Streamlets vs King Key
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
King Key
This app provides high-quality one-shot keyboard samples, including vintage typewriters and modern synthesizers. It offers 9 instruments and 11 presets, usable as a standalone instrument or an AUv3 plugin within music production hosts.
- High-quality one-shot keyboard samples
- Vintage typewriter and MIDI keyboard sounds
- 9 instruments and 11 presets
- AUv3 plugin compatibility
- Standalone instrument mode
- Proprietary high-detailed sampling techniques
Read full descriptionHide full description
In grand celebration of International Joke Day 2024, we at Caelum used our incredibly intelligent minds to bring you our first sampler; King Key. Gone are the days when you were left begging for high quality one-shot keyboard samples, now you can get King Key. Anywhere in the world you can now play the sounds of a keyboard, on your keyboard. We also blessed you with the sounds of a MIDI keyboard, a typewriter and 4 produced kits as our generosity knows no limits. Click, Clack, Svvvvt, B-ding, cha-cuh, fshhhh. With 9 instruments and 11 presets at your finger tips you can finally be the person your parents wanted you to be, a King Key one. Using proprietary high-detailed sampling techniques, which are sadly too complex for you to understand without demonstrative play-dough, we have captured the essence and spirit of a vintage Imperial typewriter, a Modal Cobalt8X and a Generic USB keyboard. We then took these beautiful, inspirational samples and produced them into some juicy, expressive kits for your pleasure. King Key is designed as an AUv3 plugin, meaning it works within iOS and iPadOS hosts such as Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cubasis 3, AUM and Beatmaker 3. King Key also works as a standalone instrument.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Streamlets at free against King Key's paid. Streamlets also leads on chart position (#82 vs unranked) and ratings volume (124 vs 15). King Key's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Streamlets costs $1.99 and King Key $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
King Key holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Streamlets has 124 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Streamlets's written reviews are positive against 100% of King Key's.
| Parameter | Streamlets | King Key |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (124 ratings) | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #82 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Carmody | Caelum Audio Ltd |
Customer experience
Streamlets
King Key
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
King Key
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Streamlets
No in-app purchases
King Key
No in-app purchases









