Audius Music vs TrackStar NYC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audius Music
Stream unlimited high-quality music and discover underground artists. Connect with a community of music lovers, participate in remix contests, and share your own creations directly with listeners.
- Stream unlimited high-quality audio
- Upload and share music
- Discover trending music and artists
- Join remix contests and challenges
- Community-driven artist growth
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Audius is a community-run music platform built on connection, collaboration, and culture-led artist growth. • Stream unlimited music in high-quality 320kbps audio • Upload and share music directly with listeners. • Find your people through trending charts, discovery features, and community-driven moments. • Join remix contests and community challenges hosted by artists and labels. Download Audius and start exploring today.
TrackStar NYC
Discover concerts and new music from your favorite artists and venues. Track past shows, see what friends are attending, and get personalized alerts for upcoming events. Built-in ticket price comparison and a timeline of your concert history.
- Concert and new music discovery
- Personalized show alerts
- Ticket price comparison
- Concert history tracking
- Friend activity feed
- Yearly music recap stats
- Spotify/Apple Music integration
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Follow the bands and venues you like. TrackStar finds their shows near you and their new music, and puts it all on one timeline. TICKETS Open a show and see prices from a bunch of ticket sites side by side, cheapest first. Buy wherever you want. VENUES Follow the spots you actually go to and see everything they have coming up, even bands you haven't heard of yet. YOUR SHOWS Keep track of every show you've been to, or pull them in from your old ticket emails. Rate the night, add photos, and rank your favorites. FRIENDS See what your friends are going to and how they rated it. Give them kudos. STATS Shows per year, songs you've heard live, and a recap of your year to share. ALERTS THAT MATTER A new show near you, a new album, or a cancelled show you had tickets for. One alert per tour, not twenty. Bring your artists over from any Spotify playlist or your Apple Music library in seconds. Light or dark mode, plus a home screen widget counting down to your next show. Free. No ads. We don't sell your data. TrackStar isn't affiliated with any ticket seller or music service. We may earn a commission on tickets bought through our links, at no extra cost to you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TrackStar NYC at 100% against Audius Music's 69%. TrackStar NYC also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Audius Music's advantage is ratings volume (2.6K vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TrackStar NYC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audius Music has 2.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Audius Music's written reviews are positive against 100% of TrackStar NYC's.
Audius Music ships an update every 9 days, TrackStar NYC every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Audius Music | TrackStar NYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.6K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audius, Inc. | PETER HYDE SANDERSON |
Customer experience
Audius Music
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In-app purchases
Audius Music
No in-app purchases
TrackStar NYC
No in-app purchases
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