CoCalm vs The Hype Throwbacks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CoCalm
Discover a diverse entertainment platform featuring music, videos, and a live radio station. It also serves as a showcase for independent artists across various creative fields, offering them opportunities to gain exposure.
- Music library
- Video content
- 24/7 live radio
- Artist showcase opportunities
- Apparel store
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The CoCalm Entertainment app has many features for users such as music, videos, a live 24/7 radio station, and apparel. This app also features many opportunities for the independent artist, photographers/videographers, models, painters, entrepreneurs, dancers, and comedians to be showcased on the app.
The Hype Throwbacks
Relive nostalgic music from simpler times with a curated collection of throwback artists. This app brings you the best of the past, reminiscent of childhood memories and classic tunes.
- Curated throwback music collection
- Features classic artists
- Nostalgic listening experience
- Focus on simpler times
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Get your favorite THROWBACKS that take you back to when times were simple. Remember that square pizza in the lunch room? Yeah! Those simpler times! All your favorite THROWBACK artists in one place. South Mississippi's Best Throwbacks are on THE HYPE!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: CoCalm at 143 against The Hype Throwbacks's 1. CoCalm also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CoCalm against 5.0 for The Hype Throwbacks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CoCalm has 143 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CoCalm ships an update every 2 months, The Hype Throwbacks every 13 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | CoCalm | The Hype Throwbacks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (143 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CoCalm Entertainment LLC | Dowdy & Dowdy Partnership |
Customer experience
CoCalm
The Hype Throwbacks
In-app purchases
CoCalm
No in-app purchases
The Hype Throwbacks
No in-app purchases
Questions
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