Comparison

Marine Snow vs spinamp

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

Head to head
About

Marine Snow

A private music community focused on individual tracks. Discover and share music in a curated environment. Connect with others who appreciate unique sounds.

Highlights
  • Singular music focus
  • Secluded community
  • Music discovery
  • Track sharing
  • Curated environment
Features
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marine snow is a secluded music community anchored around singular music

About

spinamp

Discover and listen to music from a growing public library of Web3 artists and minted collections. Curate your favorite tracks and share them with others.

Highlights
  • Explore Web3 artists
  • Listen to minted music collections
  • Curate music libraries
  • Share music with others
  • Public music library
Features
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explore, curate, share and listen to the growing public library of web3 artists and minted music collections.

Screenshots

Marine Snow3 screens
spinamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Marine Snow at weekly against spinamp's every 3 weeks. Marine Snow also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). spinamp's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Marine Snow against 4.7 for spinamp. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Marine Snow's written reviews are positive against 100% of spinamp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marine Snow ships an update weekly, spinamp every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Marine Snow versus spinamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarine Snowspinamp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25 ratings) — better4.7 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25 — better11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size282 MB51 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMarine SnowSnowfork

Customer experience

Marine Snow

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

spinamp

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Marine Snow

No in-app purchases

None

spinamp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marine Snow free?
Marine Snow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is spinamp free?
spinamp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Marine Snow or spinamp?
Marine Snow is rated higher. Marine Snow averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while spinamp averages 4.7 from 11 ratings.
Do Marine Snow or spinamp have ads?
Neither Marine Snow nor spinamp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marine Snow or spinamp?
Marine Snow ships an update weekly, and spinamp every 3 weeks. Most recently, Marine Snow was updated on November 3, 2026 and spinamp on November 3, 2026.

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