StarTone vs BPM Running Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StarTone
This music player allows you to rate songs with stars and love statuses directly from your device's library or audio files. It offers convenient rating options via widgets and Apple Watch, with iCloud sync for your ratings.
- Rate music with stars and love statuses
- iCloud sync for ratings across devices
- Rating support on Today Extension and Apple Watch
- Play and rate common audio formats including Flac and MIDI
- Embed lyrics and support for .lrc files
- Smart playlist creation
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StarTone is a music player which can play songs in your "Music" library and audio files stored in your device, including common format like mp3 and lossless format of Flac, also it support MIDI playback and support customize sound bank. StarTone was came out for rating music with stars and "love" statues. The rating bar stands out in the main page, so it just need one touch to make the rating, no need to open many submenus. In addition, StarTone provides Today Extension and Watch app, so you can also make music ratings on the Widget Screen and your Apple Watch. StarTone now also equips some handy features to make the music listening easy and happy. Please try to play with them. Features: 1. Quickly set star and love ratings for music on your local library, Apple Music or audio file. 2. Sync music ratings with other devices or iTunes via iCloud on the go. 3. With iCloud Sync enabled, love / dislike rating are available. 4. Support rating on today extension (widget). 5. Share music ratings with family and friends. 6. Support embed lyrics, .lrc lyrics file and online lyrics. 7. Support automatically play when launch the app. 8. Support star music rating on Apple Watch. 9. Play and rate audio files of general format and Flac lossless format. 10. Support MIDI playback. 11. Smart playlist for both Music Library and audio files. 12. Play audio files on Apple Watch. 13. Scheduled music playback.
BPM Running Player
This music player synchronizes song tempo with your running rhythm. Simply tap to the beat or let the app analyze the song's tempo for automatic adjustment. It supports playlists and offers Apple Watch integration for seamless workouts.
- Tempo synchronization with running rhythm
- Automatic song tempo analysis
- Playlist support
- Apple Watch integration
- Manual BPM adjustment
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BPM Running Player is a music player for BPM running that plays songs at a speed that matches the running rhythm. 1. Tap the button more than 5 times according to the running rhythm. 2. Just press the play button! (The tempo of the song is analyzed on the application side.) --- Changing songs : Please select from the iPhone music application, and use the playlist. (Tap Album Art to open Music app.) Fix BPM : Tapping BPM beside album art will bring up menu --- DRM protected songs such as Apple Music can not be played, please select songs imported from CD in iTunes or purchased in the iTunes Store. --- ■ Apple Watch ■ You need to transfer songs for the BPM running player. Select a playlist from the "Watch" button and transfer it. Slow: Bluetooth Fast: Wi-Fi HowTo : https://youtu.be/VKVSrIVMS7c
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BPM Running Player at Free against StarTone's $0.99. BPM Running Player also leads on iOS requirement (11.4 vs 18.0). StarTone's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
BPM Running Player is free to download; StarTone costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
StarTone ships an update every 5 weeks, BPM Running Player every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StarTone | BPM Running Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 乃波 黄 | Hiroshi Kaito |
Customer experience
StarTone
BPM Running Player
In-app purchases
StarTone
No in-app purchases
BPM Running Player
No in-app purchases
Questions
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