AirChord vs ThingsTrade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirChord
Stream audio wirelessly to AirPlay and Bluetooth speakers. This app also introduces internet streaming, allowing you to save and replay audio sessions on demand, creating a personal audio station.
- Wireless audio streaming
- AirPlay and Bluetooth speaker support
- Internet streaming
- Save and replay audio sessions
- Personal audio station
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Everything's new in AirChord 3. The app has been rebuilt to be faster, smoother, and more powerful. Stream to AirPlay and Bluetooth speakers like before, plus a brand new feature: Internet streaming. Now you can save your turntable sessions and replay them on-demand. It's your personal vinyl radio station.
ThingsTrade
Easily exchange items with users locally or globally. Create a profile, list items you want or have, and negotiate trades directly within the app. Stay updated with notifications and manage your conversations and trade history securely.
- Create user profiles and list items
- View wanted and available items
- In-app negotiation and chat
- Trade and chat history management
- Notifications for messages and offers
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ThingsTrade is the easiest way to exchange items with people near you or around the world. Key features: *Create a profile and list items you want or are willing to trade *View other users’ wanted and available items *Start conversations and negotiate trades directly in the app *Receive notifications for new messages and offers *Manage your trades and chat history easily ThingsTrade makes it simple to connect with others and arrange item exchanges in a secure and user-friendly environment. Premium Subscription: - Access to unlimited premium features - Auto-renewable yearly subscription - Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled Terms of Use: https://thingstrade.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://thingstrade.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ThingsTrade at 5.0 against AirChord's 4.6. ThingsTrade also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). AirChord's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 1). 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. AirChord sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and ThingsTrade sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ThingsTrade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AirChord has 99 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of AirChord's written reviews are positive against 100% of ThingsTrade's.
AirChord ships an update every 5 months, ThingsTrade every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirChord | ThingsTrade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (99 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kevin Kelly | ThingsTrade |
Customer experience
AirChord
ThingsTrade
Bugs and requests
AirChord
Reported bugs
24 issues- Sound drops since last update
- App crashes frequently
- Audio connection sometimes fails
- Does not work with Sonos USB-C adapter
- No input selection available
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- Only picks up microphone audio
- Limited to Airplay 1
- Can only select one HomePod
- Voiceover audio is passed through to output
- Does not work on multiple Airplay speakers
- Lowest volume setting is still loud
- Only streams a single channel of audio
- 3 to 4 seconds delay between sound and image
- Requires additional adapters
- Stereo not supported unless using tricks
- Missing Airplay 2 support
- Not good for watching TV or playing video games
- Setup can be tricky
- Requires external ADC
- No input select
- Doesn't switch from mic to 1/8” Jack automatically
- Seems this no longer works with a turntable that has USB B
- Stuttering sound since last update
- Sound drops
Requested features
10 requests- Expand album art to full screen
- Album art visualiser
- Improve Siri integration for output selection
- Support for multi-speaker Airplay 2
- Add Airplay 2 support for stereo pairs
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- Add input meter
- Large portrait volume control with output levels
- Support stereo pairs for HomePods
- Full Airplay 2 support
- Update for stereo pairs
ThingsTrade
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AirChord
- $0.99 tip$0.99
- $9.99 tip$9.99
ThingsTrade
- Premium Anual$9.991 Year
- Premium TEST$0.99
Questions
Is AirChord free?
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