Comparison

BYOChannel vs Max Hits Now

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BYOChannel

Create personalized music streams by building your own channels. Add songs, customize with images, and view lyrics. Record and add your own voice tracks for a unique listening experience.

Highlights
  • Build custom music channels
  • Add and organize songs
  • Customize channel skins with images
  • View lyrics
  • Record and add voice tracks
  • Explore curated and user-built channels
Features
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Streaming music is easy, fun, and personal when you can Build Your Own Channels with BYOChannel! Be the first to exclusively hear RICK DEES every day with his DAILY DEES, and all 5 Editions of the RICK DEES WEEKLY TOP 40 streaming weekly. That’s just the beginning: there’s much, MUCH more! Now BYOChannel is available with limited use without requiring Registration. Give it a try! Unlock ALL of the app’s FREE features simply by REGISTERING your free user account. • BUILD your own channels Search for songs to +Add as the first song to build your channel. Name your channels, give them a description, and add #hashtags for sharing. • SKIN your channels Customize your channels with your own images. Select from your Photo Library, or shoot something new. Update your channel skins as often as you like! • +ADD songs to personalize your Playlist Search and +Add as many as you want, as often as you want. The more songs you add, the more your channels sound the way you like them. • View LYRICS at any time as songs stream, and by looking them up via our LYRICS SEARCH. • BONUS: Record your voice now for FREE with DiJi® - our proprietary In-App Recording & Editing Suite. With DiJi® you can record your own voice tracks ANYTIME, anywhere, and add them to the channels you build. Name your DiJi tracks, rearrange their order… even import pre-recorded voice audio. DiJi® is now FREE to all users! BYOChannel has a wide selection of curated channels built by our music experts. Explore even more channels built by our growing roster of Channel Builders. Become one of them instantly by building your own channels using the millions of songs in our music library. Free yourself from advertisements with COMMERCIAL FREE - the auto-renewing subscription plan for $4.99 per month that blocks ads and commercials from your streaming experience. FREE TRIAL Try COMMERCIAL FREE at no charge for 30 days. The free trial subscription will automatically renew to a paid subscription unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. SUBSCRIPTION DURATION The subscription term for each subscription is 30 days. The selected subscription automatically renews and the user’s iTunes account will be charged for the selected subscription fee unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. FREE TRIAL & SUBSCRIPTION CANCELLATION Users can cancel a free trial or subscription by turning off auto-renewal through the User’s iTunes account settings at least 24-hours before the end of a free trial or subscription period in order to avoid being charged. The cancellation will take effect 5 days after the last day of the current subscription period, and the User will be downgraded to the free service. Privacy Policy: https://byochannel.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://byochannel.com/terms/ Subscription Policy: https://byochannel.com/subscription_policy/ BYOChannel is the most personal music experience you can imagine. What kind of music do you like? It’s all here. Let’s GO!

About

Max Hits Now

This app delivers a continuous stream of today's biggest pop and country music hits. Discover chart-topping songs and new tracks from emerging artists. It's your primary source for non-stop music and industry news.

Highlights
  • Maximum hit music streaming
  • Today's pop hits
  • Today's country hits
  • Chart-topping songs
  • Latest tracks from emerging artists
  • Music news
Features
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Max Hits Now is your destination for Maximum Hit Music and Today's Pop & Country music hits! We play the biggest and hottest songs from the world of pop and country, with a mix of chart-topping hits and the latest tracks from up-and-coming artists. Tune in for non-stop hits and the latest news from the world of music. We're excited to be your go-to source for all things pop and country!

Screenshots

BYOChannel4 screens
Max Hits Now2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Max Hits Now at none against BYOChannel's 1. Max Hits Now also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). BYOChannel's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BYOChannel sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Max Hits Now asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Max Hits Now holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BYOChannel has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BYOChannel ships an update every 5 weeks, Max Hits Now every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BYOChannel versus Max Hits Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBYOChannelMax Hits Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB33 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBYO Network LLCMax Hits Now LLC

Customer experience

BYOChannel

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Max Hits Now

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BYOChannel

Subscriptions1
  • BYO Commercial Free$4.991 Month
None

Max Hits Now

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BYOChannel free?
BYOChannel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Max Hits Now free?
Max Hits Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BYOChannel or Max Hits Now?
Max Hits Now is rated higher. BYOChannel averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Max Hits Now averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BYOChannel or Max Hits Now have ads?
Max Hits Now shows ads; BYOChannel does not.
Which is updated more often, BYOChannel or Max Hits Now?
BYOChannel ships an update every 5 weeks, and Max Hits Now every 5 months. Most recently, BYOChannel was updated on November 6, 2026 and Max Hits Now on November 3, 2026.

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