Streamlets vs Tuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Streamlets
Listen to over 50,000 global radio stations directly from your smartwatch, even without your phone. Browse by country or genre, save favorites, and enjoy background playback, including during workouts.
- Standalone streaming on watch
- 50,000+ global radio stations
- Search by country, genre, or name
- Save favorite stations
- Background playback
- Workout app integration
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A standalone radio streaming watch with over 6 years of active development. The first and original radio watch app that plays through the watch speaker. Leave your phone at home and browse over 50,000 radio stations from around the world to stream directly on your Apple Watch. * Search for Radio Stations directly on your Apple Watch * Stream live broadcasts over wi-fi or cellular* * Play live streams when you have AirPods or compatible Bluetooth headphones/speaker connected or through the Watch speaker. * Save your favourite stations for easier access. * Browse live radio streams by country or genre/tag or search by the stations name. * Live widget integrations for now playing, favourites and recents. * See popular stations in your country * Runs in the background and integrates with the built in Workouts App. This App uses the superb Community Radio Browser service. If you don't see your favourite radio station in the App, then you can add it at http://www.radio-browser.info. Note: Streaming over cellular when not connected to your phone requires a cellular Apple Watch with an active data plan. For support or feature requests, please visit https://carmody.me
Tuner
This application uses your device's microphone to help you tune instruments. It supports tuning to custom notes and is compatible with smartwatches.
- Microphone-based tuning
- Custom note tuning
- Instrument tuning
- Smartwatch compatibility
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It utilizes your device's built-in microphone. Tuner also has the ability to tune to a custom note and can be used to tune almost any instrument. Tuner is a must-have app for any musician and is the only app for your apple watch.
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Streamlets at 91% against Tuner's 36%. Streamlets also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.5) and chart position (#70 vs unranked). Tuner's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On update cadence, 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
Streamlets costs $1.99 and Tuner $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Streamlets holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 122 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Streamlets's written reviews are positive against 36% of Tuner's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Streamlets | Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (122 ratings) — better | 2.5 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.5% of reviews — better | 35.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 122 — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #70 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Carmody | Marcello De Palo |
Customer experience
Streamlets
Tuner
User reviews
Streamlets
From 122 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent app for radio streaming
- 🚀 Works independently on Apple Watch
- 🔊 Ability to play through watch speaker
- 💰 Great value for money
- 📻 Wide variety of radio stations
Room to improve
- 🔋 High battery consumption when using watch speaker
- 🐛 Some issues with loading/streaming certain stations
- 🤖 Compatibility issues with newer Apple Watch models
Tuner
From 40 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate tuning
- 👍 Convenient on wrist
- 👍 Useful for guitar
- 👍 Works well
- 👍 Elegant design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Screen turns off
- 🐛 Mic struggles with acoustic
- 🐛 App disappears
- 🐛 Won't install
- 🐛 Not picking up notes
Bugs and requests
Streamlets
Reported bugs
2 issues- Disappearing/missing favorite stations
- Inability to re-download app after watch reset
Requested features
4 requests- Add timer to automatically stop radio playback
- Ability to play through Bluetooth headphones/speakers
- Option to create custom station playlists
- Add complication for quick access from watch face
Tuner
Reported bugs
23 issues- App never downloaded or showed up
- Paid for app, now it's gone and unable to install
- Tuner disappeared and does not allow redownload
- App purchased but not found or installed
- App disappeared after syncing to new phone, will not install
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- Purchased but won't install on watch
- App won't install, says purchased but not found
- App disappeared from watch, cannot reinstall
- App won't install, says purchased but not found
- App doesn't work anymore
- Lost app after watch reset, no way to download again
- UI won't update, shows 'A 440 Hz' constantly
- App is a minor third off, not working right
- Can't figure out how to turn mic on
- Doesn't pick up any note sang or played
- Nothing moves on the screen, tried installing multiple times
- Static screen, app does not work
- Does not pick up sound through watch
- It doesn't work
- App disappeared and can't reinstall
- Screen goes into slow refresh mode
- Reference pitch shows C 440 Hz instead of A 440 Hz
- App doesn't prevent watch from turning screen off
Requested features
5 requests- Keep screen awake during tuning
- Override watch auto-powersave
- Add A=442 mode
- Improve microphone sensitivity
- Fix reference pitch display
In-app purchases
Streamlets
No in-app purchases
Tuner
No in-app purchases
