Zeilsteen vs FreshCogs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zeilsteen
Stream your favorite radio stations directly on your iPhone. Enjoy a seamless listening experience with this application designed for music lovers.
- Listen to radio stations
- iPhone compatibility
- Seamless streaming
- Music focused
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Listen to Zeilsteen radio on your iPhone.
FreshCogs
Manage and explore your vinyl collection with this app. Tag albums for easy searching, discover forgotten records, and track your listening habits. Connects to your Discogs account for seamless integration.
- Track vinyl listening
- Browse collection
- Categorize albums with tags
- Searchable library
- Connects to Discogs account
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FreshCogs is the best way to track what vinyl you’re listening to, browse your collection, and categorize albums based on tags of your choosing. Simply connect FreshCogs to your official Discogs account to enable immediate access to your vinyl collection. FreshCogs makes it simple to: - Tag albums with keywords to make your library searchable - Choose your next listen using the tag system - Find long forgotten records in your collection - Track all of your listening, like any music streaming service This application uses Discogs’ API but is not affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by Discogs. ‘Discogs’ is a trademark of Zink Media, LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FreshCogs at 5.0 against Zeilsteen's 4.5. FreshCogs also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Zeilsteen sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. FreshCogs asks for nothing beyond the download.
FreshCogs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively.
Zeilsteen ships an update every 5 weeks, FreshCogs fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zeilsteen | FreshCogs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Herman Zeilstra | Thomas Chamberlain |
Customer experience
Zeilsteen
FreshCogs
In-app purchases
Zeilsteen
- Buy me a coffee$1.99
- Buy me lunch$4.99
- Buy me dinner$9.99
FreshCogs
No in-app purchases
Questions
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