Comparison

Soundcharts vs Strive FM

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

Head to head
About

Soundcharts

Gain actionable insights into the music industry with real-time data on airplay, playlists, charts, and social media. Monitor millions of artists, identify growth opportunities, and discover new music all in one dashboard.

Highlights
  • Real-time airplay, playlist, and chart monitoring
  • Social media analytics
  • Artist performance benchmarking
  • Growth identification by country and platform
  • Discovery of new songs and artists
  • Real-time notifications and reports
Features
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Actionable Data for the Music Industry Forget about manual reporting, missed opportunities, and being kept in the dark. - Real-time Airplay, Playlists, Charts, and Social media monitoring - The entire music market in a single dashboard - Identify the sources of growth by country and platform - Benchmark artists in one click - Review the performance of 5 million artists - Discover new songs and artists on radio and platform charts - Set up real-time notifications and reports to keep an eye on a growing talent - Monitor artists from their first radio spin or playlist addition Terms of service: https://soundcharts.com/terms

About

Strive FM

This app allows artists to distribute their music to engaged audiences in rideshares, driving organic growth and fan interaction. Users enjoy personalized music mixes from familiar playlists and emerging artists, enhanced by AI.

Highlights
  • Music distribution network
  • AI-powered music discovery
  • Rideshare integration
  • QR-code music interaction
  • Artist campaign management
  • Listener preference tailoring
Features
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Play music for engaged audiences in our rideshare-based music network. Users listen to a mix of their OWN familiar playlists + new music from rising Strive artists tailored to their musical preferences via our AI—ditching radio’s boring music and ads! Artists reach new fans and grow organic Spotify traffic from our re-imagined radio in rideshares. For Artists: 1. Select up to 5 songs per ad-campaign from your discography that you want to advertise on Strive. 2. Sit back and enjoy our platform's exposure of up to 100,000K+ monthly listeners on our rideshare based Network—with direct growth in monthly listeners from users and rideshare passenger fans. 3. We accelerate organic growth via QR-code remotes for passengers to interact with your music while providing deep insights from your new fans to help you understand how your music is performing over time. For Rideshare Drivers: If you use Strive while driving rideshare, rideshare passengers can join the fun by scanning the in-vehicle QR tags (shipped to drivers for free) to control music within the rideshare via Strive’s music remote control website (no additional download needed). They can see what songs played and recommend music genres for next songs within the drivers' Strive music playlist’s scope. After passengers exit the vehicle, they lose access and the music reverts to the driver’s listening preferences. Strive helps improve drivers’ tips, ratings, and in-car passenger interactions.

Screenshots

Soundcharts4 screens
Strive FM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Strive FM at 4.0 against Soundcharts's 3.0. Strive FM also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Soundcharts's advantage is review sentiment (45% vs 25%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Both are free to download. Soundcharts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Strive FM asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Strive FM holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 32 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Soundcharts's written reviews are positive against 25% of Strive FM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soundcharts ships an update monthly, Strive FM weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Soundcharts versus Strive FM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundchartsStrive FM
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (11 ratings)4.0 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1132 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoundchartsYash Bolisetty

Customer experience

Soundcharts

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%

Strive FM

All ratings32 ratings
Positive71.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative21.9%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative65.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Soundcharts

Subscriptions2
  • Artist Plan$9.991 Month
  • PRO$129.991 Month
None

Strive FM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soundcharts free?
Soundcharts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Strive FM free?
Strive FM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Soundcharts or Strive FM?
Strive FM is rated higher. Soundcharts averages 3.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Strive FM averages 4.0 from 32 ratings.
Do Soundcharts or Strive FM have ads?
Neither Soundcharts nor Strive FM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soundcharts or Strive FM?
Soundcharts ships an update monthly, and Strive FM weekly. Most recently, Soundcharts was updated on November 7, 2026 and Strive FM on November 3, 2026.

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