Hype Machine vs Anthems
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hype Machine
Discover new music through posts from hundreds of music blogs. Listen to tracks, read articles, and create a personalized feed by following sites and friends. Stay updated with weekly unreleased albums and newsletters.
- Music blog aggregation
- New track discovery
- Customizable music feed
- Follow sites and friends
- Weekly unreleased albums
- Music newsletter
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Every day, thousands of people write about music they love—and it all ends up here. We track posts across hundreds of music sites and bring them all together for an endless stream of new tracks. Listen, read posts, favorite tracks, and follow sites and friends to create your own custom music feed. —————— Hype Machine has been introducing people to breaking new artists since 2005. Questions about our app? Get in touch with us at iphone@hypem.com
Anthems
Showcase your music taste by building a digital collection of artists and songs. Grow your reputation as a tastemaker by signing artists and contributing to community topics. Discover new music and connect with friends who share your passion.
- Build music collection
- Sign artists to roster
- Add songs to community topics
- Grow profile reputation
- Interact with friends
- Discover new music
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You have perfect music taste...Now show it off Grow your music collection by signing artists to your roster, and adding songs to the community topics. As your collection on your profile grows - so does your reputation as a tastemaker. Interact with friends and fellow tastemakers in the community - and discover good music along the way Terms: https://anthems.fm/terms Privacy: https://anthems.fm/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hype Machine at none against Anthems's 2. Hype Machine also leads on ads (none vs shown). Anthems's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Anthems sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Hype Machine asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Hype Machine against 4.7 for Anthems. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 188 and 296 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Hype Machine's written reviews are positive against 76% of Anthems's.
Hype Machine ships an update every 2 months, Anthems every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hype Machine | Anthems |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (188 ratings) | 4.7 (296 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.6% of reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 188 | 296 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Hype Machine, Inc | Surge Partners LLC |
Customer experience
Hype Machine
Anthems
User reviews
Hype Machine
From 188 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Music discovery
- 👍 Fantastic app
- 👍 Amazing music
- 👍 Great for finding new music
- 👍 Awesome app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Playback issues
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Streaming issues
- 🔋 Drains battery
- 🔒 Removed offline mode
Anthems
From 296 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app for discovering new music
- 👍 Helpful in the music discovery process
- 💡 Unique way to share and connect over music
- 🚀 Streamlined music sharing
- 👍 Fun and engaging app for music lovers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🐛 Login/sign-up issues
- 🐛 Freezing and redirecting to wrong pages
- 🔋 Songs take a long time to load
- 🔒 Limited to Spotify integration
Bugs and requests
Hype Machine
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch after update
- Favorites playlist causes crashes
- Playback issues when switching apps
Requested features
7 requests- Add search functionality
- Allow access to user's favorite songs
- Improve playlist/library management
- Implement shuffle/repeat options
- Optimize for iPad
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- Improve Bluetooth streaming
- Add ability to skip/seek through tracks
Anthems
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- DM feature not working
- Forced rotation mix
- Unable to change profile picture
Requested features
6 requests- Add support for Apple Music
- Expand song limit in mixes
- Improve community prompt moderation
- Add dislike button
- Improve DM functionality
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- Expand customization options
In-app purchases
Hype Machine
No in-app purchases
Anthems
- Anthems Pro$3.991 Month
- Anthems Pro3 Days trial$14.991 Year
