Chartmetric vs Session Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chartmetric
Access global music analytics for artists and industry professionals on the go. Track key metrics, view charts, and identify emerging talent across major platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and TikTok. Stay informed with playlist and chart notifications.
- Global music data analytics
- Artist and track metrics
- Top charts across platforms
- Emerging artist identification
- Playlist and chart notifications
- Data from 30+ sources
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The official Chartmetric companion app — the ultimate in global music analytics for artists and the music industry on the go. With 10M+ artists, 24M+ playlists, and 123M+ tracks across 30+ data sources, access deep music data whenever you need it. Key Features: - Instant access to key metrics on artists and tracks from the most important platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, Amazon Music, Deezer and more. - View top charts, like the Spotify Global Viral 50, across multiple platforms and locations around the world. - Identify emerging artists and hot new tracks - Get notified when an artist is added to or removed from a playlist or chart. About us: Chartmetric is a music data analytics company composed of music lovers and data experts. We believe in data plus intuition, not data vs. intuition. Our mission is to help entertainment professionals make smarter and faster music business decisions by providing reliable data, beautiful visuals, fast and in-depth insights, innovative features, and stellar customer support. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Session Studio
This app helps musicians and producers manage song rights and credits from creation to release. It facilitates collaboration by allowing users to share audio, lyrics, and notes, and ensures accurate royalty payments by injecting creator metadata into the music ecosystem.
- Collaborate with music creators
- Share audio, lyrics, notes, voice memos
- Synchronize song information from DAWs
- Log creator credits via QR check-in
- Manage releases and label copy
- Cross-platform access (mobile, desktop, web)
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Session Studio is the must-have music collaboration tool for music creators, producers and musicians who want to manage their song rights and credits, from the studio right through to release. • Collaborate with music creators by uploading & sharing audio, lyrics, notes and voice memos. • Synchronize song information from major DAWs and recording software to the Session Studio App (desktop only) • Log creator credits and identifiers from all collaborators via QR check-in. • Manage your releases and label copy. • Access to the app across mobile, desktop and web. The Session Studio app collects all creator metadata and ensures it’s injected authoritatively into the music ecosystem (labels, distributors, publishing rights organizations, streaming platforms), facilitating correct creator credits and accurate, timely music royalty payments. Make music, get credit. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Chartmetric and Session Studio both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of Session Studio's written reviews are positive against 31% of Chartmetric's. Chartmetric's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Chartmetric sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Session Studio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Chartmetric against 4.7 for Session Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 206 and 199 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Chartmetric's written reviews are positive against 63% of Session Studio's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chartmetric | Session Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (206 ratings) | 4.7 (199 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews | 63.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 199 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chartmetric | Session.id |
Customer experience
Chartmetric
Session Studio
In-app purchases
Chartmetric
- Artist (Monthly)7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Manager Plan7 Days trial$69.991 Month
- Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$165.991 Month
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- Ultra (Monthly)$198.991 Month
Session Studio
- Creator Tier - Monthly$6.991 Month
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