Comparison

healsonic vs BuzzFeed Island

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

Head to head
About

healsonic

Easily search for songs, manage your favorites, and control your karaoke player from your smartphone. Discover new releases, top hits, and browse by category for a seamless karaoke experience.

Highlights
  • Song search by artist and title
  • New releases updated monthly
  • Favorites list management
  • Weekly top hits
  • Category search (Birthday, Duet, etc.)
  • Sync smartphone to karaoke player
  • Post photos to community
Features
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Song Search & Karaoke Remote app for healsonic Karaoke Player. Now you’re able to find and register your favorite songs with your smartphone. [Features] - Song search by Artist and Song - New releases updated monthly - Optional Favorites List - Weekly Top Hits List - Category search capability by Birthday, Duet, Musical, Throwback etc - View song histories - Sync smartphone to Karaoke Player - Post and see photos on healsonic community [How to Sync] 1. Go to Karaoke venue which has healsonic Karaoke Player 2. Connect your smartphone to “healsonic” WiFi 3. Enter the Pairing # on the TV

About

BuzzFeed Island

Create and share hilarious, personalized images with friends. Use AI generators, unique filters, and daily challenges to spark conversations and friendly competition within your group.

Highlights
  • AI image generation
  • Customizable filters
  • Daily challenges
  • Group chat sharing
  • Content remixing
  • Conversation starters
Features
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From BuzzFeed — the app that gives your group chat something to talk about. BF Island is where you create wild, hilarious, and weirdly personal images designed to blow up your group chat. Make images based on your vibe, aesthetic, or your latest inside joke — powered by the same chaotic energy BuzzFeed has been bringing to the internet for over a decade. Create AI Images In Seconds Transform yourself and your friends with filters that lean into your vibe. Rat mode? Check. Surprise mullet? Obviously. Filters that make you go "why does this exist" and then immediately use it five more times. Daily Conversation Starters & Prompts Create custom content that your friends can react to and escalate into full-blown bits. Every creation is a conversation starter that your friends can riff on in the app. Every share is an invitation to chaos. Group Chats Designed For Sharing BuzzFeed Island is where your group's humor lives. A shared space for visual jokes, creative riffs, custom stickers, and moments that only make sense to your people. Make It a Sticker Turn any creation into a custom iMessage sticker in seconds. Your best bits, now living rent-free in every conversation. Download BuzzFeed Island. Start creating with friends.

Screenshots

healsonic4 screens
BuzzFeed Island4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BuzzFeed Island at 80% against healsonic's 21%. BuzzFeed Island also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). healsonic's advantage is ratings volume (144 vs 25) and device support (3 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BuzzFeed Island holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: healsonic has 144 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of healsonic's written reviews are positive against 80% of BuzzFeed Island's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

healsonic ships an update every 6 weeks, BuzzFeed Island every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
healsonic versus BuzzFeed Island: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhealsonicBuzzFeed Island
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (144 ratings)4.7 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.8% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings144 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB61 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKaraoke ChampBuzzFeed

Customer experience

healsonic

All ratings144 ratings
Positive31.9%
Neutral15.3%
Negative52.8%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive20.8%
Neutral25.0%
Negative54.2%

BuzzFeed Island

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

healsonic

No in-app purchases

None

BuzzFeed Island

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is healsonic free?
healsonic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BuzzFeed Island free?
BuzzFeed Island is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, healsonic or BuzzFeed Island?
BuzzFeed Island is rated higher. healsonic averages 2.7 out of 5 from 144 ratings, while BuzzFeed Island averages 4.7 from 25 ratings.
Do healsonic or BuzzFeed Island have ads?
Neither healsonic nor BuzzFeed Island shows ads.
Which is updated more often, healsonic or BuzzFeed Island?
healsonic ships an update every 6 weeks, and BuzzFeed Island every 3 weeks. Most recently, healsonic was updated on September 29, 2026 and BuzzFeed Island on September 8, 2026.

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