Comparison

SoundSeed vs Herd

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

Head to head
About

SoundSeed

Discover new music artists with a unique swipe-based interface. Save artists you like or skip those you don't. Explore friends' discoveries and share your own through playlists and collaborative music rooms.

Highlights
  • Swipe to discover artists
  • Save or skip artists
  • View friends' swipe stories
  • Weekly top swipe-right recap
  • Share Spotify playlists
  • Collaborative Music Rooms
Features
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SoundSeed is the social layer for music discovery — a place to find new artists, express your music taste, and see what your friends are listening to. Discover artists through personalized and editorial feeds built to make finding new music feel effortless. Explore fan-created collections, follow the tastes of other music fans, and use the friends page to see the artists your friends are finding in real time. Your SoundSeed profile is your music identity. Add any artist to your profile, organize artists into collections, and build a living reflection of the music that defines you. As you discover more, your profile evolves with your taste — giving you a space to show people who you are through the music you listen to.

About

Herd

This app provides a digital space for music lovers to curate and share their favorite songs. Users can rate tracks, write reviews, and discover new music through community connections rather than algorithms. It focuses on personal music memories and intentional curation.

Highlights
  • Rate songs head-to-head
  • Build favorite song lists
  • Write song reviews
  • Discover music via friends
  • Share music and connect with users
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No AI. No Algorithms. Herd is just a digital home for the songs that matter the most to you. Here’s how it works: Rate — rate songs head-to-head to build lists of your top 10, 20, 100+ favorites Review — write reviews of your favorite lyrics, thoughts, and memories Discover — discover new music via friends and community, not algorithms Share — share records, make new friends :) Your music taste is more than what you “stream” the most — it’s what you love the most. It's the song from your first date, from your dad’s music taste, from when you and your best friend used to drive home late with the windows down. We're creating a place for those songs. A place for music built on intentionality, curation, and community. We hope you’ll join us. Join the Herd.

Screenshots

SoundSeed4 screens
Herd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Herd at 92% against SoundSeed's 40%. Herd also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). SoundSeed's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. SoundSeed sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Herd asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Herd holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of SoundSeed's written reviews are positive against 92% of Herd's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoundSeed ships an update weekly, Herd monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SoundSeed versus Herd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundSeedHerd
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (50 ratings)4.8 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.5% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings50 — better21
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB66 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperSoundSeed, Inc.Herd Music, Inc

Customer experience

SoundSeed

All ratings50 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive40.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative54.8%

Herd

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

SoundSeed

One-time7
  • Pass Purchase$1.00
  • Pass Purchase$5.00
  • Pass Purchase$10.00
Show 4 more
  • Pass Purchase$20.00
  • Pass Purchase$50.00
  • Pass Purchase$100.00
  • Pass Purchase$200.00
None

Herd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SoundSeed free?
SoundSeed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Herd free?
Herd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SoundSeed or Herd?
Herd is rated higher. SoundSeed averages 3.1 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while Herd averages 4.8 from 21 ratings.
Do SoundSeed or Herd have ads?
Neither SoundSeed nor Herd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SoundSeed or Herd?
SoundSeed ships an update weekly, and Herd monthly. Most recently, SoundSeed was updated on October 17, 2026 and Herd on October 16, 2026.

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