Stereophile vs AudioBulb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stereophile
This app provides authoritative reviews, informed recommendations, and helpful advice on audio components, judged by their music reproduction quality. It offers monthly issues with expert opinions and insights for audiophiles.
- Authoritative reviews of audio components
- Informed recommendations
- Helpful advice for audiophiles
- Expert opinions on music reproduction
- Monthly magazine issues
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Every month Stereophile magazine offers authoritative reviews, informed recommendations, helpful advice, and controversial opinions, all stemming from the revolutionary idea that audio components should be judged on how they reproduce music. ---SUBSCRIPTION AVAILABLE--- 1-year subscription for $9.99 Your subscription will be billed to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. ---SUBSCRIPTION WILL AUTO-RENEW--- The subscription will include the current issue if you do not already own it and subsequently published future issues. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. This Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. The cost of the renewal will match the initial subscription price. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. You may turn off auto-renewing subscriptions by going to your user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during your active subscription period. You can view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use here: http://www.avtechmediausa.com/terms.html http://www.avtechmediausa.com/privacy.html
AudioBulb
Control your music-enabled light bulb using Bluetooth Low Energy. Adjust settings and synchronize your lighting with your music.
- BLE music bulb control
- Synchronize lighting with music
- Adjust bulb settings
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The app can control music bulb via BLE.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AudioBulb at 5.0 against Stereophile's 4.2. AudioBulb also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). Stereophile's advantage is ratings volume (138 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. Stereophile sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. AudioBulb asks for nothing beyond the download.
AudioBulb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stereophile has 138 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Stereophile | AudioBulb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (138 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MyTimeMedia Ltd | Teranovo |
Customer experience
Stereophile
AudioBulb
Bugs and requests
Stereophile
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes every few minutes during use
- Subscription not recognized despite active payment
- Issues fail to download or load
- Restore purchases function non-functional
- App won't open on latest iOS versions
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- Lost access to entire library after app updates
- Login failures with valid credentials
- Pixelated and fuzzy page rendering
- Extremely slow page navigation and loading
- App forgets subscription status on reopening
- Duplicate charges on subscription renewal
- Incompatibility with iOS 8 and newer updates
- Pages partially load then crash
- Text illegible without zooming on smaller devices
Requested features
10 requests- Access to searchable article archive
- Availability of older back issues with subscription
- Dynamic formatting for landscape and portrait modes
- Working hyperlinks to advertisers and external sites
- Better text resizing and font adjustment options
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- Reader mode similar to Safari for improved readability
- Ability to remember reading position between sessions
- Background download capability
- Retina display support and higher resolution
- iPad-optimized interface instead of PDF wrapper
AudioBulb
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stereophile
- 1 Month | Stereophile$2.991 Month
- Stereophile Magazine iPad Edition1 Month trial$9.991 Year
- Annual$0.99
- February 2012$6.99
- April 2012$6.99
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- June 2012$6.99
- October 2012$6.99
- December 2012$6.99
- October 2013$6.99
- 2016 Buyer's Guide$6.99
AudioBulb
No in-app purchases
Questions
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