Amplitude Soundboard vs Blerp

Amplitude Soundboard is a desktop app for playing audio clips to express yourself and entertain friends. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, with downloads listed for Windows x64, macOS on Apple Silicon and Intel, and Linux x64. Supported formats include AAC, AIFF, ALAC, FLAC, M4A, MP3, MP4, OGG, OPUS, and WAV. Clips can play through multiple output or input devices, with volume controls for the full app and individual clips. Users can assign hotkeys to sounds. The interface offers light or dark themes, custom tile backgrounds, and controls for tile size and grid dimensions. Listed languages include English, Spanish, Italian, Hungarian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese. The app is free at free, and its repository is identified as GPL-3.0 licensed. The project page describes update notices at startup and automatic updating on Windows. Routing sound to an input such as a microphone requires additional audio-routing software. Linux hotkeys work under X11, not Wayland; macOS hotkeys require accessibility permission and an app restart, and a security warning may need to be bypassed because the app is not signed with an Apple Developer ID.

Blerp provides soundboards and an audio effects library for sharing sound bites, noises, and audio memes in messaging, voice chats, and streams. Streamers can browse more than one million user-created sounds, upload audio, or create sounds from Twitch and YouTube clips. Creator tools include sound alerts, text-to-speech, video alerts, overlays, channel points, and subathon timers. Blerp lists integrations with Twitch, Discord, YouTube, TikTok, Kick, and other streaming platforms. It advertises more than 500 text-to-speech voices and moderation through an approval queue and word censorship. The browser extension supports Chrome, Edge, and Brave; Blerp HUD is listed for Mac, Windows 10 or 11, and Linux beta. The free TTS plan costs nothing and includes the voice library, basic voice filters, moderation queue, and word censorship. Blerp Unlimited offers a seven-day trial, with plans at $4.99 a month billed every two years, $5.99 a month billed annually, or $10.99 a month billed monthly. Blerp says only sounds marked reviewed by its team are guaranteed to be DMCA safe; some Twitch features require Affiliate status.