# Last.fm vs snd.wave

The clearest difference is rating: snd.wave at 4.4 against Last.fm's 2.3. snd.wave also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (38% vs 19%). Last.fm's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#112 vs unranked). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. snd.wave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Last.fm asks for nothing beyond the download.

snd.wave holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: snd.wave has 11K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Last.fm's written reviews are positive against 38% of snd.wave's.

Last.fm ships an update every 6 months, snd.wave monthly. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Last.fm | snd.wave |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [2.3 (1.6K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lastfm/id1188681944/reviews) | **[4.4 (11K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sndwave/id1326673854/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K | **11K** |
| Positive reviews | 19.3% of reviews | **38.2% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | **Monthly** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#112** | — |
| Size | 48 MB | 31 MB |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Last.fm](https://appshunter.io/developer/284916682) | [Lucas Klein](https://appshunter.io/developer/1180465891) |

## What reviewers say

### Last.fm

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lastfm/id1188681944)

**Currently charting:** #112 Top Free · Music (US App Store)

Track your music listening habits and access personalized reports, stats, and charts on your mobile device. Explore your listening history, view charts by artist, album, and track, and manually submit scrobbles. Connect streaming services for comprehensive tracking.

**Highlights:** Personalized listening reports, Artist, album, and track charts, Listening history exploration, Manual scrobble submission, Streaming service integration

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 💖 Great app
- 🤩 Awesome
- 🤗 Helpful for tracking music
- 👍 Useful stats and reports

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🔨 Buggy and unreliable
- 🤯 Frustrating issues
- 🤔 Limited functionality
- 🤷‍♀️ Inconsistent performance

**Reported bugs**

- Doesn't scrobble songs properly
- Duplicate scrobbles
- Animated album art causes crashes
- Login and sign-up issues
- Randomly stops tracking music

**Requested features**

- Update the app
- Improve Apple Music integration
- Add more time range options
- Bring back old features
- Make the UI more user-friendly


### snd.wave

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sndwave/id1326673854)

This app analyzes your music library to provide detailed statistics on your listening habits. Discover your favorite artists, songs, albums, and genres with comprehensive charts, graphs, and leaderboards. It also helps you manage your library by identifying and allowing you to delete unwanted tracks.

**Highlights:** Comprehensive music statistics, Top lists for artists, songs, albums, genres, Monthly and yearly listening stats, Playlist analytics, Leaderboards for friends and global comparison, Music library cleaner, Visual charts and graphs

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| snd.wave Pro | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great app
- 👍 Useful features
- 💡 Interesting concept
- 🚀 Comprehensive stats
- 👍 Intuitive interface

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Inaccurate data
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Glitchy performance
- 🐛 Unreliable tracking
- 🐛 Outdated information

**Reported bugs**

- White screen on launch
- Incorrect artist/album rankings
- Missing song/album data
- Inconsistent data across views
- Refreshing causes loss of functionality

**Requested features**

- Add Spotify support
- Improve monthly/weekly stats
- Allow hiding of certain artists
- Sort by play count instead of time
- Provide more filtering and sorting options


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Last.fm free?

Last.fm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is snd.wave free?

snd.wave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Last.fm or snd.wave?

snd.wave is rated higher. Last.fm averages 2.3 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while snd.wave averages 4.4 from 11K ratings.

### Do Last.fm or snd.wave have ads?

Neither Last.fm nor snd.wave shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Last.fm or snd.wave?

Last.fm ships an update every 6 months, and snd.wave monthly. Most recently, Last.fm was updated on October 18, 2026 and snd.wave on October 18, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*