Comparison

Echo vs Setto Studio

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

Head to head
About

Echo

Connect with friends and fellow music lovers on a social network designed for discovering and ranking new music. Build your personal music profile through engaging activities and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Rank albums and songs
  • Connect with friends
  • Discover new music
  • Build music profile
  • Engagement-driven achievements
  • Social network for music
Features
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Echo is a social network for music enthusiasts to rank albums, songs, connect with friends, discover music, and build their music profile through engagement-driven achievements. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Setto Studio

This app enhances your music listening experience by creating dynamic, evolving "Sets" from your existing library. It intelligently curates personalized music collections based on your listening habits and preferences, offering a unique way to rediscover your favorite tunes.

Highlights
  • Build Sets from artists, genres, or playlists
  • Auto-curated personalized music Sets
  • Time-traveling Set creation
  • Supports Lossless, Hi-Res Lossless, Dolby Atmos
  • Full song playback, no previews
  • Export Sets as Apple Music playlists
  • iCloud sync across devices
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Want some great music? Setto is a very, very smart Apple Music player that builds Sets. A cooler and more epic version of a playlist that evolves and reacts as you listen. AN APPLE MUSIC SUBSCRIPTION IS REQUIRED. START WITH TASTE Build Sets from the music you already love. Artists, genres, playlists, or your entire Apple Music library. AUTO SETS Let Setto build Sets you didn't know you needed. Auto Sets are personalized Sets curated from your existing Apple Music habits, or new patterns from how you use Setto Studio. YOUR PERSONAL TIME MACHINE Auto Sets can also travel back in time and curate Sets from a long long time ago. BUILT FOR APPLE MUSIC • Quality Audio: Lossless, Hi-Res Lossless, Dolby Atmos, and Spatial Audio • Full songs: No 30 second previews • Export: Sets become real Apple Music playlists • Import: Your playlists become Sets • Library: Save songs directly to your library or a preexisting playlist • iCloud sync: Your Sets on Mac, iPad, and iPhone ON YOUR DEVICE All learning happens locally, meaning your music taste is yours and yours alone. Cross device sync is powered by YOUR iCloud account. CRAFTED BY DJ NAFÉ Setto is made by one music nerd who's an occasional Disc Jockey. Not a team. Not a startup. Just someone who wanted a better way to find music.

Screenshots

Echo4 screens
Setto Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Setto Studio at none against Echo's 2. Setto Studio also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). Echo's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Echo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Setto Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Echo against 5.0 for Setto Studio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Echo has 2.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo ships an update fortnightly, Setto Studio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Echo versus Setto Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchoSetto Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB39 MB
Age rating+1212+
DeveloperEcho Social, IncCarlos Mbendera

Customer experience

Echo

All ratings2,080 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral8.2%
Negative9.2%

Setto Studio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Echo

Subscriptions2
  • Echo Plus (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Echo Plus (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Setto Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Echo free?
Echo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Setto Studio free?
Setto Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Echo or Setto Studio?
Setto Studio is rated higher. Echo averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Setto Studio averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Echo or Setto Studio have ads?
Neither Echo nor Setto Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echo or Setto Studio?
Echo ships an update fortnightly, and Setto Studio every 3 days. Most recently, Echo was updated on November 8, 2026 and Setto Studio on November 7, 2026.

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