Retro Music TV vs SonikTrax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retro Music TV
Enjoy a continuous stream of music videos from the 1960s to the early 2000s, available 24/7. Listen in the background, control playback on your lock screen or smartwatch, and access it on all your Android devices.
- Non-stop retro music video stream
- Audio stream for background listening
- Lock screen and smartwatch controls
- Background playback
- Supports Android phones, tablets, and TV
- Wide range of genres and decades
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Retro Music Television — the greatest music hits from the sixties to the early 2000s. Non-stop live stream 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. WHAT'S INSIDE • Non-stop video stream with retro music videos • Audio stream for background listening • Lock screen and smartwatch controls • Background playback — listen while working or traveling ON ALL DEVICES App for Android phones, tablets, and Android TV. One app, all your devices. GENRES Rock, pop, disco, funk, new wave, synthpop and more — the best of the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and the turn of the millennium. Retro Music Television — your favorite music, anytime, anywhere."
SonikTrax
Access your personal music library from any device. This app connects to your self-hosted music server, allowing you to stream your entire collection anywhere, anytime. Enjoy background playback, queue management, and browse by various categories.
- Stream music library over Wi-Fi/cellular
- Background audio playback
- Queue management with shuffle/repeat
- Browse by artists, albums, genres, playlists
- Radio mixes and smart stations
- CarPlay integration
- Apple TV support
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SonikTrax Stream your personal music library from anywhere. SonikTrax connects to your self-hosted music server, giving you access to your entire collection on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Perfect for music enthusiasts who have built their own digital library from CDs, vinyl rips, and purchased downloads. Features: - Stream your music library over Wi-Fi or cellular - Background audio playback - Queue management with shuffle and repeat - Browse by artists, albums, genres, and playlists - Radio mixes and smart stations - Dark mode support - CarPlay integration - Apple TV support Your music. Your server. Your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SonikTrax at every 5 weeks against Retro Music TV's every 5 months. Retro Music TV's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Retro Music TV against 5.0 for SonikTrax. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Retro Music TV ships an update every 5 months, SonikTrax every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro Music TV | SonikTrax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hudebni televize s.r.o. | Mike Gomon |
Customer experience
Retro Music TV
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In-app purchases
Retro Music TV
No in-app purchases
SonikTrax
No in-app purchases
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