Comparison

Releasify vs Hitmaker Distro

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

Head to head
About

Releasify

This app provides musicians with a comprehensive set of resources to manage their music releases. It guides users through every step of creating, distributing, promoting, and monetizing their music, offering tools and templates to streamline the process and achieve career growth.

Highlights
  • Interactive release checklist
  • Pre-written email templates
  • Musician's Success Cycle framework
  • Social media content planner
  • Mastermind group access
  • Industry resource links
Features
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Like a record label in your pocket (that you don’t have to split your album sales with!), Releasify is access to a portal of resources for every musician, no matter what point in their career they are. Inside the Releasify app, you'll find The Releasify Checklist which breaks down the elusive “record release cycle” into five phases, each complete with every single step you need (and resources if you get stuck along the way) to correctly and effectively create, record, distribute, promote, and monetize your new music. The Releasify Checklist is the fastest and most comprehensive road to a profitable, fan-filled music career. Unlock your next actions and phases by steadily working your way through the music release process. Use the app as a checklist, guide, and planner. You'll also get access to other career-bosting resources like: • pre-written email templates ready to send to your fan list • The Musician's Success Cycle: the game-changing framework that will immediately remove overwhelm while giving you clear next steps • The Content Drop: the social media must-have for musicians that short-cuts the entire posting process • Amplify: the only mastermind for serious career musicians, led by a GRAMMY-nominee and chart-topping artist who is also a certified career coach and more! Finally! An interactive tool that gives you everything you need to release your music without missing a beat. If you've previously purchased or accessed programs from In The Key of Success, this is the place to access all of your materials and communities in one place! START TO FINISH Check off tasks as you plan, create, prepare, promote, and monetize your music. Learn how to build and grow an email list, pitch to playlists, engage your fans like never before and actually make your money back. Stay focused with streamlined, linear actions designed to keep you inspired and energized. Never have to ask “What do I do now?” again. PROVEN RESULTS Releasify artists have: been placed on Spotify editorial playlists charted on Amazon, iTunes, and Bandcamp sales pages received tens of thousands of dollars in licensing placements successfully crowdfunded records received hundreds of thousands of streams INDUSTRY ACCESS Each task in The Releasify Checklist comes with a Resource and Deep Dive link to relevant tools, videos, podcasts, and more from the leading minds in the music industry. If you get stuck with how to do a task, the Resource and Deep Dive links are available to support you. The Amplify mastermind & community gives you access to the best coach in the music business as well as special guests, guided workdays, deep industry discounts, and more! Dive in today and never feel alone in your music career again! END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hitmaker Distro

Manage your music business on the go. Track release performance, view daily trends, and forecast future streaming income. Create or edit releases and get transparent payout information anytime.

Highlights
  • Daily release performance trends
  • Playlist tracking
  • On-the-go release creation/editing
  • Transparent payout options
  • Future streaming income forecasts
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Enjoy full freedom - both musically and in your business. With the Hitmaker Music app, you have all the important functions and numbers at hand at all times. - Trends: See how your releases are performing or in which playlists your songs can be found, updated daily. - Payouts: We offer full transparency and the option to pay out your balance at any time. - Releases: Create or edit your release on the go. - Forecasts: Find out today what you are likely to get paid out in the coming months and also discover the reliable forecast of your future streaming income for the next 6, 12 and even 24 months. The Hitmaker app offers this and much more - exclusively for our artists.

Screenshots

Releasify4 screens
Hitmaker Distro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Releasify at 100% against Hitmaker Distro's 0%. Releasify also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Hitmaker Distro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price and device support 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. Releasify sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Hitmaker Distro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Releasify holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Releasify's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hitmaker Distro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Releasify ships an update fortnightly, Hitmaker Distro every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Releasify versus Hitmaker Distro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReleasifyHitmaker Distro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (16 ratings) — better3.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB103 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperReleasifyArtist Service GmbH

Customer experience

Releasify

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hitmaker Distro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Releasify

One-time4
  • Welcome Email Templates$16.99
  • The Fan Challenge Kit$39.99
  • Income-Ready Workshop$49.99
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  • Rock Your Email List$299.99
None

Hitmaker Distro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Releasify free?
Releasify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hitmaker Distro free?
Hitmaker Distro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Releasify or Hitmaker Distro?
Releasify is rated higher. Releasify averages 5.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Hitmaker Distro averages 3.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Releasify or Hitmaker Distro have ads?
Hitmaker Distro shows ads; Releasify does not.
Which is updated more often, Releasify or Hitmaker Distro?
Releasify ships an update fortnightly, and Hitmaker Distro every 3 months. Most recently, Releasify was updated on November 3, 2026 and Hitmaker Distro on November 3, 2026.

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