Comparison

Music Star vs M

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

Head to head
About

Music Star

This app offers curated playlists developed by music therapists to aid in relaxation, stress reduction, and sleep support. It's designed for therapeutic use and research, providing a non-medicinal approach to well-being.

Highlights
  • Therapeutic playlists
  • Stress and anxiety relief
  • Sleep support
  • Non-medicinal approach
  • Research integration
  • Intuitive interface
Features
Read full description

The MusicStar is a simple, intuitive app, which is designed to play special playlists developed by Danish music therapists. The app is developed as a non-medicinal initiative to be used in therapeutic treatment and research. The MusicStar will aid you to, quickly and easily, select the playlists that have the desired effect, e.g. to soothe and calm, relocate focus from anxiety or stress, or as support for falling asleep etc. The MusicStar was developed in 2015 for use in psychiatric hospitals. The MusicStar can be used by everyone as music-medicine, and it is included in many research project, such as: rehabilitating of citizens with long-time illnesses, in ambulances, support under operations, sleep support etc. The MusicStar IVS was established in December 2018. Terms and Services apply. Find them at http://musikstjernen.dk.linux307.unoeuro-server.com/terms

About

M

Features
Read full description

Innovation is the key factor for your successful virtual meetings, hybrid, and onsite congresses. Perfect handling and technically flawless organization guarantee a unique and lasting experience for all participants. This is exactly what we are the experts for. For over 20 years, we make innovation an experience as a technology leader focusing on medical congresses and trade fairs. Our way of professional co-creation and our collaborative spirit allows us to take your congress performance to the next level. We think, act, and develop holistic solutions. Where you used to have to coordinate many different service providers, we offer you all services from a single source, seamlessly integrated and proven to be successful. This has made us a long-term partner of large organizations for years. In addition to technical brilliance, we pursue another ambitious goal: sustainability in terms of nature and resources. All our processes are optimized in terms of energy and resource conservation and pursue the goal of a waste-free future. Promoting diversity is part of our effort to create a people-friendly, open, and constructive climate for all. Our goal is an environment that draws on individuality, a place where people with different genders, ages, nationalities, and values work and grow together.

Screenshots

Music Star3 screens
M4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: M at none against Music Star's 1. Music Star's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 14 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Music Star sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.49 per month. M asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Star ships an update every 3 months, M every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Music Star versus M: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic StarM
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB45 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLars Rye BertelsenJMarquardt Technologies GmbH

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Music Star

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$6.491 Month
None

M

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Music Star free?
Music Star is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is M free?
M is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Music Star or M have ads?
Neither Music Star nor M shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Music Star or M?
Music Star ships an update every 3 months, and M every 14 months. Most recently, Music Star was updated on October 7, 2026 and M on October 9, 2026.

Other comparisons