Slacker Studio vs STIRR TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slacker Studio
Discover a unique listening experience by blending your favorite music stations with the voices of people you follow. Create and share your own audio "Breaks" with friends, adding a personal touch to music streams.
- Blend music stations with follower voices
- Follow interesting people to hear their voices
- Control music-to-voice mix ratio
- Broadcast 30-second audio "Breaks"
- Add custom images and comments to Breaks
- Attach intros to songs for sharing
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The music you love, blended with the voices you care about. Pick your favorite station and start listening. Find some interesting people to follow and you'll hear their voices between your songs. Want to listen to Today's Hits, but hear the voices of your best friends pop in after a few songs? You can do that. Want to listen to classical music but hear ABC News headlines and podcast comedy clips pop in after a few songs? You can do that. Want to hear mostly music or mostly talk? Yeah, you can do that too. YOU control the mix of songs and voices. Broadcast your own voice to your followers, and they'll hear your unique personality right alongside their favorite songs. Record up to 30 seconds of audio in Slacker Studio (we call that a "Break"), add custom images and comments, and then publish straight to your friends' streams. Want to share some music? Record an intro, attach it to a song, and broadcast it to fellow Slacker Studio users. Our Facebook and Google login options are for verification only. We won’t share or collect your data or post to your social apps unless you tell us it’s OK, and we promise we’ll ask your permission first.
STIRR TV
Stream over 100 live TV channels for free, including local events, breaking news, movies, and TV shows. Enjoy a wide variety of entertainment genres from action and sci-fi to documentaries and live music concerts. Experience live local programming and a growing on-demand library.
- 100+ live TV channels
- Live local events
- Breaking news coverage
- Movies and TV shows
- Live music performances
- On-demand library
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Get 100+ TV channels, live local events and breaking news, movies, TV shows, and more. All for free. STIRR is available for free on your Apple device. Watch over 100+ channels featuring the latest in entertainment, live music performances from today's top artists, live local events, breaking news, election coverage, national and local sports, movies, documentaries, classic series, cult favorites, and network programming you know and love. STIRR has you covered with: • Monster mayhem and sci-fi cult classics • High-impact action movies • Thought-provoking documentaries and investigative news specials • Music concerts featuring today's hottest stars from LiveXLive and more • Stand-up specials, romcom and comedy flicks STIRR gives you access to live local entertainment. Watch the ball drop in Times Square. Sit in on a presidential town hall. Cheer on your local high school football team. Don't just watch TV. Experience it. LIVE with STIRR. It’s is the new free TV. With new channels and a growing on-demand library, you won’t want to miss out. Download STIRR and watch free TV today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Slacker Studio at 42% against STIRR TV's 17%. Slacker Studio also leads on rating (3.4 vs 3.1) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). STIRR TV's advantage is ratings volume (439 vs 56). On price, update cadence, ads 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.
Slacker Studio holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: STIRR TV has 439 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Slacker Studio's written reviews are positive against 17% of STIRR TV's.
Slacker Studio ships an update every 3 months, STIRR TV every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slacker Studio | STIRR TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (56 ratings) — better | 3.1 (439 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 439 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Slacker, Inc. | Thinking Media, Inc. |
Customer experience
Slacker Studio
STIRR TV
Bugs and requests
Slacker Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
STIRR TV
Reported bugs
4 issues- Constant buffering and loading issues
- Repeating ads and content playback issues
- Channels not loading or showing incorrect content
- App crashing or not opening at all
Requested features
4 requests- Add search functionality
- Improve channel guide and navigation
- Expand local channel coverage
- Add Chromecast support
In-app purchases
Slacker Studio
No in-app purchases
STIRR TV
No in-app purchases
Questions
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