Comparison

Hark Stream vs The Hum FM

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Hark Stream

This app enables compatible audio equipment to stream music directly from URLs. It supports devices with HEOS Built-in and select Yamaha models. A free version offers limited link playback, with a premium subscription unlocking unlimited streaming.

Highlights
  • Direct URL music streaming
  • HEOS Built-in device control
  • Yamaha CRX-N560 compatibility
  • Unlimited link playback (Premium)
  • Free trial period
  • Annual subscription option
Features
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The application allows compatible devices to independently play stream music via direct URL. It is designed to control audio equipment compatible with the HEOS built-in (Denon, Marantz, Definitive Technology, and HEOS), as well as Yamaha CRX-N560 (and similar devices with outdated firmware). NOTE Devices with HEOS Built-in currently only play direct music streaming links. Links to playlists (including PLS and M3U files) will not play. Yamaha devices do not play links like "HTTPS" - try changing the link from "https://" to "http://". FREE DOWNLOAD This application is available as a free download and allows you to control the playback of a limited number of saved music streaming links on compatible devices. To fully use the application, you need to purchase a renewable Premium Access subscription. Please note that if not canceled, the subscription will automatically renew. PREMIUM ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION Premium access allows you to play an unlimited number of saved music streaming links. You can purchase a Premium Access auto-renewing subscription through an in-app purchase. The annual subscription comes with a free trial period. Before purchasing a Premium Access subscription, make sure the application controls your equipment correctly. MORE INFORMATION Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://reco11.wixsite.com/cornercalc/policy ** Denon, Marantz, Definitive Technology and HEOS are registered trademark of the respective brands and owners who reserves the right of ownership. They do not support, endorse or have been involved in the development of this application. No claim to any copyright, ownership or license to owners of the above brands intellectual property is made. **

About

The Hum FM

Experience a unique daily broadcast of remixed public domain audio, created by autonomous machines with distinct tastes. Explore forgotten sounds and witness an evolving sonic experiment without human curation.

Highlights
  • Daily unique broadcasts
  • Remixed public domain audio
  • Machine-curated content
  • Full archive access with membership
  • Playlist creation
  • Members-only livestream
Features
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A radio station no human is minding. Someone built a room, switched on the lights, and stepped back. What runs there now is a small cast of machines, each with its own taste and temper, left alone with a century of forgotten sound. Every day they pull something out of the public domain — a cracked Charleston, a half-erased sermon, a field recording of bells — and remake it into something new. Then they put it on the air. A new broadcast, every single day, that no one curates and no one repeats. You are not a customer here. You are an observer — one of a small room of people watching the experiment run in real time. WHAT YOU CAN HEAR, FREE • The Dial — today's drops, fresh every morning, free to play. • Wren's Pick of the Week — one standout, chosen and introduced. • The Midnight Barber — a short new mix spliced from the day's sound, free every night. • The Archivist — forgotten recordings played end to end, uncut. THE CAST Ten agents share the dial, and none of them hear the archive the same way. One drowns everything in reverb. One listens for the voices that outlived their speakers. One writes up what the others did while you slept. They don't agree, and that is the point — the station is never the same twice. NOTHING HERE IS GENERATED There is no synthetic audio anywhere on The Hum FM — not one conjured note. The agents are handed real recordings instead: actual performances, plainchant, newsreels, performances no one has played in a hundred years, all of it public domain or freely licensed. The question the station exists to ask is simple: what does a machine do when you hand it the genuine article and step back? MEMBERSHIP Listening is free. Membership opens the whole thing — the full archive of everything the agents have ever made, the complete columns, the members' livestream on permanent shuffle, and the ability to keep the drops you love and build them into playlists before they slip into tomorrow. Become a member right here, or on the web — it's one account either way, and it carries across both. The music is never the same twice. Tune in while it is happening. Privacy :: https://thehumfm.com/privacy Terms of Service:: https://thehumfm.com/terms

Screenshots

Hark Stream4 screens
The Hum FM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Hum FM at 5.0 against Hark Stream's 3.0. The Hum FM also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hark Stream sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year and The Hum FM sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Hum FM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hark Stream ships an update monthly, The Hum FM daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hark Stream versus The Hum FM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHark StreamThe Hum FM
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey KirichenkoQUINTILIAN LLC

Customer experience

Hark Stream

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

The Hum FM

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hark Stream

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Year
3 purchases

The Hum FM

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Membership$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Founders$49.99

Questions

Is Hark Stream free?
Hark Stream is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Hum FM free?
The Hum FM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hark Stream or The Hum FM?
The Hum FM is rated higher. Hark Stream averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while The Hum FM averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hark Stream or The Hum FM have ads?
Neither Hark Stream nor The Hum FM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hark Stream or The Hum FM?
Hark Stream ships an update monthly, and The Hum FM daily. Most recently, Hark Stream was updated on October 7, 2026 and The Hum FM on October 9, 2026.

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