Comparison

Soor ▹ vs Symphony

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Soor ▹

A premium music player for iPhone and iPad, offering a feature-rich experience for Apple Music users. Enjoy personalized content, gesture-driven navigation, and extensive customization options. Integrates with Last.fm and Musixmatch, and supports widgets and CarPlay.

Highlights
  • Feature-rich Apple Music app
  • Personalized Apple curated content
  • Gesture-driven interface
  • Light, Dark, and Black themes
  • Musixmatch integration
  • Last.fm auto-scrobbling
  • Widgets and CarPlay support
Features
Currently charting
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Soor is a beautiful, premium music player for your iPhone & iPad. Features: - First feature rich 3rd party Apple Music app. - Apple curated content personalised to your listening taste. - Play, search, like, share and add songs from across the entire Apple Music catalogue. - Intuitive, fully gesture driven user interface. - Light, Dark and Black themes. - Musixmatch integration. - Last.fm auto-scrobbling. - Widgets. - Magic Mix. - Release Alerts. - iPad support including split-screen and slide-over. - CarPlay support. Requirements: - Music app is required to use Soor. - App only works with Apple Music or songs you uploaded to Music.app. No other music service is supported. In case you're wondering what Soor means, pronounced Sur (Soar), it's Hindi for melody/note. For F.A.Q. and limitations visit: soor.app/faq If you have any doubts please email: support@soor.app *Soor is a 3rd party Music player. Apple, the Apple logo, Apple Music, iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. Album artworks used in screenshots above are not actual artwork image for the albums due to licensing concerns. Actual artworks in app will be shown correctly.

About

Symphony

Explore your Apple Music listening habits with detailed stats and trends. Discover your top artists, hidden gems, and evolving tastes. Features Shazam integration, customizable widgets, and smart music discovery.

Highlights
  • Apple Music listening stats and trends
  • Shazam song identification
  • Customizable interface and widgets
  • Import Spotify playlists
  • Last.fm scrobbling
  • Artist event notifications
Features
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Symphony turns Apple Music into your personal listening dashboard. See your stats like never before, top songs, artists, albums and genres, total listening time, daily trends, streaks, and a year-round calendar of everything you play. Then go further: identify songs with Shazam, scrobble to Last.fm, play local files, and take it all to CarPlay. Symphony Connect: switch audio seamlessly between multiple devices. YOUR LISTENING STORY • Top songs, artists, albums & genres • Listening time, daily trends & streaks • Listening calendar heatmap & clock • Weekly standouts & all-time favorites • Hidden gems in your library • Build custom charts in Insights Lab • Home Screen stat widgets • Apple Intelligence powered AI summary for Music Insights. MAKE APPLE MUSIC YOURS • Themes, 10 accent colors & app icons • Fully customizable CoverFlow • Playlist artwork collages • Custom library sorting & tabs • Crossfade & sleep timer • Mini player controls & Seek HUD DISCOVER & MANAGE MORE • Shazam from the Lock Screen or Control Center • Apple Music Radio • Play local MP3s & audio files • Artist info & upcoming concerts • Block artists you don't want to hear • Playlist backup & restore • Last.fm scrobbling • CarPlay & Siri Symphony makes Apple Music feel personal, visual, and powerful, without the clutter. Download Symphony and rediscover your music. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Soor ▹4 screens
Symphony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Symphony at Free against Soor ▹'s $6.99. Symphony also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Soor ▹'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (451 vs 32). On rating, review sentiment, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Symphony is free to download; Soor ▹ costs $6.99 up front. Symphony sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Soor ▹ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Soor ▹ against 4.2 for Symphony. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soor ▹ has 451 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 57% and 57% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soor ▹ ships an update every 2 weeks, Symphony weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Soor ▹ versus Symphony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoor ▹Symphony
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (451 ratings) — better4.2 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews56.6% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings451 — better32
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#147 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB125 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTanmay SonawaneHeshan Pathirana

Customer experience

Soor ▹

All ratings451 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews327 reviews
Positive56.6%
Neutral17.1%
Negative26.3%

Symphony

All ratings32 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral9.5%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Soor ▹

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Widgets not working as expected
  • Inconsistent behavior when skipping songs
  • Artwork not loading properly
  • Sorting issues in playlists
  • Conflicts with the native Apple Music app

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add volume controls
  • Implement a true shuffle mode
  • Allow reordering of playlists
  • Add support for local music files
  • Provide more customization options
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  • Integrate with other music services like Spotify
  • Add an Apple Watch app

Symphony

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Soor ▹

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Symphony

Subscriptions2
  • Symphony Pro: Apple Music Stats$4.991 Month
  • Symphony Pro: Apple Music Stats$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Symphony Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Soor ▹ free?
Soor ▹ costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Symphony free?
Symphony is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Soor ▹ or Symphony?
Soor ▹ is rated higher. Soor ▹ averages 4.3 out of 5 from 451 ratings, while Symphony averages 4.2 from 32 ratings.
Do Soor ▹ or Symphony have ads?
Neither Soor ▹ nor Symphony shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soor ▹ or Symphony?
Soor ▹ ships an update every 2 weeks, and Symphony weekly. Most recently, Soor ▹ was updated on October 18, 2026 and Symphony on October 14, 2026.

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