StarTone vs MelodyShare
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.
MelodyShare
Create and share stylized "receipts" of your music listening history from Apple Music. Discover new music through personalized recommendations and explore artist and album details.
- Generate music listening receipts
- Create custom playlist receipts
- Discover personalized music recommendations
- Explore artist and album details
- Connect with Apple Music
- 30-second song previews
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MelodyShare lets you turn your music into shareable receipts — whether it's your recent plays, all-time top artists, or a curated mix of songs for any mood. Connect with Apple Music and instantly generate receipts from your most listened-to songs, albums, and artists. With custom mode, you can search and add up to 5 tracks to make a personalized playlist-style receipt — perfect for capturing a vibe, a moment, or a memory. The interactive Reccs tab offers handpicked album suggestions (Apple Music) or song recommendations (Spotify) based on your listening history, complete with 30-second previews. Explore more about your music taste: tap into artists and albums to discover top tracks, deep cuts, and more. MelodyShare is your soundtrack, stylized. For full Apple Terms of Use (EULA), visit: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MelodyShare at Free against StarTone's $0.99. MelodyShare also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). StarTone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On ads and iOS requirement 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
MelodyShare is free to download; StarTone costs $0.99 up front. MelodyShare sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. StarTone asks for nothing beyond the download.
MelodyShare holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StarTone has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of StarTone's written reviews are positive against 100% of MelodyShare's.
StarTone ships an update every 5 weeks, MelodyShare every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StarTone | MelodyShare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 乃波 黄 | Liam Sawyer |
Customer experience
StarTone
MelodyShare
In-app purchases
StarTone
No in-app purchases
MelodyShare
- MelodyShare+ Monthly$2.991 Month
- MelodyShare+ Yearly$29.991 Year
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