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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am updating my previous review. I have been a Gold member for about 4 years. Today, I searched ZapSplat for a sound to play in an alarm. My alarm comes with about 50 sounds in the a... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

2025: 4+ months later you still haven't added filters, the design is terrible, what's the point of the new design if it's WORSE? UPD: 1 year later, it's still barely usable. Filters are hidden, req... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm actually wanting to edit my previous review. I made a judgement much too quickly and far too harsh. I made the assumption that their cookie policy was intentionally aggressive and misleading, and... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm still shocked at how violently awesome the (very free) Zapsplat sound libraries are. The subscription? Affordable. Quality? Royal. How many sounds? Yes. Why are you still reading this? Go get... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

4-Year Update -- Still Happy

I am updating my previous review. I have been a Gold member for about 4 years.

Today, I searched ZapSplat for a sound to play in an alarm. My alarm comes with about 50 sounds in the app, but none fit the new alarm I set today, which will play every day at 6:00 p.m.

I wasn't looking for a particular sound; in fact, any type of sound would be OK if it fit the alarm. And this is why I like ZapSplat so much. When I don't know the type of sound I want, ZapSplat is so well organized and the sounds described so completely that I can move quickly between many sounds in different categories, letting the sound itself convince me, "This is the one."

After listening to many sounds, one fit my new daily 6:00 p.m. alarm perfectly. The quality is excellent.

That's another reason I like ZapSplat: I enjoy each sound I download.

Most of my ZapSplat sounds play frequently. High quality and perfect fit for the application are important.

I have always been able to find the perfect sound.

Thanks again!

21 February 2026
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Thanks so much for taking the time time to edit your review and thanks for being a loyal member.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not free at all

7 February 2026
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Reply from ZapSplat

I am unsure if you are accidentally reviewing the wrong website?

ZapSplat.com is a free sound effects website, I am not sure how we can make this any clearer. When you join, you can click on a sound to download it for free. Yes we have some premium only sounds as we run a freemium business model, however 80% of all our content is free with around 20% being premium only.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm editing my first review

I'm actually wanting to edit my previous review. I made a judgement much too quickly and far too harsh. I made the assumption that their cookie policy was intentionally aggressive and misleading, and controlled by a company with more than enough employees to ensure mistakes of that caliber did not occur. After speaking with one of the team directly (which is what I should have done to begin with) I was informed that the whole thing is run by just three guys, and they've been struggling with the geolocation logic, causing the default banner to display when it should not. They were very kind and understanding (completely the opposite of any large company I've ever delt with!). 5 stars is honestly too low...

6 December 2025
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Reply from ZapSplat

Hi Sean, we really appreciate you taking the time to update this review after you reached out to us and gave us a chance to explain the situation. A fix to the geolocation issue is well underway and will be updated asap.

It's always so refreshing when we have the opportunity to speak directly to our members and gain valuable feedback that helps us to make sure zapsplat.com is as useful as it can be. As said in our email exchange, our website and library has, over the years, been built based on user feedback and we continue to do so to make it a resource that our community of users get 100% value from, whether they are free or premium members.

Again thank you and we hope you continue to find our library useful and part of your daily workflow.

Alan and Brett.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

good for sfx

as a stage tech student of mvhs this is realy usefull for sfx

6 November 2025
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thanks so much for your kind review :)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Corporate design with worse UX and AI images

2025: 4+ months later you still haven't added filters, the design is terrible, what's the point of the new design if it's WORSE?

UPD: 1 year later, it's still barely usable. Filters are hidden, requiring pressing an extra button every time you want to change the filter. To change the duration you have to click 3 times instead of 1. Lmao. Useless, corporate and terrible in terms of user experience. Congrats, you made literally the worst experience possible. AI images as a cherry on top. YUCKY.

12 April 2025
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Reply to edited review:

Yaroslav, it seems whatever we do you are not happy. That is fine, we cannot please everyone, however it sounds like ZapSplat.com is not the right sound library for you.

I would suggest you maybe use another service such as freesound.org or pixabay.com who maybe can satisfy your needs better.

You have made zero attempts to email us and speak with us directly, instead throwing negative reviews here. I would welcome the chance to chat to you about your feedback and maybe actually explain our roadmap going forward? (Feel free to email at support@zapsplat.com).

We are a tiny business. Just two of us handle everything, from new content, recording daily, agreements and legal, customer service etc etc. We work so hard to make sure ZapSplat grows. Thousands of people use our service daily and we receive nothing but praise. However we are also very responsive to user feedback and several changes made recently were a direct result of that.


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Filters have been added, you can refine your searches now with advanced searches. While I appreciate you are not a fan of our new design, the general feedback we get is it is a big improvement. We are constantly working to make improvements too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent variety and quality of effects

Excellent variety and quality of effects, easy to navigate and use, highly recommended.

14 January 2024
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Reply from ZapSplat

Thanks very much for your kind review. We're glad to be of help and appreciate your feedback, which helps us and other customers. If there's anything else we can do, please don't hesitate to let us know!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Professional Quality, diverse, realistic, immersive sounds for any media

Excellent quality, realistic, immersive & well made sounds effects for essentially any type of media. I use Zapsplat exclusively for my animations (I am current a hobbyist making CGI movies in blender) and have been a Gold Member subscriber on Zapsplat for several years now and every penny has been extremely well spent.

As I said I use Zapsplat effects exclusively and I have had no issues with the variety, quality, immersiveness and types of sounds available for Science Fiction use (from warfare to engine sounds, to handling backpack sound effect, footsteps in all types of terrain, metal stress noises, impacts, space craft ambience, weather, literally - you name it they have almost certainly have it with excellent professional recording quality).

All of my animations use Zapsplat sounds, the only editing I do is pitch, reverb, low/highpass directional channels (left/right) to make them fit into the scene perfectly. Almost all of the sounds have left/right channels so I can do directional effects with the sounds with no problem.
I would link my website here with my animations but I am anxious about sharing my website or if I'm even allowed to do it, but it would make a good showcase for my use of Zapsplat sounds.

Lastly, the value for money on their Gold Subscription is absolutely fantastic. as of writing I Pay £30/year for unlimited access to their sounds and this is more than worth it to bring my universe to life. Remember sound design is EXTREMELY important in any movie, and I trust Zapsplat sounds entirely I didn't need to look anywhere else honestly. I have autistic spectrum disorder and getting it just right is really important to me.

30 July 2024
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Reply from ZapSplat

Thank you Ashley for this fantastic review. It is always amazing to hear feedback from our members and how our sounds are helping you to create amazing work.

Keep it up :)

Alan

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great sounds

Great sounds! Very nice and helpful customer service.

5 June 2024
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Reply from ZapSplat

Thanks Jörg, we are glad you found our sound effects useful.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

solve my problem

I found many sfx in this site, and it solve my problem. now I can easily find sfx in this site

31 December 2023
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Reply from ZapSplat

Thank you Rollette for your review. I am glad you found our library useful.

Alan

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sounds wouldn't transfer

I purchased the Gold membership, but for some reason, my sounds wouldn't pull over into my audio editor. Wrote to customer service, and a refund was issued within 7 hours of purchase. Top notch customer service, and if I can figure out what is wrong with my PC, I will definitely come back to these website for sound effects!

22 August 2023
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Reply from ZapSplat

Thanks for the review Chris. I hope you managed to find out what the problem with your PC was but if not, feel free to reach out to us and we will see if we can help further.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic!!

Fantastic!!
Best sounds!!!

9 July 2023
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Thanks so much for your kind review

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Largest number of superior sounds! Great website.

I have been a Gold member for a year. I always find the perfect sound. The quality of the sounds is excellent.

It's easy to find sounds because the owner of the ZapSplat gives super descriptions. He describes the sounds the way I would!

The website design is first class.

Today I wanted a new incoming email sound. I wanted a warm chime -- I found it is about 30 seconds.

5 May 2023
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Reply from ZapSplat

Great to hear that you're finding our site so easy to use. We do try to go for human-readable descriptions to make finding what you want as easy as possible. Stay tuned for more updates to our search interface and thanks very much for taking the time to leave us a review, which really helps!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

No problems here!

Free and easy to use on my youtube channel. A good and unique selection of sound effects that can really juj up my videos!

12 April 2023
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Reply from ZapSplat

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience, which really helps!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Having Fun

Having Fun with Easy to find, easy to download. Just getting started. love the freebies!

12 April 2023
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Reply from ZapSplat

We definitely think that having sounds be affordable to all is very important. Glad you're finding the resources helpful Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review, which really helps!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

best

great sound effect

12 April 2023
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Thanks for sharing the kind words, which really make a difference!

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