Comparison

Flowthru vs ASCAP

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

Head to head
About

Flowthru

A collaborative music workspace for effortless file sharing, lossless streaming, and version control. Manage collaborators, control access, and organize projects with an intuitive interface. Export music data for labels, publishers, and more.

Highlights
  • Effortless file sharing
  • Lossless streaming
  • Version toggling
  • Automatic organization
  • Role-based access control
  • Intuitive music data entry
Features
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One place for everything before release: Bring your music, collaborators and credits together. Stream the sound you made: Listen to your mixes and masters in lossless quality. Stay in control of what you share: Share a listen and choose when to allow downloads. Keep the work together: Keep versions and collaborators connected to your music. Keep credits with the music: Collect contributor details as the project develops. Sound Credit is now Flowthru: Sign in with your existing Sound Credit account to continue working on your projects.

About

ASCAP

This app helps ASCAP members manage their music catalog, register new works, and track royalty distributions. It also offers tools for finding collaborators, accessing educational resources, and discovering industry events.

Highlights
  • Manage music and metadata
  • Register new music
  • Scan catalog for data health
  • Check royalty distributions
  • Find collaborators
  • Access music industry education
  • Discover events
Features
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If you're an ASCAP songwriter, composer or music publisher, you've come to the right place. The ASCAP app connects you to your ASCAP account, with innovative tools to help you get the most out of your membership, and boost your music career. Think of it as a music manager in your pocket. With the ASCAP app you can: - Manage your music and metadata to make sure you’re set up to get paid for your creative work - Add to your ASCAP catalog with our step-by-step guided or quick registration options - Take a work registration quiz for guidance on how to register your new music - Scan your entire catalog with our data health check, and quickly add any missing metadata to help ASCAP get you paid - Check up on your latest ASCAP royalty distributions - Find new collaborators and mentors with the ASCAP Connections messaging platform - Educate yourself on how the money flows in the music industry, and learn how to sustain your music career, whether you’re an experienced creator or just starting out - Find workshops, competitions and networking events near you What is ASCAP? ASCAP is the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, a performing rights organization (PRO) representing over 1.1 million of the greatest songwriters, composers and music publishers in the world. We’re the only PRO in America operating on a not-for-profit basis, and the only one that puts creators first. We get you paid when your music is played ASCAP’s main job is to pay you royalties when your music is played publicly by the businesses we license. And we’re really good at what we do! In 2024, we achieved revenues of $1.835 billion, and distributed $1.696 billion to our songwriter, composer and publisher members. We put music creators first We pay our members all of the music licensing revenue we take in, minus our operating expenses (among the lowest in the industry). Our governing documents require us to pay music creators first – a claim that only ASCAP can make. We’re led by music creators like you ASCAP is the only PRO in the US founded and governed by songwriters, composers and music publishers. Every decision about how we operate is made by music creators like you – not broadcasters, corporations and investors, like our competitors. We innovate ASCAP offers the most advanced data processing systems of any PRO, to ensure that you get paid fairly and accurately. Our ASCAP Lab explores how new technologies and new business approaches can drive value for our members and the businesses that use their music.

Screenshots

Flowthru4 screens
ASCAP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ASCAP at 4.5 against Flowthru's 3.8. ASCAP also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 33%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ASCAP holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Flowthru's written reviews are positive against 69% of ASCAP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flowthru ships an update fortnightly, ASCAP monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flowthru versus ASCAP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowthruASCAP
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (18 ratings)4.5 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1835 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB67 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSound CreditASCAP

Customer experience

Flowthru

All ratings18 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

ASCAP

All ratings35 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

Flowthru

No in-app purchases

None

ASCAP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flowthru free?
Flowthru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ASCAP free?
ASCAP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flowthru or ASCAP?
ASCAP is rated higher. Flowthru averages 3.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while ASCAP averages 4.5 from 35 ratings.
Do Flowthru or ASCAP have ads?
Neither Flowthru nor ASCAP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flowthru or ASCAP?
Flowthru ships an update fortnightly, and ASCAP monthly. Most recently, Flowthru was updated on October 24, 2026 and ASCAP on October 24, 2026.

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