Comparison

StarTone vs GPS Music

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

GPS Music

This app uses your smartphone's GPS to automatically change music based on your location. Set song collections to specific points on a map and enjoy seamless playback without touching your device, even offline.

Highlights
  • Automatic music playback via GPS
  • Set multiple song locations on map
  • Offline playback
  • Reduced battery consumption
  • Plays Apple Music downloads
Features
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●Equipped with an unprecedented new system that combines GPS and music playback. It is an app that uses the GPS function of your smartphone to automatically switch songs according to your current location. When you approach the song location set on the map in advance, the song will switch automatically. For example, you can use it as follows. - While traveling by train or bus, such as commuting to work or school, switch songs for each station or bus stop. - While driving a car, automatically play albums and songs that match the cityscape and street scenery. - While running or walking, switch to a power song when you reach an uphill. You can switch to the automatically set music without touching your smartphone. You can turn off the screen of your smartphone and keep it in your bag or pocket. You don't need to connect to the internet while using it, and you don't have to worry about battery consumption. You can freely set up multiple pins(song locations) on the map, such as near the route you plan to move. For each pin, you can register the songs in your smartphone's music library as a collection. The songs will switch automatically just by moving and approaching the nearest pin or pin within the set distance. You can register many song maps in the library according to purpose and route. ●App features - Automatic music playback using GPS - Register multiple song locations on the map - Automatically search for music locations near your current location - Song map that can be registered by purpose and route - Reduce battery consumption by turning off the screen and using offline - Apple Music download songs can also be played ●Caution If location services are off, the song won't play. If the device is offline, the map will not be displayed.

Screenshots

StarTone4 screens
GPS Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: StarTone at 4.0 against GPS Music's 1.0. StarTone also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). GPS Music's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). 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

StarTone costs $0.99 and GPS Music $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StarTone holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StarTone has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of StarTone's written reviews are positive against 100% of GPS Music's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StarTone ships an update every 5 weeks, GPS Music every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
StarTone versus GPS Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarToneGPS Music
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.0 (17 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB36 MB
Age rating4++4
Developer乃波 黄Masanori Katsuta

Customer experience

StarTone

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

GPS Music

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

StarTone

No in-app purchases

None

GPS Music

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StarTone free?
StarTone costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPS Music free?
GPS Music costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StarTone or GPS Music?
StarTone is rated higher. StarTone averages 4.0 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while GPS Music averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do StarTone or GPS Music have ads?
Neither StarTone nor GPS Music shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StarTone or GPS Music?
StarTone ships an update every 5 weeks, and GPS Music every 22 months. Most recently, StarTone was updated on October 29, 2026 and GPS Music on October 20, 2026.

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