Scary Sounds & Noises is a horror-themed soundboard app for iOS and Android that provides categorized audio clips for pranks and mobile customization.
Product velocity
Steady
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Entertainment
Sentiment
4.0
1k reviews
Nemesis
Scary Sounds!
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app for low-stakes social pranks and atmospheric content, but the current audio quality fails to sustain long-term engagement.
For Casual users seeking horror-themed sound effects for pranks, Halloween events, or custom mobile notification sounds.
Key features
Collection of categorized audio clips including animals, horror, and medieval themes
Long-press functionality to save audio clips as system ringtones, alarms, or contact-specific alerts
Curated library of screams, roars, and creepy noises designed for social interaction
How much does it cost?
The app operates on an ad-supported model with no IAP or subscription tiers observed.
Velocity
Steady developmentShow more...
5 versions in history. Development pace: steady.
Who built it?
iGreenEarth
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What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads mixed. Users appreciate the diverse library of sound effects provides effective tools for creating pranks and home-made movies and simple interface design allows for quick access to sound effects during time-sensitive prank scenarios.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The diverse library of sound effects provides effective tools for creating pranks and home-made movies
- Simple interface design allows for quick access to sound effects during time-sensitive prank scenarios
- The perceived lack of intensity in sound effects fails to meet expectations for a scary app
49 of 49 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for Scary Sounds & Noises
How's the Entertainment market?
The app maintains a 3.9 rating on Android with over 1,300 ratings, but the lack of IAP tiers limits revenue compared to competitors in the soundboard space.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Leafgreen
This app occupies the exact same thematic niche and maintains a significantly larger user base with consistent update cycles.
- Maintains a decade-long presence in the horror soundboard niche with established user trust.
- Consistent update cadence over the last six months suggests active maintenance and feature refinement.
- Focuses exclusively on the horror soundboard vertical, avoiding the category bloat of general soundboard apps.
Unlock the head-to-head verdict: where this rival wins, and where it loses.
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Key takeaways for Scary Sounds & Noises
Where is it heading?
The horror soundboard market is consolidating around apps with consistent update cadences, leaving this app exposed to churn. The PM must address playback reliability to prevent further rating erosion.
- Technical playback issues in the latest version frustrate users, which compounds the rating drag already visible on Android.
- Recent updates focused on stability and OS styling, showing active maintenance rather than abandonment.
The SWOT
- Broad content library drives repeat ad-impression inventory
- Custom ringtone integration increases daily device utility
- Advanced audio mixing enables continuous soundscapes
- Custom photo pairing increases prank effectiveness
Next best moves
Audit audio playback logic because playback silence is a top complaint → reduce churn
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of IAP is not a…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Studio-grade sound management (available in Soundboard Studio but absent here)
Since the last report: The intelligence depth has increased through the addition of sentiment analysis, competitive benchmarking, and SWOT mapping, revealing critical technical stability issues.
Bottom line
The app maintains a functional library for casual pranks, but technical playback issues and a lack of intensity limit its competitive standing, so the PM should prioritize stability and audio mixing to drive retention.
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Is this app good for making horror movies?
Does this app work without internet?
What is a free alternative to this app?
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