Play Ode vs LoudVoice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Play Ode
Stream music and discover audio content celebrating Black culture. Access radio stations, podcasts, and a diverse music library including R&B, Hip Hop, and Gospel. Connect with a community and find the perfect soundtrack for your life.
- Music streaming
- Radio stations
- Popular podcasts
- Black Information Network (BIN)
- Diverse music genres (R&B, Hip Hop, Gospel, Jazz)
- Community connection
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Play Ode is the premiere music streaming app that celebrates and amplifies Black culture featuring radio stations, the Black Information Network (BIN), popular podcasts, and the music of some of the greatest artists ever! Connect with community, and discover new exciting audio content and music that serves as the soundtrack for your life. R&B, Hip Hop, Gospel, Smooth Jazz, Old School or Talk… it’s all easily accessed on the Play Ode app.
LoudVoice
This app provides a safe space for listeners to enjoy Christian audio content, including music, podcasts, and talks from global producers. Users can stream, download, and create custom playlists of inspiring content in multiple languages.
- Stream Christian music, podcasts, and talks
- Content in multiple languages
- Offline playback and downloads
- Customizable playlists
- Support for global content producers
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Experience inspiration like never before! Loud Voice was created to fill the need for a platform that gives listeners a safe space to enjoy enlightening Christian audio content. We offer music, podcast, and talks from hundreds of Christian content producers globally! By using LoudVoice you are not only doing yourself an immense favor, but you a personally supporting the hundreds of producers globally! Features: 1. Stream thousands of songs, podcasts, stories, testimonies, sermons, and talks! 2. Content in various languages, including English, Mandarin, Indonesian, and others. 3. Follow and download all your favorite content and play offline. 4. Create your very own customized playlist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LoudVoice at 90% against Play Ode's 60%. LoudVoice also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Play Ode's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
LoudVoice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Play Ode has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Play Ode's written reviews are positive against 90% of LoudVoice's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Play Ode | LoudVoice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ODE AUDIO, LLC | Loud Voice Music Sdn Bhd |
Customer experience
Play Ode
LoudVoice
In-app purchases
Play Ode
No in-app purchases
LoudVoice
No in-app purchases
