Comparison

Pluck vs Lysoniq

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

Head to head
About

Pluck

Experience a realistic string plucking simulator. Draw your own strings to create unique songs or listen to classical pieces played automatically. Discover the natural feel for yourself.

Highlights
  • String plucking simulation
  • Draw custom strings
  • Compose original songs
  • Listen to classical music
  • Self-playing strings
  • Natural feel
Features
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A string plucking simulator with a natural feel. You have to try it yourself to see. Draw strings & pluck your own songs, or enjoy classical music on self-playing strings.

About

Lysoniq

This app allows you to stream Hi-Res Lossless music from Apple Music across your Apple devices with full remote control. It offers advanced library management, true shuffle, and detailed browsing of the Apple Music catalog. Designed for audiophiles, it supports automatic sample rate switching and high-resolution output on compatible devices.

Highlights
  • Cross-device remote control
  • Hi-Res Lossless streaming
  • Full Apple Music catalog browsing
  • Advanced queue management
  • True shuffle randomization
  • Last.fm scrobbling
  • Automatic sample rate switching
Features
Currently charting
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Lysoniq is a premium music player/streamer with cross-device remote control. Install it on your Apple devices to seamlessly play music through any one of them and control the app with the others. Unlike AirPlay, the playing device streams directly from Apple Music at full resolution — enabling Hi-Res Lossless with zero compression or downsampling on compatible devices. Using an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV in your hifi system just became easier. No more extension cables or compromises. Built to handle huge libraries — load thousands of songs into the player without slowdown. Full queue management with swipe to delete, drag to rearrange, tap to skip ahead, and insert into the queue. True Shuffle that actually randomizes your music. Browse the full Apple Music catalog with top songs, albums, and playlists across 30+ cities and countries, 17 genres, and dedicated Hi-Res Lossless and Dolby Atmos sections. Access Made For You, Recently Played, New Releases, live radio stations, and all of Apple Music's personalized recommendations. Your full synced library with sorting and filtering included. Connect and control devices across your home Wi-Fi network with LYNQ. Extend connectivity across cellular data and different Wi-Fi networks with the LYNQ+ subscription. Built-in Last.fm scrobbling with full history and stats. Four themes including Light, Dark, True Light, and True Dark. Built from the ground up with audiophiles in mind. Reviewing audio gear? Use a subloop to focus in on a particular section of a track, with the option to add a timer between loops to switch equipment. Output up to 24-bit/192kHz on iOS, 24-bit/192kHz on macOS (played via Music.app), and 24-bit/48kHz on Apple TV (24-bit/192kHz available on tvOS 27 with latest generation hardware). For streaming on macOS please download the free menu-bar companion app, the Lysoniq Switcher. This provides predictive sample-rate switching when combined with the Lysoniq Mac Remote and native Music app, 44.1 to 192 kHz. Available at https://www.lysoniq.app/macos-switcher. Now available in 22 languages including Chinese (Hong Kong, Simplified, and Traditional), Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, and Turkish. Provide feedback to guide its development further and get the features you want. Enjoy all future updates with a one-time purchase. Requires Apple Music installed on your devices and an active Apple Music subscription. See https://www.lysoniq.app/support for more details. Terms of Use: https://www.lysoniq.app/terms License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Compatibility includes iOS 16.4+, macOS 14.6+, tvOS 17.6+

Screenshots

Pluck4 screens
Lysoniq4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lysoniq at 94% against Pluck's 33%. Lysoniq also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (82 vs 8). Pluck's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $14.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, monetization model 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

Pluck costs $3.99 and Lysoniq $14.99 up front. Lysoniq sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Pluck asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lysoniq holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lysoniq has 82 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Pluck's written reviews are positive against 94% of Lysoniq's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pluck ships an update daily, Lysoniq fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Pluck versus Lysoniq: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPluckLysoniq
Price$3.99 — better$14.99
Rating4.5 (8 ratings)4.8 (82 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews93.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings882 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#54 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMurat AyferTim Fagan

Customer experience

Pluck

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

Lysoniq

All ratings82 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative2.6%

In-app purchases

None

Pluck

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lysoniq

Subscriptions1
  • LYNQ+ Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Pluck free?
Pluck costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lysoniq free?
Lysoniq costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pluck or Lysoniq?
Lysoniq is rated higher. Pluck averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Lysoniq averages 4.8 from 82 ratings.
Do Pluck or Lysoniq have ads?
Neither Pluck nor Lysoniq shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pluck or Lysoniq?
Pluck ships an update daily, and Lysoniq fortnightly. Most recently, Pluck was updated on October 16, 2026 and Lysoniq on October 14, 2026.

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