Comparison

Lastream vs Trax Scrobbler

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

Head to head
About

Lastream

Effortlessly create personalized music stations based on artists or tags using a vast database. Explore your Last.fm library and enjoy seamless background scrobbling without modifying your Apple Music library.

Highlights
  • Personalized music stations
  • Artist and tag-based generation
  • Last.fm library exploration
  • Seamless background scrobbling
  • No Apple Music library modification
Features
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Lastream combines the power of the Last.fm artist database with Apple Music to create effortless, personalized listening experiences. There’s no need to manually create playlists—simply choose an artist or a tag, and Lastream generates an endless station of similar performers. You can also explore and listen directly to your Last.fm library. Built-in Last.fm scrobbling works seamlessly in the background, with no need to add tracks to your Apple Music library. A Last.fm profile is recommended, but not required to use the app. This is just the beginning—many more stations and features are coming soon.

About

Trax Scrobbler

This app allows you to track your music listening habits by scrobbling local and remote plays to your Last.fm profile. It offers detailed library management, custom charts, and the ability to edit or delete scrobbles, even offline.

Highlights
  • Scrobble local and remote listens
  • Manage Last.fm library
  • Edit and delete scrobbles
  • View custom charts (track, artist, album)
  • Search scrobbled history
  • Share listening stats
  • Merge similar tracks/artists
Features
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Trax is a Last.fm app to scrobble your local listens, browse and manage your Last.fm Library. Works offline and online. Trax is connected in real time with Last.fm but you can use it independently from your Last.fm profile: your scrobbles are downloaded and saved in your device and all stats are generated by the app from your local Library. iCLOUD SUPPORT Last.fm doesn't allow to edit or delete your scrobbles to third party apps, so actions like Edit or Delete scrobbles, albums or artists are uploaded to your iCloud account (if available) and are always available, even if you remove and reinstall the app. SILENT LOCAL SCROBBLING + Your local and remote listens are added periodically in background to your Library even with the app is in background. RECENT ITEMS AND CHARTS + Trax Scrobbler displays your recent listens and your charts by track, artist, or album. CHARTS BY TIME SPENT LISTENING OR PLAYCOUNT + You can choose how to display your charts, by Playcount or Playtime. SEARCH + It has a powerful search section to find any item you scrobbled in the past. STATS + All your listening stats are avaible for every item in your scrobbled Library. SHARE + You can share your recent or your charted listens by track, album or artist in custom tiled images. Also, you can: - Edit your Scrobbles (name, album, artist). - Merge similar tracks, albums or artist. For instance, you can combine two versions of a track (for example, the "usual" one and the remastered version). - Delete/Bulk Delete Scrobbles, Albums or Artists. ...And it's dark mode compatible. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Lastream3 screens
Trax Scrobbler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lastream at 100% against Trax Scrobbler's 37%. Lastream also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Trax Scrobbler's advantage is ratings volume (216 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Trax Scrobbler sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Lastream asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lastream holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trax Scrobbler has 216 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Lastream's written reviews are positive against 37% of Trax Scrobbler's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lastream ships an update fortnightly, Trax Scrobbler every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lastream versus Trax Scrobbler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLastreamTrax Scrobbler
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (216 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better37.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1216 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitaliy GorbenkoOscar Adan

Customer experience

Lastream

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Trax Scrobbler

All ratings216 ratings
Positive69.9%
Neutral12.0%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral23.9%
Negative39.1%

Bugs and requests

Lastream

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Trax Scrobbler

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes when clicking certain artists
  • Scrobbles not updating automatically
  • Random unrelated scrobbles appearing on account
  • Album images changing or disappearing after save
  • Premium page timer stuck indefinitely
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  • Tracks showing 0 seconds listened despite scrobbles
  • Topster glitches and disappearing albums
  • Overlapping track list display after updates
  • Login credentials rejected despite being correct
  • App fails to load or loads indefinitely
  • Scrobbles deleted when switching networks
  • Duplicate scrobbles retroactively created
  • Time-listened stats inaccurate for tracks
  • Editing scrobbles doesn't sync to Last.fm
  • Mac version duplicates scrobbles retroactively

Requested features

13 requests
  • Background app refresh without screen on
  • Disable scrobbling for specific time periods
  • Verification preview before submitting scrobbles
  • Support for BandCamp scrobbling
  • Album artist field separation from track artist
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  • Music tags and reports feature
  • Now playing display on Last.fm
  • Data export functionality
  • Bulk delete capability
  • iOS 14 widget integration
  • Hide UI elements for better chart viewing
  • Repeat track scrobbling support
  • Historical scrobble backfill (6+ months)

In-app purchases

None

Lastream

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Trax Scrobbler

One-time3
  • Premium Version$2.99
  • Infinte Scrolling$2.99
  • Premium Version Plus$3.99

Questions

Is Lastream free?
Lastream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trax Scrobbler free?
Trax Scrobbler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lastream or Trax Scrobbler?
Lastream is rated higher. Lastream averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Trax Scrobbler averages 4.0 from 216 ratings.
Do Lastream or Trax Scrobbler have ads?
Neither Lastream nor Trax Scrobbler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lastream or Trax Scrobbler?
Lastream ships an update fortnightly, and Trax Scrobbler every 11 days. Most recently, Lastream was updated on September 14, 2026 and Trax Scrobbler on October 14, 2026.

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