Comparison

Sting 25 vs rooWatch

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sting 25

Explore the 25-year solo career of a renowned musician through exclusive concert footage, interviews, and personal stories. Discover influences, activism, and artistry with unparalleled access to rare photos and handwritten lyrics.

Highlights
  • Exclusive concert footage
  • Behind-the-scenes access
  • In-depth interviews
  • Handwritten lyrics and journal entries
  • 360 degree instrument views
  • Chronological career chapters
Features
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To celebrate his 60th birthday, Sting performed at the Beacon Theatre with friends including Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Robert Downey, Jr., and many more. In Sting 25, watch exclusive footage of performances from the benefit concert, then dive into an exploration of Sting's 25 year solo career: the life, influences, activism and artistry of one of the greatest musicians of our time. With unparalleled access to seminal performances, rare photos, and personal stories, this comprehensive appumentary depicts the past 25 years of Sting’s career as a renowned musician and humanitarian. Discover the evolution of Sting’s solo career, the influences that have shaped his music, and his ongoing efforts as a global citizen and activist. The many facets of his career come to life in this appumentary through handwritten lyrics and journal entries, rare and intimate photos, in-depth interviews, and a variety of live concert footage, including EXCLUSIVE, all-star performances from his Sixtieth Birthday Celebration at the Beacon Theatre. • Exclusive concert footage and behind-the-scenes access from Sting’s Sixtieth Birthday Celebration to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation, at New York City’s Beacon Theatre, featuring performances by: Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Rufus Wainwright, Herbie Hancock, and Branford Marsalis. • Using dual-screen AirPlay, experience these performances wirelessly on your television while exploring additional content on your iPad. • Discover hours of concert footage, exclusive interviews, photos, music videos, and more in ten chronological chapters. • Learn about the inspirations, collaborations, and charitable endeavors that have shaped Sting’s 25 year solo career. • Interact with Sting’s signature instruments through 360 degree views and high definition zoom images. • Listen to Sting’s albums from your iPad’s library while browsing the app – you can also sample songs from each of his solo albums and purchase directly from the iTunes store. Sting 25 is generously supported by Chevrolet, with access provided by American Express, designed and developed by @radical.media.

About

rooWatch

Control your Roon music server directly from your Apple Watch. Browse playlists, control playback, adjust volume with the digital crown, and even use Siri for hands-free commands. It works independently of your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Full cover art display
  • Independent operation (no iPhone/iPad needed)
  • Digital crown volume control
  • Siri integration for playback and search
  • Browse playlists and library
  • Zone selection and control
  • Shuffle and repeat mode management
Features
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rooWatch is part of rooExtend, an extension platform and software for the Roon music server based on Raspberry Pi. rooWatch offers: - Full cover art with track and artist name - Always works: The Roon app does not need to run on iPhone or iPad - Use the digital crown to control the volume - Play/Pause music (tap screen) - Swipe ot next and previous track (swipe left/right) - Seek by tapping on the seek bar - Use Siri to control playback, play songs, artists, bands and albums, playlists and radio stations - Use Siri to search the Roon library - Browse Roon playlist and select tracks (swipe up) - Use Siri to search your library and select albums/artists/songs - Browse Roon, i.e. radio stations, playlists, library etc. (double tap) - Select and control different zones on Apple Watch (swipe down) - Full Roon zone control, including the transfer music to other zones (actions menu using long tap) - Enable shuffle and repeat modes (actions menu using long tap) - Shutdown playback devices (actions menu using long tap)

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sting 25 at 3.9 against rooWatch's 3.4. Sting 25 also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 5) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). rooWatch's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sting 25 holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Sting 25's written reviews are positive against 67% of rooWatch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sting 25 versus rooWatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSting 25rooWatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (15 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1.6 GB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRadicalMedia, LLCAngisoft

Customer experience

Sting 25

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral8.1%
Negative27.4%

rooWatch

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Sting 25

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Concert video playback fails or crashes
  • No audio or sound in video content
  • App hangs at splash screen and won't load
  • Videos freeze and buffer continuously
  • App crashes when tapping on concert footage
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  • Downloaded videos won't play after updates
  • App becomes unresponsive and requires force-quit
  • Incompatibility with iOS 11+ and newer iOS versions
  • Purchase links redirect to iTunes instead of in-app purchase
  • App icon remains after deletion and cannot be reinstalled
  • Voice-over accessibility completely disabled
  • Slow loading of images and content
  • Music stops playing when switching apps

Requested features

9 requests
  • Full concert performances available for purchase or download
  • Release entire concert on Blu-Ray
  • Regular content updates with new concert footage and behind-the-scenes material
  • Ability to purchase and download birthday concert performances
  • Background music persistence when switching between apps
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  • Better accessibility support for vision-impaired users
  • Improved video streaming performance
  • Information on acting projects and collaborations
  • Offline playback capability for downloaded videos

rooWatch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sting 25

No in-app purchases

None

rooWatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sting 25 free?
Sting 25 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is rooWatch free?
rooWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sting 25 or rooWatch?
Sting 25 is rated higher. Sting 25 averages 3.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while rooWatch averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Sting 25 or rooWatch have ads?
Neither Sting 25 nor rooWatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sting 25 or rooWatch?
Sting 25 ships an update monthly, and rooWatch monthly. Most recently, Sting 25 was updated on November 1, 2026 and rooWatch on November 3, 2026.

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