Uphony vs Vwaza Studio

Uphony puts the power of music ownership back into the hands of artists.

Vwaza Studio is the creator companion to Vwaza Music — the mobile control room for independent artists, producers, and labels selling their music directly to fans across Africa and beyond. Upload a single or an album in minutes. Set your price in your own currency. Add collaborators with revenue splits that automatically pay out. Watch sales land in real time. Request a payout to mobile money or a bank without leaving the app. No label. No middleman. No spreadsheet. WHAT YOU CAN DO Releases - Upload audio, set artwork, write descriptions, and tag genres without a desktop - Manage singles and albums with track-level metadata and pricing - Mark explicit content, configure pre-orders, and schedule releases - Edit or take down anything you've published Sales and revenue - Real-time sale notifications: a banner on your phone the second a fan buys - Track gross sales, sales count, and revenue across every release - Filter transactions by status, date, and release - See top-selling tracks and revenue by content type Payouts - Request a payout in your local currency - Mobile money and bank disbursement supported across multiple African markets - Track payout status from request through approval to settlement - Get notified when a payout is approved, paid, or fails Collaborators - Invite featured artists and producers to a release - Set revenue splits as percentages — they're enforced automatically - See who's signed off and whose share goes where on every sale Studio team - Add managers and team members with scoped permissions - Manage access centrally from your phone Analytics - Daily and lifetime stream counts - Geographic breakdown — see where your fans are - Earnings milestones tracked over time - Top-performing tracks and trends EPK and events - Build an electronic press kit on the fly - List shows, manage tickets, and surface upcoming events to your fans Push notifications - New sale: someone bought your music - Payout requested, approved, paid, or failed - Earnings milestones unlocked - Release status changes when your distribution lands - Tap any notification to jump straight to the relevant detail screen Offline-friendly - Browse your catalog, last-loaded sales, and analytics without a connection - Pending actions sync the moment you're back online