NewMusicCheck vs Music Balloon Island
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NewMusicCheck
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Check for new releases of your favorite artists. For each artist you follow, the latest release is shown. You can sort albums by release date, album title or artist name. Currently, only Apple Music is supported.
Music Balloon Island
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Welcome to Music Balloon Island. Music Balloon Island is filled with a wide variety of music Forgotten Masterpieces Songs not known to many people Hit songs etc Let's explore various types of music. Favorite registration function and autoplay function available, and it's easy to search for songs you like. You can also save your favorites as Apple Music playlists. Specifying a priority genre will prioritize artists from that genre. Multiple genres can be selected. Recommended for those who: Want to discover genres they've never listened to before. Want to discover songs that don't appear in recommendations. Want to learn about songs and artists that no one else knows. * Songs played on the app are preview playback.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NewMusicCheck at none against Music Balloon Island's shown. NewMusicCheck also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Music Balloon Island's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). On price and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NewMusicCheck ships an update every 7 months, Music Balloon Island weekly. Both last shipped on September 11, 2026.
| Parameter | NewMusicCheck | Music Balloon Island |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 456 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jahn Bertsch | Nobuhiro ONODERA |
In-app purchases
NewMusicCheck
No in-app purchases
Music Balloon Island
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is NewMusicCheck free?
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Do NewMusicCheck or Music Balloon Island have ads?
Which is updated more often, NewMusicCheck or Music Balloon Island?
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