Sound Booster is a utility app for Android that provides system-wide audio amplification and equalizer settings for media and voice calls.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#177
▼3Music & Audio · free
Sentiment
4.8
416k reviews
Nemesis
Fragmented field
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app to bypass hardware volume limitations on Android devices without requiring root access, serving the need for immediate, accessible audio clarity.
For Android users experiencing low volume on media, games, or phone calls who require a simple, non-root solution for audio amplification.
What does it look like?
Key features
Single-tap interface to increase system volume for speakers, headphones, and Bluetooth devices
Frequency adjustment sliders for 60Hz, 230Hz, 910Hz, 3kHz, and 14kHz bands
Playback support for high-fidelity formats including FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, WAV, and DSF
Software-based gain adjustment specifically for voice call audio levels
How much does it cost?
Freemium model anchored by a $29.99 annual subscription, utilizing ad-supported free access to drive high-volume user acquisition.
Velocity
Dormant developmentopaqueShow more...
The app has not received a release in approximately 11 months, falling well outside the threshold for active development. With only a single version provided in the history and no updates since mid-2025, the development momentum is classified as zombie. There is no evidence of ongoing maintenance or feature iteration.
Who built it?
Prometheus Interactive
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What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans excited. Users appreciate effective sound amplification functionality provides a noticeable boost to audio output quality for users and minimalist interface design ensures the application remains easy to use for casual mobile users, but report persistent advertisements without functional audio improvement frustrate users who expect immediate performance results.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Effective sound amplification functionality provides a noticeable boost to audio output quality for users
- Minimalist interface design ensures the application remains easy to use for casual mobile users
- Persistent advertisements without functional audio improvement frustrate users who expect immediate performance results
50 of 50 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Excited overall
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Competitive landscape for Sound Booster・Increase Volume
How's the Music & Audio market?
Sound Booster maintains a #133 Grossing position in the US Music & Audio category, but its grossing rank lags behind its free-tier discovery advantage. This gap signals monetization friction relative to its utility-based acquisition.
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Key takeaways for Sound Booster・Increase Volume
Where is it heading?
The audio utility market is consolidating around apps that offer hardware-specific diagnostics and cleaner ad-to-utility ratios. Sound Booster remains exposed to churn because its current update cadence lacks the feature expansion needed to defend against specialized rivals.
- Persistent ad-delivery without functional audio enhancement triggers user frustration, which will accelerate churn toward utility-focused competitors.
- Recent updates focus on stability and bug fixes, signaling a maintenance-mode posture that leaves the app exposed to live-ops rivals.
The SWOT
- One-tap interface lowers barrier to entry for casual users
- Hi-Res audio support provides technical differentiator for audiophiles
- Untapped B2B partnerships for audio-accessibility tools
- Integration of hardware-specific diagnostic features
Next best moves
Audit ad-trigger logic because users report ads without functional volume boost → reduce churn
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's high rating is a lagging indicator…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Sonic water ejection technology (available in Fix My Speakers but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The app shifted to a freemium monetization model and added technical audio features, but is currently suffering from user frustration over ad-delivery and a lack of active development.
Bottom line
Sound Booster holds its category lead through a simple interface but bleeds users to ad-heavy performance failures, so revenue growth hinges on tightening the core utility trigger before the annual subscription gate.
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Is Sound Booster safe to use for my Android phone?
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