Star 88 vs Shoutify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Star 88
Listen to Christian music from New Mexico's top station, 24/7. This free app allows you to sing along with every song, bringing the live broadcast directly to your device.
- Live Christian music broadcast
- Sing along to songs
- 24/7 streaming
- Free app
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New Mexico's destination for hit Christian music, where you can sing along with every song. Catch the live broadcast 24/7, and much more all from our free app.
Shoutify
Listen to your favorite music playlists and share them with friends. Create custom groups to invite others and enjoy music together.
- Listen to music playlists
- Share playlists with friends
- Create custom crowds
- Invite friends to crowds
- Social music discovery
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Now listen to your favorite music service playlists AND your friends. Create your own Crowds and invite your friends to join in the fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shoutify at every 2 months against Star 88's every 8 months. Star 88's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 8) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 — 4.8 for Star 88 against 4.6 for Shoutify. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star 88 has 92 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Star 88's written reviews are positive against 83% of Shoutify's.
Star 88 ships an update every 8 months, Shoutify every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Star 88 | Shoutify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (92 ratings) — better | 4.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 82.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Calvary of Albuquerque | Shoudout LLC |
Customer experience
Star 88
Shoutify
In-app purchases
Star 88
No in-app purchases
Shoutify
No in-app purchases
