Comparison

Sting 25 vs KQ Voice Plugins

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

KQ Voice Plugins

This app provides a suite of Audio Units for music production, including tools for audio routing, vocal effects, pitch modification, and noise reduction. A compatible host application is necessary to utilize these plugins.

Highlights
  • Loopback for audio routing
  • Vocoder effect for robot voice
  • Pitch Shifter for sound modification
  • Noise Suppression filter
  • Gainer for volume adjustment
Features
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This is a set of Audio Units including Loopback, Vocoder, Pitch Shifter, and Noise Suppression. A host application that can handle Audio Units is required for use. Loopback (In/Out/MIDI/Mixer): Connects to each other and transfers audio between host applications. MIDI signals can also be transferred. Please note that you might not do the recording inter app. Vocoder: This effect processes the sound of a synthesizer or other carrier with the input sound (modulator) and outputs it. It creates a so-called robot voice by inputting a voice or other sound. By default, Saw (sawtooth wave) is specified as the carrier, but it can also be input from a sidechain or Vocoder Input Audio Unit. Pitch Shifter: An effect that changes the pitch of the sound. Noise Suppression: A noise removal filter using RNNoise. This machine learning filter is optimized for voices. Gainer: An effect for adjusting the volume.

Screenshots

Sting 253 screens
KQ Voice Plugins4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sting 25 at Free against KQ Voice Plugins's $7.99. Sting 25 also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). KQ Voice Plugins's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (100% vs 65%). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sting 25 is free to download; KQ Voice Plugins costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KQ Voice Plugins holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Sting 25's written reviews are positive against 100% of KQ Voice Plugins's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sting 25 ships an update monthly, KQ Voice Plugins daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sting 25 versus KQ Voice Plugins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSting 25KQ Voice Plugins
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating3.9 (15 ratings)4.8 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better12
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.6 GB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRadicalMedia, LLCRyouta Kira

Customer experience

Sting 25

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

KQ Voice Plugins

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

KQ Voice Plugins

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sting 25

No in-app purchases

None

KQ Voice Plugins

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sting 25 free?
Sting 25 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KQ Voice Plugins free?
KQ Voice Plugins costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sting 25 or KQ Voice Plugins?
KQ Voice Plugins is rated higher. Sting 25 averages 3.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while KQ Voice Plugins averages 4.8 from 12 ratings.
Do Sting 25 or KQ Voice Plugins have ads?
Neither Sting 25 nor KQ Voice Plugins shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sting 25 or KQ Voice Plugins?
Sting 25 ships an update monthly, and KQ Voice Plugins daily. Most recently, Sting 25 was updated on November 1, 2026 and KQ Voice Plugins on November 3, 2026.

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