Star 88 vs Prelude
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.
Prelude
Discover new music and artists with personalized recommendations. Track your favorite songs, artists, and albums, and save them to curated playlists. Gain insights into your listening habits.
- Track favorite songs, artists, and albums
- Personalized music recommendations
- Save music to playlists
- Music insights and discovery
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Track your favorite songs, artists, and albums. Get recommendations based on your favorite songs and artists and save them to a playlist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Prelude at every 5 weeks against Star 88's every 8 months. Prelude also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Star 88's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). 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.
Prelude holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star 88 has 92 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Star 88 ships an update every 8 months, Prelude every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Star 88 | Prelude |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (92 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 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 |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Calvary of Albuquerque | Charlotte Moche |
Customer experience
Star 88
Prelude
In-app purchases
Star 88
No in-app purchases
Prelude
No in-app purchases
