Comparison

BYOChannel vs SonarMood

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

SonarMood

Features
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Pick a genre, mood and decade, then add a short prompt to guide the vibe. SonarMood turns your choices into an AI-generated music playlist. Create playlists for moments like “2AM night drive”, “Nordic melancholy”, “90s summer nostalgia” or “villain workout arc” and export them directly to Apple Music. Whether you want something nostalgic, energetic, sad, cinematic, focused, romantic or completely weird, SonarMood helps you discover music that fits the feeling. Choose your ingredients: Genre — pop, rock, hip-hop, electronic, indie, country and more Mood — happy, melancholic, chill, energetic, dark, romantic or focused Decade — from older classics to modern sounds Prompt — add your own idea to make the playlist more personal SonarMood is made for people who know the vibe they want, but not always the songs. Use it for: Driving playlists Workout music Party playlists Focus sessions Rainy days Cabin weekends Nostalgic throwbacks Late-night moods Movie-like moments Discovering new songs Save your generated playlists, build your own playlist library and export your favorites directly to Apple Music. Turn any vibe into a playlist with SonarMood.

Screenshots

BYOChannel4 screens
SonarMood4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SonarMood at fortnightly against BYOChannel's every 5 weeks. SonarMood also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 and SonarMood sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BYOChannel ships an update every 5 weeks, SonarMood fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BYOChannel versus SonarMood: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBYOChannelSonarMood
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB19 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBYO Network LLCPal Nymoen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BYOChannel

Subscriptions1
  • BYO Commercial Free$4.991 Month
1 purchases

SonarMood

One-time1
  • SonarMood Pro$3.99

Questions

Is BYOChannel free?
BYOChannel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SonarMood free?
SonarMood is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BYOChannel or SonarMood have ads?
Neither BYOChannel nor SonarMood shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BYOChannel or SonarMood?
BYOChannel ships an update every 5 weeks, and SonarMood fortnightly. Most recently, BYOChannel was updated on November 6, 2026 and SonarMood on October 31, 2026.

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