StarpointApp vs GlitterBeam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StarpointApp
Stream a continuous selection of classic and contemporary soul, jazzfunk, boogie, and soulful house music. Enjoy 24/7 curated audio content.
- Classic soul music
- Contemporary soul music
- Jazzfunk selections
- Boogie music
- Soulful house music
- 24/7 streaming
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Listen to classic and contemporary soul, jazzfunk, boogie and soulful house music. 24/7.
GlitterBeam
Listen to a 24/7 radio station with easy controls, including AirPlay and CarPlay support. Interact with the team on social media and share songs with friends. Features include a sleep timer and accessibility options.
- 24/7 radio streaming
- Multiple station options
- Social media integration
- Song sharing
- Sleep timer
- CarPlay and AirPlay support
- VoiceOver accessibility
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GlitterBeam is music with sparkle, an independent radio station broadcasting live 24/7, now in your pocket! Tune into two stations in one app. GlitterBeam Radio UK and GlitterBeam Italia. Switch between them with a tap, the player, schedule and everything else follows. LISTEN LIVE, 24/7 Crystal-clear live streaming with the current track and show right on screen, plus album artwork as it plays. Keep listening with the screen off, on the lock screen, and in the car with CarPlay. CATCH UP ANYTIME Browse hundreds of podcasts and Listen Again episodes, and pick up right where you left off. YOU DECIDE WHAT WE PLAY Vote your favourite tracks up (and down) the A-List, our listener-powered chart. NEVER MISS A SHOW A full weekly schedule with live-now highlights, plus presenter profiles and the latest station news. BUILT FOR THE COMMUNITY Sleep timer, AirPlay, and a direct line to the studio. Wherever you are, GlitterBeam is with you. Follow us and say hello, we'd love to hear from you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StarpointApp at 5.0 against GlitterBeam's 4.0. StarpointApp also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). GlitterBeam's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 32 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
StarpointApp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of StarpointApp's written reviews are positive against 100% of GlitterBeam's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
StarpointApp ships an update every 32 months, GlitterBeam every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StarpointApp | GlitterBeam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Mounteney | Eugenio Ceriello |
Customer experience
StarpointApp
GlitterBeam
In-app purchases
StarpointApp
No in-app purchases
GlitterBeam
No in-app purchases
