ström vs skippodisk
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.
skippodisk
This music app simulates the sound of a compact disc skipping and glitching. It offers a 2D slider for controlling delay time and feedback, with options for automatic skipping and silence dropouts to create unique audio effects.
- Simulates CD skipping and glitching
- 2D slider for delay time and feedback
- Automatic CD skipping
- Silence dropout effect
- Comb filtering effect
- Bypass and volume controls
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skippodisk is a free AUv3 plugin and standalone app. It features algorithm that imitates compact disc reading errors and adds feedback for some comb filtering. controls: * main control is a 2-dimensional slider that changes delay time / buffer size using value on X axis and feedback (positive and negative, -0.997 to 0.997) on Y axis. This control adds some creative comb-like effect. * algorithm settings: [ auto ] enables automatic cd skipping. [ dropout ] enables adding silence. Use both [auto] and [dropout] with zero feedback value (in the centre of touch control) to achieve the effect of a CD audio glitch * [ bypass ] control and volume control. This slider is in low value state by default.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: skippodisk at 4.9 against ström's 3.4. skippodisk also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (80% vs 60%). ström's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
skippodisk holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of ström's written reviews are positive against 80% of skippodisk's.
ström ships an update every 2 months, skippodisk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ström | skippodisk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (28 ratings) | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erik Sigth | Alexey Nadzharov |
Customer experience
ström
skippodisk
In-app purchases
ström
No in-app purchases
skippodisk
No in-app purchases
