Comparison

Streamlets vs King Key

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Standalone streaming on watch
  • 50,000+ global radio stations
  • Search by country, genre, or name
  • Save favorite stations
  • Background playback
  • Workout app integration
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
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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

King Key2 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Streamlets costs $1.99 and King Key $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Streamlets versus King Key: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreamletsKing Key
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.7 (124 ratings)4.9 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings124 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#82 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul CarmodyCaelum Audio Ltd

Customer experience

Streamlets

All ratings124 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.2%

King Key

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

None

Streamlets

No in-app purchases

None

King Key

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Streamlets free?
Streamlets costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is King Key free?
King Key costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Streamlets or King Key?
King Key is rated higher. Streamlets averages 4.7 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while King Key averages 4.9 from 15 ratings.
Do Streamlets or King Key have ads?
Neither Streamlets nor King Key shows ads.

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