SAM Broadcaster Cloud vs Winamp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAM Broadcaster Cloud
Create and manage your own custom audio streaming radio station. Upload music, manage station details, update your profile, and listen to your station live. Schedule events and manage your song library with this comprehensive audio provider.
- Create custom radio stations
- Upload music library
- Manage station details
- Schedule events
- Listen to your station live
- Update profile and billing
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SAM Broadcaster Cloud is your premium audio streaming provider allowing you to create and manage your own custom radio station. Features Include: • Upload Music • Manage your station details and information • Update your profile • Listen to your station • View your scheduled events • Update your service and other billing functions • Manage your song library
Winamp
This app unifies your local music, podcasts, and radio stations into a single, customizable player. Enjoy all your audio content in one convenient location, tailored to your preferences.
- Unified audio playback
- Local music library
- Podcast support
- Radio station streaming
- Customizable listening experience
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The new Winamp Player brings the best of audio together in one powerful experience. Seamlessly access your local music library, exclusive Fanzone tracks, podcasts, and thousands of radio stations, all from a single player. Discover, organize, and enjoy everything you love in one place, then make it your own with the legendary customization features that made Winamp an icon. Your music, your content, your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SAM Broadcaster Cloud at fortnightly against Winamp's every 2 months. SAM Broadcaster Cloud also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Winamp's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 11). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
Winamp holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Winamp has 92 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of SAM Broadcaster Cloud's written reviews are positive against 20% of Winamp's.
SAM Broadcaster Cloud ships an update fortnightly, Winamp every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SAM Broadcaster Cloud | Winamp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (11 ratings) | 3.1 (92 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 19.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 92 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spacial Audio Solutions LLC | Winamp SA |
Customer experience
SAM Broadcaster Cloud
Winamp
Bugs and requests
SAM Broadcaster Cloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Winamp
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on startup
- Library sync/import issues
- Playback controls not working
- Bluetooth connectivity problems
Requested features
5 requests- Add classic Winamp visualizer
- Support for external cloud storage
- Ability to create and manage playlists
- Customizable equalizer settings
- Seamless background playback
In-app purchases
SAM Broadcaster Cloud
No in-app purchases
Winamp
No in-app purchases
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