EyeStream vs Rear
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EyeStream
Monitor your Shoutcast and Icecast streaming servers in real-time. See server status, listener counts, and view recent song history. Stream your channels directly with the integrated player.
- Real-time server status monitoring
- Total and per-server listener counts
- Recent song history for each channel
- Built-in audio player for direct streaming
- Compatibility with Shoutcast 1/2 and Icecast/KH
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Eyestream is an application to keep track of your streaming channels Shoutcast and Icecast. You can see in one shot if your servers are running, how many listeners you have in total and for each individual server. You can check the history of the last ten songs of each channel and listen to each station directly with the built-in player. It is compatible with Shoutcast 1 and 2, Icecast and Icecast KH. It works with any service provider of streaming. If you are client of Newradio and have our PLAY5 player, you can directly enter your login and be automatically listed all your channels.
Rear
Browse, play, and download media from a streaming device over WiFi. This utility allows users to manage device settings remotely. It facilitates seamless media access and control.
- Browse media
- Playback media
- Download media
- WiFi streaming
- Device settings modification
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The application is used to browse,playback and download media from Sinjet Streaming Media Mirror via WiFi. Users can modify the settings of the device through the application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rear at 5.0 against EyeStream's 1.3. Rear also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). EyeStream's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rear holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
EyeStream ships an update every 5 months, Rear every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EyeStream | Rear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NEWRADIO S.R.L. | 广州信界电子有限公司 |
Customer experience
EyeStream
Rear
In-app purchases
EyeStream
No in-app purchases
Rear
No in-app purchases
