How we chose these ideas
Three criteria:
- Repeat listen: You'll hear this when the charger automation runs. Does it still hit on plug #500?
- Public safety: Will you be mortified if it plays in a café?
- Group-chat factor: When a friend borrows your charger, do they screenshot the sound and send it to a friend?
15 sound ideas
1. Comic Scream 💥
A dramatic comic scream turns a routine charging connection into a short surprise. Preview the clip and consider where you usually charge.
2. Classic Fart 💨
The reason this category exists. High group-chat factor, maximum repeat-listenability, and everyone gets it. Just keep the volume reasonable in offices.
3. Sheeeesh 🥶
A 2022 meme that aged weirdly well. Says "this charger is cold-blooded" without saying a word.
4. Goat Scream 🐐
Unreasonably funny. Every time. Does not age. The single most underrated charging sound.
5. Cha-Ching! 💰
The casino-slot vibes turn plugging in into a tiny reward moment. Works especially well if you actually care about getting to 100%.
6. Power Up! ⭐
Mario's 1-Up sound energy. Your battery is leveling up, and so are you. Gentler than a fart in public.
7. Wilhelm Scream 😫
The Hollywood scream that's in every action movie. Dramatic but short. Classic-cinema energy.
8. Air Horn 📯
Aggressive, joyful, extremely 2000s. Not for offices. Excellent for dorms.
9. Yass Queen 🤙
The Fonzie-approved meme. Positive, warm, instantly shareable. Good "charger's connected, we're back online" energy.
10. Coin Collect 🪙
The Mario coin sound. Your phone gets a coin every time. Peaceful, satisfying, works in any environment.
11. Metal Pipe 🎭
For when plugging in feels like a soap-opera plot twist. Especially good if you're charging at 1%.
12. Yass Queen! 👑
Enthusiastic affirmation energy. Zero irony, all vibes. Best paired with a phone case that matches.
13. Bruh 😐
Disappointed Gen-Z exhale. Great when you forgot to charge until 3%. The universe agrees: bruh.
14. Kiss 😘
Short, playful, slightly unhinged. The "I missed you" energy every time you reunite phone with cable.
15. Record Scratch 💿
The "yep that's me, you're probably wondering how I got here" sound. Pairs with literally any situation.
How to set any of these as your iPhone charging sound
- Install Vocalcord from the App Store.
- Tap any sound above to preview — they link directly to the preview page.
- Tap "Set as Charging Sound" — guided one-time Shortcuts setup via Shortcuts, through Vocalcord’s guided one-time Shortcuts setup.
- Plug your phone in to confirm.
You can change the sound any time without re-doing the Shortcuts automation — Vocalcord updates what plays.
Rising in 2026 (honorable mentions)
- anime-inspired reactions — anime meme, universal recognition.
- Orchestral Hit — '90s dramatic movie trailer energy.
- Lightsaber — the single-best charger sound for Star Wars fans.
- Mm, Period! — the underrated "main character" micro-vocal.
Browse every sound
If nothing here hits, browse the full library of 93 charging sounds — organized by category and previewable in-browser.
