HISONG Link vs SKT Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HISONG Link
This app enhances audio control, recording, and device management for creators using the HISONG AirStudio S1. It offers specialized workflows for music production, content creation, and live performance, with real-time sound shaping tools and flexible recording options.
- Audio control and recording
- Music production, content creation, live performance workflows
- Real-time EQ, reverb, noise reduction, compressor, limiter
- USB dual-track and single-track recording
- MV video recording
- OTA firmware updates
- Bluetooth pairing management
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HISONG Link is the official companion app for HISONG AirStudio, designed to simplify audio control, recording, and device management for creators. Built around three core workflows — Music Production, Content Creation, and Live Performance — HISONG Link provides a more focused experience for different creative needs. Users can adjust mic gain, IEM monitoring volume, and music level, access one-tap mute, and shape their sound with real-time tools including EQ, reverb, noise reduction, compressor, and limiter. The app supports USB dual-track recording for flexible post-production, along with single-track audio/video recording with Wireless Receiver and Universal Receiver for fast and convenient capture. It also supports dry/wet recording switch during USB recording, giving users more control over how their sound is recorded. Additional features such as MV video recording, OTA firmware updates, Bluetooth pairing management, and Wireless Receiver pairing make HISONG Link an essential companion for AirStudio users.
SKT Network
This free, ad-supported streaming app celebrates hip-hop culture with a diverse slate of original programming. Enjoy old school hip hop, reality shows, documentaries, live concerts, and more, all curated by cultural icons Sway & King Tech.
- Hip-hop music and culture content
- Original series and reality shows
- Documentaries and music specials
- Live concerts and sports
- Curated entertainment channels
- FAST channel viewing option
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About Sway & King Tech Networks - SKT Network Sway & King Tech Network is a free, ad-supported streaming app by cultural icons Sway & King Tech. Enjoy old school hip hop, original series, reality shows, documentaries, music specials, live concerts, sports, and more all celebrating hip-hop culture and authentic storytelling. Dive in to premium branded experiences and discover curated channels and entertainment with SKT Network’s Culture Hub. Vision SKT is a cultural channel catering to all things hip hop and more. Download the SKT Network app or watch as a FAST channel. Sway & King Tech are hip hop connoisseurs with years of educational content about all things hip hop and more. Mission Sway & King Tech Network will deliver a diverse slate of original programming inspired by hip-hop culture, including scripted series, films, reality shows, documentaries, concerts, music specials, sports, and financed content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SKT Network at 100% against HISONG Link's 57%. SKT Network also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (287 vs 8). HISONG Link's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SKT Network holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SKT Network has 287 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of HISONG Link's written reviews are positive against 100% of SKT Network's.
HISONG Link ships an update monthly, SKT Network fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HISONG Link | SKT Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) | 4.9 (287 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 287 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hisong Music Technology Inc. | SKT Network, LLC |
Customer experience
HISONG Link
SKT Network
In-app purchases
HISONG Link
No in-app purchases
SKT Network
No in-app purchases
