Streamlets vs Offline Music
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
Offline Music
Enjoy your music and videos directly on your Apple Watch without needing your iPhone or an internet connection. This app supports a wide range of media formats and offers convenient import options, allowing for playback anytime, anywhere.
- Independent Apple Watch playback
- No iPhone or internet required
- Supports most audio/video formats
- Multiple file import methods
- Playlist creation
- Sleep timer function
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WristPlayer is a local offline media player that can import music and video files to Apple Watch, allowing you to easily enjoy your favorite music and videos on Apple Watch without an iPhone. Supports most media formats and can be easily imported from iPhone, allowing you to enjoy music anytime and anywhere. Features: ~ Supports independent music and video playback on the apple watch, no iPhone or Internet required ~ Supports Now playing ~ Supports almost all public audio and video formats ~ Multiple ways to import files ~ Create playlists and play by list ~ Apple watch sleep timer function ~ No ads
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Offline Music at Free against Streamlets's $1.99. Offline Music also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Streamlets's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 50%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Offline Music is free to download; Streamlets costs $1.99 up front. Offline Music sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Streamlets asks for nothing beyond the download.
Streamlets holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 52 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Streamlets's written reviews are positive against 50% of Offline Music's.
Streamlets ships an update every 2 months, Offline Music weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Streamlets | Offline Music |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (124 ratings) — better | 4.4 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #76 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Carmody | Nathan Jackson |
Customer experience
Streamlets
Offline Music
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
Offline Music
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Streamlets
No in-app purchases
Offline Music
- WristPlayer Pro$1.997 Days
- WristPlayer Pro$3.991 Month
- WristPlayer Pro$12.991 Year
- WristPlayer Pro$14.99









