# shelf.fm vs Heard Music

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Heard Music at 12 against shelf.fm's 2. shelf.fm's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for shelf.fm against 5.0 for Heard Music. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heard Music has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | shelf.fm | Heard Music |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shelffm/id1520498918/reviews) | [5.0 (12 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heard-music/id6764736321/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **12** |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 1 MB | 103 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.1 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Chris Marstall](https://appshunter.io/developer/980720408) | [Christopher Bible](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895898473) |

## What reviewers say

### shelf.fm

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shelffm/id1520498918)

Explore music by label and release year, offering a clean interface without promotional content. It syncs with your Apple Music account without altering it, requiring an Apple Music subscription to use.

**Highlights:** Full-featured alternative to stock music app, Explore music by label and release year, Simple, helpful interface, No promoted top-40 music or hype, Syncs with Apple Music account, Does not alter Apple Music account

**In-app purchases:** none


### Heard Music

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heard-music/id6764736321)

Log, rate, and share albums to build a personal music taste profile. Discover new music by following friends and seeing what they're listening to in real-time. Connect with a community of music lovers.

**Highlights:** Log albums from Spotify's catalog, Rate albums in half increments, See friends' real-time listening, Explore community-logged albums, Build Top 5 albums and artists, Like and react to friend logs

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is shelf.fm free?

shelf.fm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Heard Music free?

Heard Music is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, shelf.fm or Heard Music?

shelf.fm and Heard Music are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 12 ratings respectively.

### Do shelf.fm or Heard Music have ads?

Neither shelf.fm nor Heard Music shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*