Slacker Studio vs Zeam
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.
Zeam
Discover live, local entertainment and breaking news happening right in your community. Get authentic reporting, on-demand news clips, and live event coverage to stay connected and informed about your surroundings.
- Live local entertainment
- Breaking local news
- Authentic local reporting
- On-demand news clips
- Live event coverage
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Welcome to Zeam – your ultimate live, local entertainment companion. Zeam ensures you stay informed about everything happening around you, with immediate access to breaking news, authentic reporting that resonates with where you're at, where you're from, and where you're going. Zeam is your go-to source for live, local TV. Zeam offers on-demand news clips, live event coverage, and more. The Zeam experience is here to make you feel connected, informed, and entertained – anytime, anywhere. Download now and embark on a journey of discovery with Zeam!
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Verdict
Slacker Studio and Zeam both sit at 3.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 42% of Slacker Studio's written reviews are positive against 11% of Zeam's. Slacker Studio also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). Zeam's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
Slacker Studio holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 105 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Slacker Studio's written reviews are positive against 11% of Zeam's.
Slacker Studio ships an update every 3 months, Zeam fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slacker Studio | Zeam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (56 ratings) — better | 3.2 (105 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better | 10.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 105 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Slacker, Inc. | Syncbak, Inc. |
Customer experience
Slacker Studio
Zeam
Bugs and requests
Slacker Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Zeam
Reported bugs
21 issues- App stopped working after update
- App crashes when selecting a channel
- App stops working in multi-windows on Mac
- App doesn't remember where you stopped previously
- App stopped working on Apple TV after recent update
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- App won't let users watch newscasts on-demand
- App says location services is off when it is on
- App closes every time a user clicks to play something
- No way to stop airplay once initiated
- Favorites broken in Roku and Fire Stick
- Cannot favorite channels unless they appear on the Home Screen
- Local news app only partially loads
- KTSF news is laggy and freezes
- Login issues, keeps saying try later
- Cannot save favorites
- App requires iOS 16.0 update
- App only caters to ABC, other local networks not listed
- App not supporting iOS 15.8.3
- App won't open on iPad
- Live streams are unstable, stutter and pixelate
- App freezes at splash screen and never loads
Requested features
18 requests- Add channels for arts and crafts
- Add an arts and crafts podcast
- Add stand-up comedy channels
- Add high school sports channels
- Add live events channels
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- Keep updating the app and adding more channels
- Improve user-friendliness
- Add buttons for small forward/backward movement
- Add local content for San Antonio
- Fix favorites functionality on Roku and Fire Stick
- Allow favoriting channels found via search
- Add movies and other content besides news
- Add local news channels from other cities
- Add local things to watch
- Add more local channels
- Add CBS, ABC, and FOX channels for live events
- Improve live stream stability
- Clean up inappropriate ads
In-app purchases
Slacker Studio
No in-app purchases
Zeam
No in-app purchases
