Comparison

BYOChannel vs Setto Studio

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

Setto Studio

This app enhances your music listening experience by creating dynamic, evolving "Sets" from your existing library. It intelligently curates personalized music collections based on your listening habits and preferences, offering a unique way to rediscover your favorite tunes.

Highlights
  • Build Sets from artists, genres, or playlists
  • Auto-curated personalized music Sets
  • Time-traveling Set creation
  • Supports Lossless, Hi-Res Lossless, Dolby Atmos
  • Full song playback, no previews
  • Export Sets as Apple Music playlists
  • iCloud sync across devices
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Want some great music? Setto is a very, very smart Apple Music player that builds Sets. A cooler and more epic version of a playlist that evolves and reacts as you listen. AN APPLE MUSIC SUBSCRIPTION IS REQUIRED. START WITH TASTE Build Sets from the music you already love. Artists, genres, playlists, or your entire Apple Music library. AUTO SETS Let Setto build Sets you didn't know you needed. Auto Sets are personalized Sets curated from your existing Apple Music habits, or new patterns from how you use Setto Studio. YOUR PERSONAL TIME MACHINE Auto Sets can also travel back in time and curate Sets from a long long time ago. BUILT FOR APPLE MUSIC • Quality Audio: Lossless, Hi-Res Lossless, Dolby Atmos, and Spatial Audio • Full songs: No 30 second previews • Export: Sets become real Apple Music playlists • Import: Your playlists become Sets • Library: Save songs directly to your library or a preexisting playlist • iCloud sync: Your Sets on Mac, iPad, and iPhone ON YOUR DEVICE All learning happens locally, meaning your music taste is yours and yours alone. Cross device sync is powered by YOUR iCloud account. CRAFTED BY DJ NAFÉ Setto is made by one music nerd who's an occasional Disc Jockey. Not a team. Not a startup. Just someone who wanted a better way to find music.

Screenshots

BYOChannel4 screens
Setto Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Setto Studio at every 3 days against BYOChannel's every 5 weeks. Setto Studio also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). BYOChannel's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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 Setto Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Setto Studio 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, Setto Studio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BYOChannel versus Setto Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBYOChannelSetto Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB39 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperBYO Network LLCCarlos Mbendera

Customer experience

BYOChannel

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

Setto Studio

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BYOChannel

Subscriptions1
  • BYO Commercial Free$4.991 Month
1 purchases

Setto Studio

One-time1
  • Super Setto - Lifetime Upgrade$24.99

Questions

Is BYOChannel free?
BYOChannel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Setto Studio free?
Setto Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BYOChannel or Setto Studio?
Setto Studio is rated higher. BYOChannel averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Setto Studio averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BYOChannel or Setto Studio have ads?
Neither BYOChannel nor Setto Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BYOChannel or Setto Studio?
BYOChannel ships an update every 5 weeks, and Setto Studio every 3 days. Most recently, BYOChannel was updated on November 6, 2026 and Setto Studio on November 5, 2026.

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