Symphony vs stem player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Detailed listening statistics
- Customizable widgets
- Shazam integration
- Last.fm scrobbling
- Local file playback
- CarPlay support
- Customizable themes and icons
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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/
stem player
This music app allows you to deconstruct any song into its core components like vocals, drums, bass, and melody. You can then remix these stems by simply typing your desired changes. Access is currently invite-only as the app is under development.
- Deconstruct songs into stems
- Mix vocals, drums, bass, melody
- Remix by typing desired changes
- Invite-only access
- Subscription-based
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stem player is coming soon. We're rebuilding the app, from the creators of the Stem Player. It turns any song into stems (vocals, drums, bass and melody) and lets you mix them by typing what you want to hear. Entry is invite-only while we finish the new release. Request an invite from the sign-in screen. stem player requires a paid subscription, with no contract, and you can cancel any time. Follow us for the launch date: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stemplayer TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stemplayer X: https://x.com/stemplayer Terms and Conditions: https://stem.fm/terms Privacy Policy: https://stem.fm/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Symphony at freemium against stem player's subscription. stem player's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 59%) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Symphony sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and stem player sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Symphony ships an update every 9 days, stem player every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Symphony | stem player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (35 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | 69.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Heshan Pathirana | Stem US Inc. |
Customer experience
Symphony
stem player
In-app purchases
Symphony
- Symphony Pro: Apple Music Stats$4.991 Month
- Symphony Pro: Apple Music Stats$12.991 Year
- Symphony Pro Lifetime$29.99
stem player
- StemFM Monthly Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- StemFM Yearly Premium7 Days trial$199.991 Year
- 1 Stem Set$0.99
- 6 Stem Sets$4.99
- 15 Stem Sets$9.99
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- 40 Stem Sets$21.99
