Comparison

Tune Global vs Heady Set

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

Head to head
About

Tune Global

Discover live radio stations from around the world with an intuitive, tactile dial interface. Explore by genre, country, or search, and save your favorites for easy access. Enjoy features like a sleep timer and AirPlay support.

Highlights
  • Intuitive tuning dial interface
  • Global station discovery by country and genre
  • Search and voice commands for stations
  • Save and sync favorite stations
  • Sleep timer and AirPlay support
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
Features
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Tune Global puts live radio from around the world in your pocket, with a dial you actually tune. Drag the red needle across the band and stations come in one by one, with the crackle of static in between, just like an old receiver. Tap the dots to pause and resume. It is the simplest way to find something to listen to. TUNE LIKE A REAL RADIO • A frequency dial with a red needle: drag to move between stations • Subtle haptics and a touch of static as you turn the dial • A living dot-matrix display that reacts while a station plays • Tap the dots to pause, tap again to listen FIND ANYTHING • Stations from your country, loaded as soon as you open the app • Switch country in one tap and the whole dial reloads • Browse by genre: pop, rock, jazz, classical, news, sports, talk and more • One search for stations, genres and countries at once • Say the name of a station and it plays • Ask Siri: "Play Los 40 Spain on Tune Global". Name the station and, if you like, the country. Works in English, Spanish and French YOUR STATIONS, EVERYWHERE • Save favorites with the heart • Favorites and recently played stations sync through your own iCloud, so they follow you across your iPhone and iPad and survive a reinstall • No account to create MADE TO LISTEN • Live song and artist when the station provides it • Sleep timer with a gentle fade-out • Mute without losing your place • AirPlay to your speakers, TV or HomePod • Lock Screen and Control Center controls • Siri and Shortcuts: play any station by name and country, pause, or favorite what is playing • Share a station with a link: whoever opens it with Tune Global lands on the same station and country DESIGNED FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • Clean black-and-white design with a true dark mode, or choose light, dark or automatic • Portrait and landscape: in landscape the dots take one side and the dial the other • Available in English, Spanish and French, following your device language, and you can change it inside the app Tune Global is free and supported by ads. Station data comes from the community-run radio-browser.info directory. Streams are provided by the stations themselves, so availability and sound quality depend on each broadcaster and your connection. Turn the dial and find your station.

About

Heady Set

Track your concert experiences and share them with friends. Get personalized statistics about your favorite artists, songs, and venues. This app is free and ad-free, built for music lovers.

Highlights
  • Setlist tracking
  • Show history
  • Friend sharing
  • Personalized stats
  • Artist tracking
  • Song tracking
  • Venue tracking
Features
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Heady Set is the setlist tracker built for the jam band and live music community. Log every show you attend, keep a running history of the songs and venues you've experienced, and unlock personalized stats about the artists you love — Grateful Dead, Phish, Billy Strings, or whoever's on your tour list this year! TRACK YOUR SHOWS Build a complete log of every concert you've been to - venue, date, setlist, and who you went with. Your show history becomes a permanent, personal archive of your live music journey. PERSONALIZED STATS See how many times you've seen your favorite songs live, which venues you frequent most, how your most-seen artists stack up against each other, and how your concert-going has evolved over time. SHARE WITH FRIENDS Compare notes with friends, see who was at the same shows as you, and relive tours together. FREE. NO ADS. NO CATCH. Heady Set is a passion project built by a fan, for fans. It's free today and will stay free and ad-free - always. No paywalls, just a tool for people who love music. Have a question, feature request, or bug to report? Reach out to me directly at aaron@headyset.net - I love hearing from users and will do my best to make your ideas come to life!

Screenshots

Tune Global4 screens
Heady Set4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Heady Set at none against Tune Global's shown. Heady Set also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tune Global against 5.0 for Heady Set. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tune Global ships an update every 2 months, Heady Set every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Tune Global versus Heady Set: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTune GlobalHeady Set
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlvaro Araoz de la FuenteAARON THEODORE KY-RIESENBACH

Customer experience

Tune Global

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

Heady Set

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

In-app purchases

None

Tune Global

No in-app purchases

None

Heady Set

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tune Global free?
Tune Global is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Heady Set free?
Heady Set is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tune Global or Heady Set?
Tune Global and Heady Set are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Tune Global or Heady Set have ads?
Tune Global shows ads; Heady Set does not.
Which is updated more often, Tune Global or Heady Set?
Tune Global ships an update every 2 months, and Heady Set every 3 months. Most recently, Tune Global was updated on November 4, 2026 and Heady Set on October 30, 2026.

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