Submerge vs soundcheckd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Submerge
Discover a world of underground music with curated radio stations featuring indie, electronic, hip-hop, and experimental genres. Enjoy seamless streaming on the go with Apple CarPlay and AirPlay support, and stay updated with smart notifications for new releases and events.
- Curated underground music stations
- Apple CarPlay support
- AirPlay streaming
- Smart notifications for new tracks
- Real-time listener interaction
- Dark mode and minimal UI
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Submerge – Underground Music Radio Go deeper than the mainstream. Submerge connects you with a world of underground music radio stations, streaming the freshest indie, electronic, hip-hop, and experimental sounds from across the globe. Features: Stream Curated Stations: Handpicked underground stations featuring emerging artists and niche genres. Apple CarPlay Support: Take your listening experience on the road with a seamless CarPlay interface. Now with AirPlay: Stream directly to your favorite speakers, Apple TV, and AirPlay-compatible devices. Smart Notifications: Be the first to know when new tracks drop or special events go live—tailored to your listening tastes. Interact in real time with listeners from around the globe. Dark Mode & Minimal UI: Designed for distraction-free listening, day or night. Whether you're discovering new sounds or following your favorite underground scenes, Submerge puts the culture at your fingertips.
soundcheckd
Log concerts you've attended, rate performances, and follow friends to discover their live music history. Build a digital setlist of memories and see detailed feedback from other fans. Relive your live music journey with this social timeline.
- Log attended concerts
- Rate and review performances
- Follow friends' concert history
- Discover fan feedback
- Build digital setlists
- Social timeline of live music
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Whether it's a small club show or a stadium tour, soundcheckd lets you: - Log concerts you've attended - Rate and review each performance - Follow friends and discover their concert history - See detailed activity and feedback from other live music fans - Build your own digital setlist of memories soundcheckd — where your past shows become a social timeline of live music. Whether you're reliving your first show or tracking every tour stop of your favorite band, soundcheckd is where your live music journey lives.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: soundcheckd at every 5 days against Submerge's every 5 months. soundcheckd also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 3). Submerge's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Submerge against 5.0 for soundcheckd. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively.
Submerge ships an update every 5 months, soundcheckd every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Submerge | soundcheckd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Submerge, Limited Liability Company | Soundcheckd LLC |
Customer experience
Submerge
soundcheckd
In-app purchases
Submerge
No in-app purchases
soundcheckd
No in-app purchases
