Comparison

Beescrob vs Symphony

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

Head to head
About

Beescrob

This app automatically logs your music listening activity to Last.fm in the background. You can also manually scrobble tracks and edit them before they are recorded.

Highlights
  • Automatic background scrobbling
  • Manual scrobbling with editing
  • Track editing before scrobbling
  • Simple Last.fm integration
Features
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A simple Last.fm scrobbler. Beescrob can scrobble tracks to Last.fm automatically in the background or manually inside the app with ability to edit tracks before scribbling. More cool features are on their way!

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

Beescrob2 screens
Symphony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Symphony at Free against Beescrob's $1.99. Symphony also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (57% vs 25%). Beescrob's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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; Beescrob costs $1.99 up front. Symphony sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Beescrob asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Symphony holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Symphony has 32 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Beescrob's written reviews are positive against 57% of Symphony's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beescrob ships an update every 8 days, Symphony weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Beescrob versus Symphony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeescrobSymphony
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (6 ratings)4.2 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings632 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdliss LLCHeshan Pathirana

Customer experience

Beescrob

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral50.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral37.5%
Negative37.5%

Symphony

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

In-app purchases

None

Beescrob

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 Beescrob free?
Beescrob costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Symphony free?
Symphony is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beescrob or Symphony?
Symphony is rated higher. Beescrob averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Symphony averages 4.2 from 32 ratings.
Do Beescrob or Symphony have ads?
Neither Beescrob nor Symphony shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beescrob or Symphony?
Beescrob ships an update every 8 days, and Symphony weekly. Most recently, Beescrob was updated on June 24, 2026 and Symphony on October 1, 2026.

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