Discover Music vs Status Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Discover Music
Interact with background music players at supported venues. See what's playing, request songs from the venue's playlist, and get notified when your track is up. You can also preview songs and rate them for music suppliers.
- Location-aware venue interaction
- View current and upcoming songs
- Browse venue playlists
- Request songs for free
- Receive request notifications
- Preview tracks before requesting
- Rate songs for suppliers
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Please only install Discover Music if you have been instructed to do so by the bar, restaurant or hotel you are currently situated. Discover Music allows you to interact with the background music player in supported venues. It shows what’s currently playing and allows you to request music within the confines of the timetabled playlists allowed by the venue. • Location aware, you must inside the supported venue. • See what’s currently playing now and next. • View a selection of the venues current music playlist. • Request a track to play free of charge and see if it gets accepted. • Receive notifications when your request will play. • Share your experience on Facebook or Twitter. • Buy tracks from the venue’s playlist via iTunes referral. • Rate tracks which will be posted to the venue music suppliers. • Preview tracks before requesting by listening to the first few seconds. Disclaimer Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Status Smart
Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share device access with family members. Quick and simple connection to your smart devices.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous device management
- Automated timers
- Family device sharing
- Easy device connection
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Status Smart 1. Remote control: control your home appliances anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one app 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: one tap to share devices with family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect app to devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Status Smart at every 6 months against Discover Music's every 13 months. Discover Music's advantage is iOS requirement (11.1 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Discover Music ships an update every 13 months, Status Smart every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Discover Music | Status Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 31.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Imagesound, MusicStyling | Status International (UK) Limited |
Customer experience
Discover Music
Status Smart
Bugs and requests
Discover Music
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Status Smart
Reported bugs
15 issues- App keeps not working or huge delay
- Cannot get it to pair
- App freezes when trying to use it
- App doesn't log in anymore
- Network error
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- Bulbs keep saying 'connection failed'
- Cannot connect to Alexa
- Bulb doesn't flash to get connected
- Fails to connect at 10% search
- App freezes
- Connection failed
- Device unresponsive
- App doesn't refresh data
- Does not register low power devices
- Does not register intermittent high power usage
Requested features
10 requests- Allow minute adjustment for cost periods
- Implement swiping for graph/date navigation
- Add calendar view for specific date selection
- Add confirmation for switching off plugs
- Allow floating point numbers for usage/cost reminders
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- More granular data, including hourly stats
- More granular data, including hourly stats
- Change breath feature to completely off then on
- Dark mode option
- Siri/Shortcuts integration
In-app purchases
Discover Music
No in-app purchases
Status Smart
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Discover Music free?
Is Status Smart free?
Do Discover Music or Status Smart have ads?
Which is updated more often, Discover Music or Status Smart?
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