SimpleScrob Last.fm Scrobbler vs Lastream
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleScrob Last.fm Scrobbler
This app automatically tracks and scrobbles songs played from your device's music player to your Last.fm profile. It works with Apple Music and caches offline tracks for later submission.
- Scrobble from built-in Music app
- Works with Apple Music
- Automatic scrobbling on app open
- Offline track caching
- Scrobble songs added to library
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SimpleScrob is the simplest scrobbler for Last.fm * Scrobble songs from the built-in Music app * Works with Apple Music (Only songs added to your library will show up in your play history) * Songs are automatically scrobbled every time you open the app * Caches tracks played offline to scrobble later
Lastream
Effortlessly create personalized music stations based on artists or tags using a vast database. Explore your Last.fm library and enjoy seamless background scrobbling without modifying your Apple Music library.
- Personalized music stations
- Artist and tag-based generation
- Last.fm library exploration
- Seamless background scrobbling
- No Apple Music library modification
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Lastream combines the power of the Last.fm artist database with Apple Music to create effortless, personalized listening experiences. There’s no need to manually create playlists—simply choose an artist or a tag, and Lastream generates an endless station of similar performers. You can also explore and listen directly to your Last.fm library. Built-in Last.fm scrobbling works seamlessly in the background, with no need to add tracks to your Apple Music library. A Last.fm profile is recommended, but not required to use the app. This is just the beginning—many more stations and features are coming soon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lastream at 100% against SimpleScrob Last.fm Scrobbler's 38%. Lastream also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months). SimpleScrob Last.fm Scrobbler's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Lastream holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleScrob Last.fm Scrobbler has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of SimpleScrob Last.fm Scrobbler's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lastream's.
SimpleScrob Last.fm Scrobbler ships an update every 10 months, Lastream fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleScrob Last.fm Scrobbler | Lastream |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josh Freed | Vitaliy Gorbenko |
Customer experience
SimpleScrob Last.fm Scrobbler
Lastream
In-app purchases
SimpleScrob Last.fm Scrobbler
No in-app purchases
Lastream
No in-app purchases
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