Comparison

bijou.fm vs Symphony

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

Head to head
About

bijou.fm

Visualize your music listening habits with detailed charts and automatic syncing to Last.fm. Track your top artists, albums, and more, with customizable themes and widgets. Compare your taste with friends and get notified of chart changes.

Highlights
  • Automatic Last.fm scrobbling
  • Detailed listening charts
  • Customizable color themes
  • Home screen widgets
  • Friend comparison
  • Chart change notifications
Features
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Transform your Last.fm and Spotify listening data into beautiful, interactive charts. bijou.fm is an Apple Music scrobbler for Last.fm that automatically syncs your plays in the background, so your listening history stays complete. AUTOMATIC SCROBBLING • Seamlessly sync Apple Music plays to Last.fm in the background • Catch-up scrobbling after restarts or offline periods to reduce missed tracks • Manual scrobbling for vinyl, radio, and untracked listens • Full scrobble history with edit and resubmit capabilities • Also detects non-library tracks! BEAUTIFUL VISUALIZATIONS • Explore top artists, tracks, albums, and tags with pie charts, photo grids, and bar charts • Browse your listening history by year, season, or any custom date range • Analyze listening habits from gender and nationality perspectives STAY CONNECTED • Get notified when your Top 50 charts change or when you hit scrobbling milestones • Set up chart trackers to monitor position changes • Home screen widgets in multiple sizes to keep your stats visible MAKE IT YOURS • Choose from 10+ color themes inspired by art history and iconic cities—"Picasso," "Tokyo," "Warhol," and more • Play your charts directly with Spotify Premium or Apple Music • Compare your taste with friends by overlaying data on their charts bijou.fm is also available at www.bijou.fm Read our terms of use at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Symphony

This app transforms your Apple Music listening experience into a personalized dashboard. Track your top songs, artists, and listening habits with detailed statistics, custom charts, and home screen widgets. It also integrates features like Shazam, Last.fm scrobbling, and local file playback.

Highlights
  • Detailed listening statistics
  • Customizable widgets
  • Shazam integration
  • Last.fm scrobbling
  • Local file playback
  • CarPlay support
  • Customizable themes and icons
Features
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Symphony turns Apple Music into your personal listening dashboard. See your stats like never before, top songs, artists, albums and genres, total listening time, daily trends, streaks, and a year-round calendar of everything you play. Then go further: identify songs with Shazam, scrobble to Last.fm, play local files, and take it all to CarPlay. Symphony Connect: switch audio seamlessly between multiple devices. YOUR LISTENING STORY • Top songs, artists, albums & genres • Listening time, daily trends & streaks • Listening calendar heatmap & clock • Weekly standouts & all-time favorites • Hidden gems in your library • Build custom charts in Insights Lab • Home Screen stat widgets • Apple Intelligence powered AI summary for Music Insights. MAKE APPLE MUSIC YOURS • Themes, 10 accent colors & app icons • Fully customizable CoverFlow • Playlist artwork collages • Custom library sorting & tabs • Crossfade & sleep timer • Mini player controls & Seek HUD DISCOVER & MANAGE MORE • Shazam from the Lock Screen or Control Center • Apple Music Radio • Play local MP3s & audio files • Artist info & upcoming concerts • Block artists you don't want to hear • Playlist backup & restore • Last.fm scrobbling • CarPlay & Siri Symphony makes Apple Music feel personal, visual, and powerful, without the clutter. Download Symphony and rediscover your music. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

bijou.fm4 screens
Symphony4 screens

Verdict

The call

bijou.fm and Symphony both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of bijou.fm's written reviews are positive against 59% of Symphony's. bijou.fm also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. bijou.fm sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.09 per 7 days and Symphony sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

bijou.fm holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of bijou.fm's written reviews are positive against 59% of Symphony's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bijou.fm ships an update every 6 days, Symphony every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
bijou.fm versus Symphony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbijou.fmSymphony
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (75 ratings) — better4.2 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews — better59.1% of reviews
Number of ratings75 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB126 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDahl & SjööHeshan Pathirana

Customer experience

bijou.fm

All ratings75 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral8.0%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%

Symphony

All ratings35 ratings
Positive74.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative31.8%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

bijou.fm

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Weekly$1.097 Days
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$3.291 Month
  • Monthly Premium14 Days trial$4.391 Month
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  • Premium Yearly1 Month trial$27.491 Year
  • Yearly Premium1 Month trial$38.491 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$54.99
3 purchases

Symphony

Subscriptions2
  • Symphony Pro: Apple Music Stats$4.991 Month
  • Symphony Pro: Apple Music Stats$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Symphony Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is bijou.fm free?
bijou.fm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Symphony free?
Symphony is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, bijou.fm or Symphony?
bijou.fm is rated higher. bijou.fm averages 4.4 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while Symphony averages 4.2 from 35 ratings.
Do bijou.fm or Symphony have ads?
Neither bijou.fm nor Symphony shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bijou.fm or Symphony?
bijou.fm ships an update every 6 days, and Symphony every 9 days. Most recently, bijou.fm was updated on November 3, 2026 and Symphony on November 2, 2026.

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