SikhNet Play vs Freestyles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SikhNet Play
Access a vast library of Gurbani Kirtan with over 35,000 audio tracks from more than 1000 artists. Enjoy lyrics, translations, curated playlists, and personalized options. Stream live Gurdwaras and create your own custom selections.
- Extensive Gurbani audio collection
- Gurbani lyrics with translations
- Live Gurdwaras radio channels
- Customizable playlists
- Browse by artist and shabads
- Continuous play and shuffle options
- Airplay support
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Access the largest collection of Gurbani Kirtan! Over 35,000 Gurbani audio tracks from over 1000 artists, streamed to you from SikhNet.com. A "MUST HAVE" app for anyone who enjoys Gurbani. User Comments: "Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! This app brings the absolute richest Sikh content ever to mobile. Best money I ever spent on any app, EVER. Get the app NOW" "It's amazing being able to access the HUGE amount of Gurbani audio through this app." "I am so impressed I felt compelled to write a review. Easy to use, quick, finds Shabads and Artists instantly, and English translation comes up automatically! Thank you so much SikhNet!" == SPONSORED BY == The SikhNet Play app is supported thanks to the generous support of Avtar Singh Dhamija, of Akal Engineers and Consultants Ltd, Canada. SikhNet thanks Avtar Singh for his incredible enthusiasm to help the GMC app reach as many people as possible. == FEATURES == - GURBANI LYRICS - Display of Gurbani text of the shabad that is currently playing. For most audio you will automatically see the Gurbani text and have the option to display English translation, Spanish translation or transliteration as well. - SIKHNET RADIO - 28+ channels of Gurbani Radio from SikhNet & Live Gurdwaras around the world. Filter Gurdwara channels to only show "Live Now" or add to favorites. - CREATE YOUR OWN PLAYLISTS - You can create and listen to your own custom selection of audio easily by adding any track to a playlist you create. You can edit the name, reorder tracks and remove tracks in your custom playlist all within the app. - FEATURED PLAYLISTS - We have put together a nice selection of pre-setup playlists with music that you can quickly choose from (nitnem, sleep music, simran, etc). This updates automatically as we add more playlists. - BROWSE BY ARTIST - You can browse or search through all the artists in the SikhNet Play & view/listen to audio by that particular artist or their albums. Save particular artist to favorites for quick access. - SEEK/JUMP THROUGH STREAMING AUDIO by dragging progress bar. - BROWSE BY SHABADS - Quickly search through all the audio tracks in the SikhNet Play to find & listen to shabads by any name. - SETTINGS - Customize the Gurbani Lyrics that display for audio, as well as change the audio quality setting according to your internet connection speed. - CONTINUOUS PLAY - You can shuffle your playlists & randomize most any of the audio you are listening to easily as well as set player to repeat tracks or playlists over and over. - Support Apple Airplay so you can stream the audio to any Airplay speaker or device wirelessly.
Freestyles
Record and share freestyle rap performances over a variety of beats. Features on-device speech recognition to transcribe lyrics and provides scoring based on rhyme density and timing. Includes daily challenges and a community feed for sharing and discovering new rap.
- Rap over a beat library
- On-device lyric transcription
- Performance scoring (rhyme, timing)
- Daily rap challenges
- Community feed for sharing
- Customizable notifications
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Freestyle rap, for everyone. Record it. Share it. Get better at it. Pick a beat, hit record, and go off the top. Or record a cappella and choose a tempo. No studio required. RAP OVER BEATS Find a beat and jump on. Watch the waveform build as you record. SEE YOUR BARS Automatic transcription turns your freestyle into lyrics you can follow during playback. GET SCORED See feedback on rhyme, timing and word usage. Every result shows what the score is based on. WORD PACKS Challenge yourself with words to weave into your freestyle. Try a new pack or pass the mic with friends. THE DROP One beat, one word pack. Same challenge for everyone. Hear how other people took it on. PRACTICE, THEN POST Find private and unfinished takes in your Practice tab. Edit a take, give it a title and post it publicly when you're ready. Public posts appear on your profile; your Practice tab is only visible to you. MAKE TIME FOR THE NEXT TAKE Choose a time for a one-time practice reminder. Edit or cancel it in Settings. Notifications are optional. HEAR THE COMMUNITY Listen to fresh bars, leave a reaction or comment, and save the takes you want to hear again. Share public takes with a link. You don't need to call yourself a rapper. Pick a beat and see what comes out. Hop on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SikhNet Play at 4.9 against Freestyles's 3.7. SikhNet Play also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SikhNet Play holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SikhNet Play has 1.9K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SikhNet Play ships an update monthly, Freestyles every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SikhNet Play | Freestyles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.9K ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SikhNet.com | BHAVISH YALAMANCHI |
Customer experience
SikhNet Play
Freestyles
Bugs and requests
SikhNet Play
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Playback issues when phone is locked or screen is off
Requested features
4 requests- Download option to play offline
- CarPlay compatibility
- Apple Watch support
- Dark mode option
Freestyles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SikhNet Play
No in-app purchases
Freestyles
No in-app purchases
Questions
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