Lastream vs Symphony
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Personalized music stations
- Artist and tag-based generation
- Last.fm library exploration
- Seamless background scrobbling
- No Apple Music library modification
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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.
Symphony
Explore your Apple Music listening habits with detailed stats and trends. Discover your top artists, hidden gems, and evolving tastes. Features Shazam integration, customizable widgets, and smart music discovery.
- Apple Music listening stats and trends
- Shazam song identification
- Customizable interface and widgets
- Import Spotify playlists
- Last.fm scrobbling
- Artist event notifications
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Symphony turns Apple Music into your personal listening dashboard. See your stats like never before, top songs, artists, albums and genres, total listening time, daily trends, streaks, and a year-round calendar of everything you play. Then go further: identify songs with Shazam, scrobble to Last.fm, play local files, and take it all to CarPlay. Symphony Connect: switch audio seamlessly between multiple devices. YOUR LISTENING STORY • Top songs, artists, albums & genres • Listening time, daily trends & streaks • Listening calendar heatmap & clock • Weekly standouts & all-time favorites • Hidden gems in your library • Build custom charts in Insights Lab • Home Screen stat widgets • Apple Intelligence powered AI summary for Music Insights. MAKE APPLE MUSIC YOURS • Themes, 10 accent colors & app icons • Fully customizable CoverFlow • Playlist artwork collages • Custom library sorting & tabs • Crossfade & sleep timer • Mini player controls & Seek HUD DISCOVER & MANAGE MORE • Shazam from the Lock Screen or Control Center • Apple Music Radio • Play local MP3s & audio files • Artist info & upcoming concerts • Block artists you don't want to hear • Playlist backup & restore • Last.fm scrobbling • CarPlay & Siri Symphony makes Apple Music feel personal, visual, and powerful, without the clutter. Download Symphony and rediscover your music. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lastream at 100% against Symphony's 57%. Lastream also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Symphony's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Symphony sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Lastream asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lastream holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Symphony has 32 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 57% of Symphony's.
Lastream ships an update fortnightly, Symphony weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lastream | Symphony |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vitaliy Gorbenko | Heshan Pathirana |
Customer experience
Lastream
Symphony
In-app purchases
Lastream
No in-app purchases
Symphony
- Symphony Pro: Apple Music Stats$4.991 Month
- Symphony Pro: Apple Music Stats$12.991 Year
- Symphony Pro Lifetime$24.99
