Hype Machine vs Cloud Game by Deja Dead
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
Cloud Game by Deja Dead
This music app challenges the idea of disposable streaming content by making music a reward. Players earn points to unlock exclusive tracks, transforming listening into an engaging experience.
- Unlock exclusive music tracks
- Earn points through gameplay
- Experience music as a reward
- Pushback against streaming culture
- Features lead single 'Emperor's New Phone'
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CLOUD GAME by DEJA DEAD is a pushback against the ephemeral nature of streaming culture and the way it has devalued the music experience. To be among the first to hear the eclectic and hypnotic lead single 'Emperor’s New Phone', players must earn 1,000,000 points to unlock the track—turning music into a reward rather than a commodity. Developed by Phil Herlihy “Emperor’s New Phone” Music and Lyrics by DEJA DEAD Feat. Margo Goldstein Produced by RICO Engineered by Gerry Gregory
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cloud Game by Deja Dead at 100% against Hype Machine's 73%. Cloud Game by Deja Dead also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Hype Machine's advantage is ratings volume (188 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cloud Game by Deja Dead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hype Machine has 188 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Hype Machine's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cloud Game by Deja Dead's.
| Parameter | Hype Machine | Cloud Game by Deja Dead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (188 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 188 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Hype Machine, Inc | Philip Herihy |
Customer experience
Hype Machine
Cloud Game by Deja Dead
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
Cloud Game by Deja Dead
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hype Machine
No in-app purchases
Cloud Game by Deja Dead
No in-app purchases
Questions
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