CodaMusic vs RITMO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CodaMusic
Stream over 130 million songs with a social network integrated for music discovery. Share songs, playlists, and connect with artists and friends. Enjoy ad-free listening and exclusive artist content.
- 130M+ song library
- Ad-free streaming
- Offline listening
- Artist exclusives
- Social music feed
- Community discovery
- Personal profiles
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CodaMusic - Where streaming meets social CodaMusic is the only place where 150 million+ songs live side-by-side with a fully-featured social network, so every play, post, and follow helps you discover more music you'll love. Why you'll love CodaMusic - All the music you want, ad-free - 130 M+ tracks ready to stream or download for offline listening. - Artist exclusives - get behind-the-scenes posts and fan-only content straight from the creators. - Social feed built for music - share songs, playlists, photos, even custom radio stations; comment, like, and repost right in your feed. - Community-powered discovery - follow friends and tastemakers with similar taste, or become the influencer yourself-every user can curate. - Personal profile – pin your favorite tracks, show off playlists, and connect with fans and artists who vibe the same way. - Simple plans - Individual ($10.99 / mo) or Family (up to 4 people, $16.99 / mo), both with unlimited streaming and the same artist exclusives. - Cancel anytime - try CodaMusic free, no strings attached, No Credit Card required. Privacy Policy: https://codamusic.me/privacy/ Terms and Conditions: https://codamusic.me/terms/
RITMO
This platform connects independent musicians with their fans, allowing artists to upload music, offer exclusive content, and receive direct support. Music lovers can discover new artists, stream their music, and engage directly through social features and in-app chat.
- Direct artist-to-fan music streaming
- Artist subscription tiers for exclusive content
- Direct payouts to artists via Stripe
- Social feed for artists and fans
- In-chat music playback
- Music discovery for independent artists
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Ritmo is a music app built for independent artists and the people who love them. Stream music, discover artists who are doing it themselves, connect with the people making it, and support them directly — all in one place. This is a social network built around music. FOR ARTISTS Upload your music and release it to your followers for free. No label, no distributor, no gatekeepers. Build your fanbase on your own terms. Set up a subscription tier and offer exclusive releases to your most dedicated supporters. Connect Stripe, earn monthly revenue, and get paid directly — no middleman taking a cut of your relationship with your fans. Post to your social feed, message your fans, and build a real community around your music. Your followers can stream your uploaded tracks, browse your liked songs, and subscribe to support you. FOR MUSIC LOVERS Discover independent artists before anyone else does. Follow the ones you love, stream their music, and support them directly through subscriptions and exclusive releases. Share what you're listening to, connect with other people who take music seriously, and DM your favourite artists. Share tracks back and forth and listen to music together right inside the chat — the built-in audio player works directly in your messages. FEATURES Music — Full streaming player with queue, shuffle, repeat, and background playback — Your library: liked songs, custom playlists, saved releases — Upload and release your own music directly to your followers Connection — Social feed: post text, photos, videos, Spotify/YouTube Music links, and music releases — User profiles: followers can stream your music, browse your liked songs, and subscribe — Direct messaging with built-in in-chat audio playback Support — Creator subscriptions: offer subscriber-only releases — Direct payouts via Stripe — deposited straight to your account — Turn your most dedicated fans into real supporters THE RITMO DIFFERENCE * No venture capital. No investors to answer to. Ritmo is built for artists and music lovers, and that's it. * Your music is never used to train AI models. * No data collection. * No ad targeting. * No behavioral profiling. * No third-party data sharing. * No tracking. * No crypto. * No NFTs. * No blockchain. Music. Connection. Support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: RITMO at free with in-app purchases against CodaMusic's subscription. RITMO also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 66%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). CodaMusic's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. CodaMusic sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and RITMO sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RITMO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CodaMusic has 1.7K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of CodaMusic's written reviews are positive against 100% of RITMO's.
CodaMusic ships an update every 3 weeks, RITMO weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CodaMusic | RITMO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.7K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CODA MUSIC, INC. | Benjamin Vera |
Customer experience
CodaMusic
RITMO
Bugs and requests
CodaMusic
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues
- Inability to play any music
- Inconsistent song skipping functionality
Requested features
5 requests- Add lyrics support
- Integrate local music files
- Ability to unlike individual songs from albums
- Add genre-based recommendations
- Improve volume controls when casting to other devices
RITMO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CodaMusic
- Coda Plus$2.991 Month
- Individual Plan1 Month trial$13.991 Month
- Individual Plan$14.991 Month
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- Family Plan1 Month trial$19.991 Month
- Family Plan$22.991 Month
RITMO
- Subscription - Lambda$1.991 Month
- Subscription - yuitakashima...$1.991 Month
- Subscription - a8tt$1.991 Month
- 100 Cheers Package$1.39
- 300 Cheer Package$3.99
- 500 Cheers Package$6.99
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- 1000 Cheer Package$13.99
- 1500 Cheer Package$19.99









