access a collection of loud horns, sirens, and emergency sounds for use as ringtones, notifications, or alarms. Never miss an important alert again with these attention-grabbing sound effects.
- Free loud emergency sounds
- Customizable ringtones
- Notification and alarm sounds
- Police, fire, and other emergency sounds
- Easy and safe to use
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Emergency sounds features free loud horns, sirens and emergency sounds you can use as a ringtone, notification, SMS sound, email alert or alarm sound. Simply tap a button to listen to the selected emergency sound and save your favorite as a loud ringtone that you and everyone around will hear. You will never have to worry about not hearing your text message sound, alarm, phone ringing or email alert again. Emergency sounds includes - free loud emergency sounds and ringtones - easy and safe to use - loud horns, alarms, sirens and more - police, fire and other emergency response sounds Sounds include: Police radio sounds Emergency sirens and horns sound effects Loud alerts, alarms and more. Enjoy these free emergency sounds and ringtones!
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Verdict
Scary Sounds and Effects and Emergency Sounds + both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 45% of Scary Sounds and Effects's written reviews are positive against 25% of Emergency Sounds +'s. On price, rating, 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.
Emergency Sounds + holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 206 and 105 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Scary Sounds and Effects's written reviews are positive against 25% of Emergency Sounds +'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Scary Sounds and Effects ships an update every 14 months, Emergency Sounds + every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scary Sounds and Effects | Emergency Sounds + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (206 ratings) | 4.6 (105 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 105 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jason Torres | E K S Boltz |
Customer experience
Scary Sounds and Effects
Emergency Sounds +
In-app purchases
Scary Sounds and Effects
No in-app purchases
Emergency Sounds +
No in-app purchases
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