ström vs Things
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ström
A simple internet radio player that supports various audio formats. Customize presets with your favorite stations or enjoy the included fluid, lake, and Swedish radio channels. It can also play streams of limited duration.
- Plays mp3, wav, aifc, aiff, m4a, mp4, caf, aac
- Customizable radio presets
- Includes fluid, lake, and Swedish radio channels
- Supports finite length streams
- Minimalistic interface
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Ström is a minimalistic streaming internet radio. It is capable of playing the formats mp3, wav, aifc, aiff, m4a, mp4, caf and aac. Ström comes preset with fluid radio, lake radio and swedish radio p1, p2 and p3, but these can easily be changed to the user's choice. Of course, ström is also capable of playing streams of a finite length. Powered by Sparrow. Made by humble.
Things
This app transforms sounds into ambient soundscapes or adds drone vibes to tracks using granular reverb, pitch shifting, and mid/side processing. It's inspired by sound design techniques from an award-winning indie game.
- Granular reverb
- Pitch shifting
- Mid/side mode
- AUv3 plugin
- Standalone app
- Soundscape creation
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Texture is an easy to use granular reverb with pitch shifting and mid/side mode available as AUv3 and Standalone. Texture can transform any sound into an ambient soundscape, or add that drone vibe to your tracks. This plugin was inspired by the techniques used in the soundtrack and sound design of the award-winning indie game The Swapper.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ström at Free against Things's $6.99. ström also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 32 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). Things's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 60%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
ström is free to download; Things costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Things holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of ström's written reviews are positive against 100% of Things's.
ström ships an update every 2 months, Things every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ström | Things |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erik Sigth | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
ström
Things
In-app purchases
ström
No in-app purchases
Things
No in-app purchases
