Pocket Lofi vs SoftWork Beats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Lofi
Discover a variety of Lo-Fi music styles designed to help you relax or focus. Enjoy looping playlists and offline access to your favorite ambient sounds.
- Lo-Fi music playlists
- Various music styles
- Relaxation aid
- Concentration aid
- Offline access
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Unwind, focus, or drift off with Pocket Lofi. Discover lo-fi music in a variety of styles, paired with cozy animated pixel art. Your everyday soundtrack for work, study, and quiet moments. Features - Find your vibe — Explore music channels for different moods. - Keep the music going — Enjoy looping playlists while you work, study, or relax. - Set the scene — Unwind with charming animated pixel art. - Listen offline — Enjoy your music without an internet connection. - Drift off — Set a sleep timer to stop playback automatically. - Always ad-free — No ads interrupting your music. Ever. Take a little calm with you, wherever you go.
SoftWork Beats
Stream original, ad-free instrumental music licensed for public performance in businesses. Customize your audio experience with genre selection, curated trivia, and automated scheduling. Supports multiple devices and languages.
- Original, ad-free instrumental music
- Licensed for public performance
- Curated trivia and custom notes display
- Automated start and stop times
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
- Multi-device and multi-room support
- Multiple language options
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Pick a vibe, fill the room, and put your own words on the screen. SoftWork Beats is original, ad-free instrumental music for the places you work — and it's licensed so you can play it in public. Twelve genres, one tap: • Lo-Fi Jazz • Chill Electronic • Deep Focus • Energetic Focus • Classical Focus • Acoustic Mornings • Cinematic • Island Time • Retro Drive • Game Mode • Lullabies • Pop WHAT IT DOES • Put your words on the screen — curated trivia for your type of business, plus your own notes between tracks: hours, specials, Wi-Fi, whatever the room should know • Opens and closes with you — set a start and stop time and the music keeps your hours on its own • Hands free — "Hey Siri, play Deep Focus on SoftWork Beats." Every control is a Siri phrase and a Shortcuts action • One room or twenty — add a seat per room and each plays on its own • Original music, no ads — every track is ours, instrumental, with no vocals to talk over and new albums every week • On every screen you own — iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Watch, plus the web player and CarPlay • Speaks your team's language — the whole app in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Japanese, Hindi and Chinese LICENSED FOR PUBLIC PERFORMANCE This is the part most music apps can't offer. Consumer streaming services are licensed for personal listening only — playing them in your business isn't covered. SoftWork Beats is different: your subscription includes a public performance license for your place of business. That means you can play it out loud, in public, wherever you work — reception, waiting rooms, lobbies, treatment rooms, salons, cafés, gyms and studios. No PRO fees. No per-song royalties. No paperwork to file. Hear a track you love? Tap "Listen on Apple Music" to find it. Great for: offices and coworking spaces, dental and medical waiting rooms, therapy and chiropractic clinics, salons and spas, cafés, gyms — and focus sessions at home. Start listening free. Sign in to sync your subscription across devices and remove promo tracks for uninterrupted play. Manage your subscription at softworkbeats.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SoftWork Beats at 5.0 against Pocket Lofi's 4.4. SoftWork Beats also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 16 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Pocket Lofi's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pocket Lofi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SoftWork Beats sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SoftWork Beats holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Lofi has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Pocket Lofi's written reviews are positive against 100% of SoftWork Beats's.
Pocket Lofi ships an update every 16 months, SoftWork Beats every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Lofi | SoftWork Beats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 东兴 辛 | Dawson Toth |
Customer experience
Pocket Lofi
SoftWork Beats
In-app purchases
Pocket Lofi
- Extension Pack$1.99
SoftWork Beats
- 1 Seat$9.991 Month
- 2 Seats$19.991 Month
- 3 Seats$29.991 Month
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- 4 Seats$39.991 Month
- 5 Seats$49.991 Month
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