Comparison

WatchCloud vs Chorus

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

Head to head
About

WatchCloud

Listen to your SoundCloud music directly on your Apple Watch, leaving your phone behind. Stream tracks, playlists, and artists over Wi-Fi or cellular. Control playback with intuitive watch gestures and customize your experience.

Highlights
  • Listen to liked tracks and playlists
  • Search for music
  • Explore artists
  • Playback controls
  • Digital Crown scrubbing
  • Watch face complications
Features
Currently charting
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Listen to SoundCloud on your Apple Watch. Leave your phone behind. Listen to your favorite tracks, playlists, and artists with WatchCloud. Stream directly over Wi-Fi or cellular, whether you’re out for a run, at the gym, or on your daily commute. YOUR MUSIC, WITH YOU • Listen to your liked tracks and playlists • Search for tracks, artists, and playlists • Explore artists and discover more music • Like tracks as you listen CONTROLS MADE FOR YOUR WATCH • Play, pause, skip, shuffle, and adjust playback speed • Turn the Digital Crown to jump to any moment in a track • Customize the double tap gesture to control playback on compatible watches • Open your liked tracks or search directly from watch face complications ONE PURCHASE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Pay once for WatchCloud and enjoy ad-free playback with no WatchCloud subscription. WatchCloud grows with its community, with regular improvements inspired by listener feedback. REQUIREMENTS • A SoundCloud account • An internet connection over Wi-Fi or cellular • Apple Watch Series 4 or later, or Apple Watch SE, running watchOS 10 or later Need help? Open the About page in the iPhone app or follow the support link below. WatchCloud is an independent app that uses the official SoundCloud API in accordance with its Terms of Use.

About

Chorus

Features
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Your music, on every speaker in the room. Chorus turns the phones and tablets already at your party into a single sound system. One person picks the music, everyone else becomes a speaker, and it all plays at the same moment. NO INTERNET, NO ACCOUNTS Devices talk to each other directly. You do not need Wi-Fi with an internet connection, mobile data, an account, or a music subscription on anyone's phone. It works on a rooftop, at the beach, or in the middle of nowhere. HOW IT WORKS 1. Everyone installs Chorus and gets close. 2. The host opens a party and picks a song from their device. 3. Everyone else taps Join, and they are already playing. SYNC YOU CAN HEAR Two speakers that are out of step do not sound louder, they sound like an echo. Chorus constantly measures the difference between each device's clock and corrects the drift while the music plays, with no gaps and no restarts. You can watch each speaker's offset in milliseconds, live. ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION (PRO) Bluetooth speakers add a delay the system cannot measure accurately, and one that shifts on its own while music is playing. Chorus measures it for real: it plays a nearly inaudible tone and listens for it with the microphone to find out how long sound actually takes to come out. Nothing is recorded or stored. STEREO MODE (PRO) Assign one device to the left channel and another to the right. Two phones on opposite sides of the room become a real stereo pair. OLD PHONES WELCOME That iPhone in the drawer has a job again. Chorus runs on iOS 16 and later, so devices that stopped getting updates are still perfectly good speakers. It works on iPad too. GENUINELY FREE The free version is not a demo. It syncs exactly the same way, with one guest speaker and one-hour sessions. Chorus Pro adds unlimited speakers, acoustic calibration, stereo mode, a shared queue and sessions with no time limit. ABOUT THE MUSIC Chorus plays audio files from your own device. It does not download music and does not connect to streaming services. Only play content you have the rights to. -- Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage them in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://antonioortizapps.blogspot.com/p/terms-of-use-chorus-sync-music.html Privacy: https://antonioortizapps.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy-chorus-sync-music.html

Screenshots

WatchCloud4 screens
Chorus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chorus at Free against WatchCloud's $3.99. WatchCloud's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#129 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Chorus is free to download; WatchCloud costs $3.99 up front. Chorus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. WatchCloud asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
WatchCloud versus Chorus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchCloudChorus
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#129 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRyan ForsythANTONIO ORTIZ SORIANO

Bugs and requests

WatchCloud

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Shuffle feature crashes app
  • App closes unexpectedly during playback
  • CAPTCHA checkbox invisible on watch screen
  • Music stops after few minutes on long tracks
  • Loading spinner appears indefinitely
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  • Tracks longer than 2 hours not fetching properly
  • Some songs register as 30 seconds instead of full length
  • Music cuts out when watch screen turns off
  • Automatic sign-out from phone app
  • App won't launch on certain watch models
  • Facebook login web view frozen
  • Google login says browser cannot be used
  • Apple ID login missing password field
  • Battery indicator malfunction
  • App uninstallable on some devices
  • QR code appears when watch screen dims

Requested features

13 requests
  • Track scrubbing/seeking functionality
  • Autoplay for next song
  • Repeat/loop single track option
  • Shuffle mode improvements
  • Music download capability
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  • Waveform visualization for track seeking
  • Offline listening support
  • Search functionality for new tracks
  • Daily and weekly playlist visibility
  • Fast forward/rewind controls
  • Gesture controls (swipe to change songs)
  • Settings management from phone app
  • Sync button for playlist updates

Chorus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

WatchCloud

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Chorus

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Version3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Version7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is WatchCloud free?
WatchCloud costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chorus free?
Chorus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WatchCloud or Chorus have ads?
Neither WatchCloud nor Chorus shows ads.

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