Comparison

The Mixcast vs Striae

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

Head to head
About

The Mixcast

Features
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The Mixcast helps you discover your next favorite song through daily hand-picked releases and carefully curated monthly playlists. Listen inside the app using Apple Music, or open songs and playlists directly in Spotify. Browse daily recommendations, explore the complete Mixcast archive by year and month, and discover music by genre, artist, mood, or playlist. FEATURES • A new curated song recommendation every day • Monthly Mixcast playlists • In-app playback with Apple Music and direct links to Spotify • Browse Mixcasts by year, month, and genre • Explore song artwork, artist information, and similar songs • Save favorite songs with Premium Access • Add Mixcast playlists to your connected music library • Optional daily email newsletter • Light and dark appearance modes Free listeners can explore daily songs, browse Mixcasts, and listen using a supported music service. Premium Access unlocks saved songs, ad-free listening, the full Mixcast playlist archive, and Add to Library tools. Existing website members can use Member Login to access benefits from an active The Mixcast membership. Subscriptions are available as monthly or annual auto-renewing purchases. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account after confirmation. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription from your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://themixcast.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://themixcast.com/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Striae

Features
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Striae is a music player for people who own their music. Connect your Plex, Jellyfin, or Subsonic server and play your entire library with a fast, elegant interface built for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY • Sign in to Plex, Jellyfin, or Subsonic, and switch between servers and accounts • Browse artists, albums, songs, and playlists, plus a Cover Flow view • Favorite tracks and add songs to playlists from anywhere • Search with recent-search history PLAYBACK • Smart caching and prefetching of upcoming tracks for smooth, gap-free listening • Automatic recovery when you move between Wi-Fi and cellular • Download albums and playlists for offline listening • Loudness leveling and sonic radio (requires Plex Pass) • Time-synced lyrics (requires Plex Pass) NOW PLAYING • Artwork-driven design with adaptive colors • Inline lyrics and a precise scrubber • Share a song with a link that works on any streaming service LISTENING STATS • Activity rings, plus monthly and yearly recaps of your listening • All history stays on your device iPHONE, iPAD & APPLE WATCH • Apple Watch remote: control playback and browse your library from your wrist • CarPlay with full library controls • "Hey Siri, play [song] on Striae" • Layouts that adapt to iPhone and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN Striae talks only to your own servers. There is no account with us, no analytics, and no tracking. Striae requires your own Plex, Jellyfin, or Subsonic server and does not include any music. Plex, Jellyfin, and Subsonic are trademarks of their respective owners; Striae is not affiliated with them.

Screenshots

The Mixcast4 screens
Striae4 screens

Verdict

The call

The Mixcast and Striae are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
The Mixcast versus Striae: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe MixcastStriae
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPete ChristiansonZachary Foerst

In-app purchases

None

The Mixcast

No in-app purchases

None

Striae

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Mixcast free?
The Mixcast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Striae free?
Striae is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Mixcast or Striae have ads?
Neither The Mixcast nor Striae shows ads.

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