Comparison

StarTone vs Music Plan

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

Music Plan

Features
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Music Plan helps you to create music playing plans with highly customized options using songs from your Apple Music. Beyond repeat and shuffle mode, you can add additional rules like: - Priority: prioritize playing specific songs before playing the full list. - Multi-times: play specified songs for multiple times, with configurable frequency. - Skip: skip songs you don't like while keeping your playlist whole. You can choose from 3 color themes (Music Red, Plain, System), which are fully support Light Mode and Dark Mode. You can create up to 3 plans for free. And after purchasing the "iCloud Sync", you can also sync your plans across multiple Apple devices (login with same Apple ID).

Screenshots

StarTone4 screens
Music Plan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Music Plan at Free against StarTone's $0.99. StarTone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). On ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Music Plan is free to download; StarTone costs $0.99 up front. Music Plan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. StarTone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StarTone ships an update every 5 weeks, Music Plan every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StarTone versus Music Plan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarToneMusic Plan
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer乃波 黄CreationAct (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

StarTone

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Music Plan

One-time2
  • iCloud Sync$1.99
  • Unlimited Plans$2.99

Questions

Is StarTone free?
StarTone costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Music Plan free?
Music Plan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StarTone or Music Plan have ads?
Neither StarTone nor Music Plan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StarTone or Music Plan?
StarTone ships an update every 5 weeks, and Music Plan every 7 months. Most recently, StarTone was updated on September 13, 2026 and Music Plan on September 22, 2026.

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