Comparison

StarTone vs Multimix Radio

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

Multimix Radio

Create personalized music playlists by blending your favorite genres from Apple Music. Discover new songs and curated stations based on your tastes. Enjoy endless mixes designed to match your vibe, all for free.

Highlights
  • Personalized genre blending
  • Curated genre stations
  • New song discovery
  • Seamless Apple Music integration
  • Simple and powerful interface
Features
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Your taste was never one genre. Your music app shouldn’t act like it is. Multimix turns Apple Music into a live genre mixer built around you. Combine curated stations with your own playlists, albums, and artists. Give every source its own weight. Press play and hear something no single station could create on its own. Country with hip-hop. Rock with dance. Pop with alternative. A touch of soul, a lot of bass, or all of it at once. There are no wrong combinations. Just your mix. BUILD A SOUND THAT IS ACTUALLY YOURS • Start with 61 curated stations spanning the genres you love • Add playlists, albums, and artists from your Apple Music library • Control exactly how much of every source makes the mix • Name, save, and share mixes built around your taste TUNE IT WHILE IT PLAYS • Push any genre up, down, or out without stopping the music • Undo live adjustments or reset to your saved blend • Save named variations for every version of the mood • Keep listening when a source is temporarily unavailable without changing the mix you saved DISCOVERY WITH A MEMORY • See what played, where it came from, and which mix surfaced it • Search your listening history by song, artist, station, or mix • Favorite the songs and stations you want to keep close • Block a song or ask for less of an artist without quietly changing your genre balance Multimix isn’t another playlist generator. It’s your own radio dial, rebuilt for a taste too big for one genre. The rules are yours. Mix accordingly. Multimix is free to use. An active Apple Music subscription and Apple Music access are required for playback.

Screenshots

StarTone4 screens
Multimix Radio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Multimix Radio at Free against StarTone's $0.99. Multimix Radio also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). StarTone's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Multimix Radio is free to download; StarTone costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Multimix Radio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of StarTone's written reviews are positive against 100% of Multimix Radio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StarTone ships an update every 5 weeks, Multimix Radio every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
StarTone versus Multimix Radio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarToneMultimix Radio
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (17 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer乃波 黄Pimwick, LLC

Customer experience

StarTone

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

Multimix Radio

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

StarTone

No in-app purchases

None

Multimix Radio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StarTone free?
StarTone costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Multimix Radio free?
Multimix Radio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StarTone or Multimix Radio?
Multimix Radio is rated higher. StarTone averages 4.0 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Multimix Radio averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do StarTone or Multimix Radio have ads?
Neither StarTone nor Multimix Radio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StarTone or Multimix Radio?
StarTone ships an update every 5 weeks, and Multimix Radio every 6 months. Most recently, StarTone was updated on November 2, 2026 and Multimix Radio on October 24, 2026.

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