Comparison

Lastream vs bijou.fm

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

bijou.fm

Visualize your listening habits with beautiful charts and detailed statistics from your music streaming services. Automatically syncs plays in the background and offers manual options for a complete history. Customize your experience with themes and share your taste with friends.

Highlights
  • Automatic background scrobbling
  • Catch-up scrobbling
  • Manual scrobbling options
  • Detailed listening history analysis
  • Interactive charts and visualizations
  • Customizable color themes
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Transform your Last.fm and Spotify listening data into beautiful, interactive charts. bijou.fm is an Apple Music scrobbler for Last.fm that automatically syncs your plays in the background, so your listening history stays complete. AUTOMATIC SCROBBLING • Seamlessly sync Apple Music plays to Last.fm in the background • Catch-up scrobbling after restarts or offline periods to reduce missed tracks • Manual scrobbling for vinyl, radio, and untracked listens • Full scrobble history with edit and resubmit capabilities • Also detects non-library tracks! BEAUTIFUL VISUALIZATIONS • Explore top artists, tracks, albums, and tags with pie charts, photo grids, and bar charts • Browse your listening history by year, season, or any custom date range • Analyze listening habits from gender and nationality perspectives STAY CONNECTED • Get notified when your Top 50 charts change or when you hit scrobbling milestones • Set up chart trackers to monitor position changes • Home screen widgets in multiple sizes to keep your stats visible MAKE IT YOURS • Choose from 10+ color themes inspired by art history and iconic cities—"Picasso," "Tokyo," "Warhol," and more • Play your charts directly with Spotify Premium or Apple Music • Compare your taste with friends by overlaying data on their charts bijou.fm is also available at www.bijou.fm Read our terms of use at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lastream3 screens
bijou.fm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lastream at 5.0 against bijou.fm's 4.4. Lastream also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). bijou.fm's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). 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. bijou.fm sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.09 per 7 days. Lastream asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lastream holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: bijou.fm has 74 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 88% of bijou.fm's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lastream ships an update fortnightly, bijou.fm every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lastream versus bijou.fm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLastreambijou.fm
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (74 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.0% of reviews
Number of ratings174 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitaliy GorbenkoDahl & Sjöö

Customer experience

Lastream

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

bijou.fm

All ratings74 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lastream

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

bijou.fm

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Weekly$1.097 Days
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$3.291 Month
  • Monthly Premium14 Days trial$4.391 Month
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  • Premium Yearly1 Month trial$27.491 Year
  • Yearly Premium1 Month trial$38.491 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$54.99

Questions

Is Lastream free?
Lastream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is bijou.fm free?
bijou.fm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lastream or bijou.fm?
Lastream is rated higher. Lastream averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while bijou.fm averages 4.4 from 74 ratings.
Do Lastream or bijou.fm have ads?
Neither Lastream nor bijou.fm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lastream or bijou.fm?
Lastream ships an update fortnightly, and bijou.fm every 6 days. Most recently, Lastream was updated on September 14, 2026 and bijou.fm on October 16, 2026.

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