DistroKid vs Covers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DistroKid
This app allows independent artists to distribute their music to over 150 streaming platforms. It offers unlimited uploads, keeps 100% of artist earnings, and provides tools for promotion and earnings management.
- Unlimited music uploads
- 100% earnings retention
- Access to artist accounts
- Create promo cards
- Earnings notifications and withdrawals
- Streaming stats on the go
- Edit releases anytime
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DistroKid is the easiest way to get your music on 150+ streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, YouTube Music & more. Keep 100% of your earnings and upload as many songs as you want. Over 4 million independent artists worldwide trust DistroKid as their music distribution service. Features: · Enjoy easy, fast, unlimited uploads right from the app · Keep 100% of your earnings · Access your official artist accounts including Spotify for Artists, TikTok Artist Account, YouTube, and more · Create Promo Cards to share your release on socials · Get push notifications when you have earnings to claim and withdraw them seamlessly · Check your streaming stats on the go · Edit your releases anytime Log in with your existing DistroKid account or sign up to share your music with the world. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Covers
This music player offers a matrix-style layout for easy library navigation and a fast, high-resolution interface. It automatically downloads missing album artwork from the internet, ensuring your music library is visually complete.
- Matrix-style music library layout
- Super fast user interface
- High resolution images
- Automatic album artwork download
- Supports Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod
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Covers is one of the best music player available in the AppStore. With the matrix style layout you can easily scroll through your music library. The super fast user interface with high resolution images will take care of the best user experience on your device. Missing album artwork download From now if there is no album artwork found, then the application downloads the cover from the internet, based on the album title and artist. So if you have the correct artist and album name in your music library then there will be no more "no cover" image.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: DistroKid at 25K against Covers's 3. DistroKid also leads on chart position (#15 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. DistroKid sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year and Covers sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for DistroKid against 5.0 for Covers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DistroKid has 25K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of DistroKid's written reviews are positive against 60% of Covers's.
DistroKid ships an update every 5 weeks, Covers every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DistroKid | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (25K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #15 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DistroKid Holdings, LLC | Imre Katai |
Customer experience
DistroKid
Covers
Bugs and requests
DistroKid
Reported bugs
4 issues- Subscription plan issues
- Inability to log in or access account
- Incorrect file uploads
- Unresponsive customer support
Requested features
6 requests- Add draft option for uploads
- Expand genre options
- Improve credit management during uploads
- Reevaluate pricing structure
- Integrate music video distribution
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- Provide more detailed earnings reports
Covers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DistroKid
- Musician Plan$24.991 Year
- Musician Plus$44.991 Year
- Ultimate - 5$89.991 Year
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- Ultimate - 10$157.991 Year
- Ultimate - 20$269.991 Year
Covers
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Playlist support$0.99
- Online content$0.99
