Text Message Sounds + vs BuzzBell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Message Sounds +
Access a collection of over 65 popular and funny sound effects and ringtones. Easily set these sounds for text message notifications, alerts, or alarms. This app groups popular downloaded notification sounds into one convenient place.
- Over 65 funny ringtones
- Sound effects for notifications
- Alerts and alarms
- Easy to use interface
- Grouped popular sounds
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Text message sounds includes some of the most popular text message sounds and ringtones at the tap of a button. Tap to listen to over 65 funny ringtones and sound effects perfect for a text message notification, alert, alarm and more. Text message sounds features some of the most downloaded funny text message notification sounds grouped together in one easy to use application. - text message sounds - easy to use - simple interface - new sounds
BuzzBell
This messaging app ensures urgent communications are received even when a phone is on silent. It offers peace of mind by allowing users to set boundaries with approved contacts and provides features like text-to-voice calls and persistent notifications for critical messages.
- Bypass silent mode for urgent messages
- Text-to-voice VoIP calls
- Persistent audible notifications
- Approved contacts only
- End-to-end encryption
- Scheduled message sending
- Mark messages as unread
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** Best Invention 2021** - TIME Welcome to the future of messaging. BuzzBell is the only messaging app that can break through Silent Mode with urgent messages and calls to ensure they are read and answered immediately. Enjoy the unique peace of mind created by stepping away from your phone knowing you can still be reached by your trusted contacts when it matters. HOW IT WORKS BuzzBell empowers you to set boundaries. Only your approved contacts can communicate with you on BuzzBell. After creating an account, invite your contacts to BuzzBell to start the conversation. BuzzBell can be used for all conversations, but when it’s urgent, use the BUZZ or BELL feature to amplify your message or call so that it’s noticed immediately, even if the recipient’s phone is switched to Silent Mode. First, we convert the text message to a text-to-voice VoIP internet call that allows them to receive the message even when not otherwise capable of launching the app (ie, when driving). If the VoIP text-to-voice call is unanswered, then a unique and continuous BUZZ (audible vibration) or BELL (ringtone) notification is sent to their phone ensuring that you get their attention. Both the BUZZ vibration and the BELL tone continuously plays until the receiver opens the App. When it's not time-sensitive and you don’t use the BUZZ or BELL feature, they’ll simply receive the message or call with a standard notification. WHY CHOOSE BUZZBELL BuzzBell is the only messaging platform that offers you peace of mind. It’s not always easy to relax and switch to Silent Mode – sometimes it feels like you’ll miss something important, whether that be good news or bad, if you’re not always available online. With BuzzBell, you can trust that you’ll still get the message or call when it really matters, and that your urgent calls and messages will stand out in return. Share photos, videos, GIFs and hyperlinks. Enjoy sending voice messages with playback speed controls. Mark your messages as unread to give yourself a reminder to respond later and schedule messages to send in the future while the message is top of mind. NOTIFICATION CONTROLS When you want to completely disconnect, toggle off BUZZBELL notifications in your Settings located under the Menu Tab. While toggled off, BUZZ and BELL bypass alerts will not audibly play to protect your quiet time. When you’re ready to receive audible bypass alerts again, simply toggle BUZZBELL notifications back on. You can also toggle off standard and BUZZBELL notifications on a chat by chat basis. With BuzzBell, you are in control. BuzzBell follows all iOS guidelines. Therefore, we do not affect Do Not Disturb Mode. If you have Do Not Disturb enabled, BUZZBELL alerts will not play. PRIVATE & SECURE We value your privacy. All messages are protected with a double layer of end-to-end encryption ensuring your conversations will never be accessed by anyone else. Also, your personal data and information will never be shared with any advertisers. When you share your location with a contact on BuzzBell, they’re the only ones who can see it. PRICING Enjoy BuzzBell for FREE or upgrade to Premium for the best user experience. Select from 20 exclusive BELL tones for your overall sound and set BELL tones per chat. Plus, enjoy an ad-free experience, unlimited amount of pinned chats and future customizations. Improve your peace of mind and reduce messaging anxiety. Download BuzzBell today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BuzzBell at 88% against Text Message Sounds +'s 27%. BuzzBell also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 19 months) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Text Message Sounds +'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. BuzzBell sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Text Message Sounds + asks for nothing beyond the download.
BuzzBell holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 318 and 166 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Text Message Sounds +'s written reviews are positive against 88% of BuzzBell's.
Text Message Sounds + ships an update every 19 months, BuzzBell every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Message Sounds + | BuzzBell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (318 ratings) | 4.3 (166 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 318 — better | 166 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Torres | In-telligent Properties LLC |
Customer experience
Text Message Sounds +
BuzzBell
User reviews
Text Message Sounds +
From 318 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Cool app
- 🎶 Some pretty good sounds
- 🎶 Love all the different sounds
- 💰 It's free
- 👍 Tres bon
Room to improve
- 👎 Not for iPhone
- 👎 Requires computer
- 👎 Complicated to download
- 👎 Not working
- 👎 Nothing happens
BuzzBell
From 166 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Reaches contacts urgently
- 👍 Cuts through silent mode
- 💡 Smart idea for communication
- 👍 Easy to use
- ❤️ Peace of mind
Room to improve
- 😞 Harassing ambassadors
- 😞 Sexual subjective comments
- 😞 Pressured into downloading
- 😞 Annoying ambassadors
Bugs and requests
Text Message Sounds +
Reported bugs
6 issues- Not Working ???
- Literally, nothing happens.
- All I saw was an ad for a game, closed the ad and got a blank screen
- As soon as the app is opened it pops up with an add. Normally adds don’t bother me but when the x appears you can’t click on it, all is does is pop up with ‘copy’.
- Goes straight to a solitaire game app
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- There is no way to see apps in iTunes any more so instructions are useless. Unless the developer has a new way of downloading these this app does not work.
Requested features
3 requests- Provide clear instructions for downloading tones
- Offer a way to download tones without a computer
- Improve ad functionality (clickable 'x')
BuzzBell
No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.
In-app purchases
Text Message Sounds +
No in-app purchases
BuzzBell
- Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly)$39.991 Year
Questions
Is Text Message Sounds + free?
Is BuzzBell free?
Which has better reviews, Text Message Sounds + or BuzzBell?
Do Text Message Sounds + or BuzzBell have ads?
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