Broadcasts vs NoteBeat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Broadcasts
Stream internet radio stations from around the world with an intuitive, single-purpose application. Enjoy beautiful artwork, metadata, and cross-device syncing. Offers a free tier with a limited library or a full version for unlimited stations and advanced features.
- Global internet radio streaming
- Unlimited station library (full version)
- Station artwork and metadata display
- Shazam integration for metadata
- iCloud library syncing
- CarPlay support
- Apple Watch and Apple TV playback
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Listen to streaming internet radio in an award-winning, ultra-simple, single-purpose app. Beautifully designed and fully-native on all platforms. Completely private: no accounts, no logins, and absolutely no tracking or analytics, by design. Broadcasts makes building a library of stations from around the world easier than ever. Use completely free with a handful of stations, or subscribe to unlock the full power of an unlimited library and add as many of your own stations as you like from the thousands available on the Station Browser, or manually via URL. Search for stations from around the world as easily as from your own library, by country, by genre, or on the world map. Manually add and listen to your favorite live podcasts, air traffic control, and more — just point Broadcasts at any supported streaming audio source. Use the Now Playing screen to showcase gorgeous station and track artwork (where provided). Control from the MiniPlayer, or the menu bar on your Mac. Use Broadcasts in StandBy mode on your iPhone as a bedside clock. Sync your library across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple TV with iCloud, and Universal Purchase. Enjoy your library on the road using CarPlay and your iPhone. Listen with just your Apple Watch (Cellular) while on a run, or on Apple TV at home. Browse stations in grid or list view. Listen in Light or Dark mode. Edit stations to provide your own artwork, or use the Artwork Chooser or Image Playground to generate something fun and colorful. Use Handoff to transfer playback between devices, or AirPlay directly to a home speaker. Live Transcription uses an advanced on-device model to provide a realtime transcript so you can follow along without audio, or scroll back and see what you just missed, with support for dozens of languages. On macOS, Siri AI lets you ask questions about the transcript, like 'who is this person' or 'translate this for me'. Use Shazam to look up the current song, and add it to your music library. Supports Shortcuts & AppleScript for playback automation. Sleep Timer. Visualizer. Widgets. Spotlight. Siri. Game Controller. And much more! Supports Family Sharing. Made in Ireland. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.highcaffeinecontent.com/privacy
NoteBeat
Create music with this intuitive beat-making app. It offers dual audio track playback, an 88-key piano sound, and precise note and rhythm input. Preview your arrangements and export them as m4a audio files.
- Dual audio track playback
- 88-key piano sound
- Precise note and rhythm input
- Automatic arrangement preview
- M4a audio export
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NoteBeat is a simple music arrangement and beat-making app with zero-threshold operation.It supports independent playback of dual audio tracks, with a full 88-key piano sound. You can precisely input notes, rhythms and track information, and preview your arrangement automatically.Once finished, you can export audio in m4a format directly. NoteBeat 是一款简单易用的音乐编曲与节拍制作应用,操作零门槛、轻松上手。应用支持双音轨独立播放,搭载完整 88 键钢琴音色,可精准录入音符、节奏与音轨信息,支持编曲自动播放预览,完成创作后可直接导出 m4a 格式音频。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NoteBeat at every 3 days against Broadcasts's monthly. NoteBeat also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Broadcasts's advantage is ratings volume (958 vs 1) and device support (6 vs 3). On price, 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. Broadcasts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NoteBeat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NoteBeat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Broadcasts has 958 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Broadcasts's written reviews are positive against 100% of NoteBeat's.
Broadcasts ships an update monthly, NoteBeat every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Broadcasts | NoteBeat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (958 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 958 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven Troughton-Smith | 剑 陈 |
Customer experience
Broadcasts
NoteBeat
Bugs and requests
Broadcasts
Reported bugs
3 issues- Syncing issues causing data loss
- Playback issues on CarPlay and macOS
- Inconsistent behavior when changing stations
Requested features
5 requests- Improved global station search
- Genre-based station browsing
- Easier custom station addition
- Airplay and Siri integration
- Sleep timer and alarm clock functionality
NoteBeat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Broadcasts
- Unlock All Features$7.99
NoteBeat
- NoteBeat$1.99









