Amuse Music Distribution vs Shamar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amuse Music Distribution
Distribute unlimited music to major streaming platforms and social networks quickly. Artists retain 100% of their royalties and earnings, with tools for release building, promotion, and financial tracking. Offers automated advances and flexible royalty splitting.
- Unlimited music releases
- Deliver to all major streaming services
- Keep 100% of earnings
- Intuitive release builder
- Schedule release dates
- Promotional pre-saves and smartlinks
- Daily insights and financial statements
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Release unlimited music from your device to the world in as little as 24 hours. That’s why hundreds of thousands of artists, teams and labels release through Amuse. - Release unlimited music with any of our plans - Deliver to all major streaming services and social networks - Keep 100% of your earnings and royalties - Intuitive release builder makes it easy to create releases and credit contributors - Schedule your release date with any of our plans - Promotional pre-saves and smartlinks available for all releases - Understand what’s happening with your music with daily insights - Spotify verified artist checkmark available to all artists - Detailed financial statements - Withdraw your royalties whenever you choose - Split royalties with your contributors - All artists eligible to receive automated advances - Fast support from real people - Music stays live if you cancel your plan - Plus much more Sign up today, choose a plan that suits you, and within hours your music can be on its way to Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, YouTube and many others! Read the Amuse Terms of Use at https://www.amuse.io/en/resources/terms-of-use/ and the Subscription Terms of Use at https://www.amuse.io/en/resources/terms-of-use-subscriptions/
Shamar
Showcase your talent by recording and uploading videos in your preferred category. Fans vote for their favorites, with top artists eligible to win cash prizes and compete in the annual Shamar Awards.
- Record and upload talent videos
- Fan voting system
- Compete for cash prizes
- Annual Shamar Awards competition
- Comment on performances
- Follow artists and view feed
- Explore trending and voted videos
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Shamar is a platform created to bring all those talented people the opportunity to make their dreams a reality. The mobile app let people showcase their talent recording a video and uploading it in their category of preference. Here the judges are the fans, whom can vote for the best talent. The ones with the most “Shamars” (votes) could win cash prizes and compete to become finalists of the Shamar Awards. With Shamar you can: *Be an artist: Create an account and tap the diamond button on the screen to transform your fan profile into an artist profile. This feature will let you record videos. *Record your video: Tap the camera button and record a video of up to one minute. Then, select your category of preference and share it to the world. *Vote for the best: You can give up to five “Shamars” (votes) to the best videos. Tap the Shamar logo below every video to vote. *Compete: The artists with the higher scores could win cash prizes and can compete to become a finalist for the Shamar Awards competition. It is celebrated once a year and the finalists compete for a GRAND PRIZE. (Every month the artist with the higher score will become a finalist) *Comment: Let the artist know how you feel about the performance. Tap the comment box below every video to write a message. *Feed: Watch videos from the artists you follow. *Explore: Discover the most recent and most voted videos in the platform. Watch who is winning. You can also search for an artist in the explore bar. *Notifications: Receive notifications about the activity in your account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Amuse Music Distribution at 4.7 against Shamar's 3.9. Amuse Music Distribution also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (20K vs 14). Shamar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment and ads 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. Amuse Music Distribution sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Shamar asks for nothing beyond the download.
Amuse Music Distribution holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amuse Music Distribution has 20K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Amuse Music Distribution's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shamar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Amuse Music Distribution ships an update fortnightly, Shamar every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amuse Music Distribution | Shamar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20K ratings) — better | 3.9 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #154 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Amuseio AB | Tactical Financial Services Inc. |
Customer experience
Amuse Music Distribution
Shamar
Bugs and requests
Amuse Music Distribution
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues
- Bugs with release date selection
- Problems with cover art uploads
Requested features
4 requests- Add more music genres
- Allow custom profile pictures on streaming platforms
- Provide more detailed earnings reports
- Improve communication and response times from support
Shamar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Amuse Music Distribution
- Amuse Pro Monthly2 variants$7.991 Month
- Amuse Boost Yearly$23.991 Year
- Amuse Artist Yearly$23.991 Year
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- Artist Plus Yearly$39.991 Year
- Amuse Pro Yearly2 variants$59.991 Year
- Amuse Professional Yearly$59.991 Year
- Amuse Professional L2 Yearly$84.991 Year
- Amuse Professional L3 Yearly$144.991 Year
- Amuse Professional L4 Yearly$264.991 Year
Shamar
No in-app purchases
Questions
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