Last.fm vs The Ring by LUX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Last.fm
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.
- Personalized listening reports
- Artist, album, and track charts
- Listening history exploration
- Manual scrobble submission
- Streaming service integration
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Your stats. On the Go. Listening counts with the Last.fm App. Track the music you stream and access personalized listening reports, stats, and charts, all on the go.* Free on the Last.fm app: - Access to your Last.week & Last.year listening reports. - View your personal artist, album and track charts from all-time to the last 7 days - Explore your listening history - Scan & submit scrobbles manually (works with Apple Music**) - View tag, artist, similar artist, and track information Join millions of users. All for free. Last.fm. Music Counts *To track your music, connect your streaming service accounts to your Last.fm profile, or, via our web client, app or a browser plugin for other services. **Only songs added to your library can be scrobbled Love Last.fm? Follow us on: www.youtube.com/user/lastfm www.facebook.com/lastfm x.com/lastfm instagram.com/last_fm bsky.app/profile/last.fm Privacy Policy: https://www.last.fm/legal/privacy
The Ring by LUX
This wearable technology tracks your dedication to music by monitoring streaming, live events, and online artist engagement. It converts your passion into tangible value without requiring extra effort. The device seamlessly integrates with your music listening habits.
- Music dedication tracking
- Streaming service integration
- Live show recognition
- Online artist engagement monitoring
- Effortless value conversion
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The Ring is wearable technology designed specifically for music fans. Once you slip it on, it quietly tracks your dedication across everything you do. Whether you're streaming songs on Spotify or Apple Music, attending live shows, or engaging with your favorite artists online. Without any extra effort on your part, The Ring recognizes your commitment, turning everyday actions into tangible value.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Ring by LUX at 4.3 against Last.fm's 2.3. The Ring by LUX also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 19%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Last.fm's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Ring by LUX holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Last.fm has 1.6K ratings behind it against 6, 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 50% of The Ring by LUX's.
Last.fm ships an update every 6 months, The Ring by LUX every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Last.fm | The Ring by LUX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (1.6K ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Last.fm | ITSLUX LLC |
Customer experience
Last.fm
The Ring by LUX
Bugs and requests
Last.fm
Reported bugs
5 issues- Doesn't scrobble songs properly
- Duplicate scrobbles
- Animated album art causes crashes
- Login and sign-up issues
- Randomly stops tracking music
Requested features
5 requests- Update the app
- Improve Apple Music integration
- Add more time range options
- Bring back old features
- Make the UI more user-friendly
The Ring by LUX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Last.fm
No in-app purchases
The Ring by LUX
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Last.fm free?
Is The Ring by LUX free?
Which has better reviews, Last.fm or The Ring by LUX?
Do Last.fm or The Ring by LUX have ads?
Which is updated more often, Last.fm or The Ring by LUX?
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