Comparison

Stylus Tracker vs Hayes Peebles

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

Head to head
About

Stylus Tracker

This app helps vinyl enthusiasts track their turntable stylus lifespan to maintain optimal sound quality and protect their record collection. Log listening sessions, view history, and know exactly when to replace your stylus to prevent damage and ensure perfect playback.

Highlights
  • Log listening sessions
  • Track accumulated stylus hours
  • View and edit listening history
  • Prevent accidental date changes
  • Vinyl-inspired design
Features
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Stylus Tracker is the essential app for serious vinyl collectors who want to maintain optimal sound quality and protect their precious record collection. This elegant, intuitive tracker helps you monitor the lifespan of your turntable stylus to ensure perfect playback every time. FEATURES Simple Hour Tracking: Easily log listening sessions with just a few taps Beautiful Vinyl-Inspired Design: Enjoy a sleek interface that celebrates vinyl culture Detailed History: View and edit your complete listening history by date Running Total: Keep track of accumulated hours on your current stylus Date Locking: Prevent accidental changes to your tracking start date WHY TRACK YOUR STYLUS? Most styli have a recommended lifespan between 500-1000 hours of play. Using a worn stylus can permanently damage your vinyl collection and compromise sound quality. Stylus Tracker helps you know exactly when it's time for a replacement. Perfect for audiophiles, vinyl collectors, and anyone who values their analog music experience. Keep your records sounding their best with Stylus Tracker – where precision meets passion. "For the love of vinyl, track your stylus."

About

Hayes Peebles

This exclusive streaming app offers the complete music catalog of a singer-songwriter. It provides a fair and sustainable alternative to major platforms, ensuring revenue directly supports the artist and their collaborators. Listen to full albums, create playlists, and read exclusive liner notes.

Highlights
  • Exclusive music catalog
  • Full EP and LP playback
  • Create custom playlists
  • Save favorite songs
  • Read artist-written liner notes
  • Direct artist support
Features
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Hi, Hayes Peebles here. Welcome to my official, exclusive streaming app. To put it simply, this platform is the only place where you can listen to my music. If you want to listen to Hayes Peebles, the Hayes Peebles app is what you need and you're in the right place. 

I started playing shows, recording, and releasing music at the tender age of thirteen. Having worked through the past two decades as a singer-songwriter, I can tell you that giant streaming platforms are very bad for artists like me. I also happen to believe that they're bad for art. 

 Even the most musician-friendly platforms siphon money away from the folks who create the stuff you're paying for. This makes it impossible for artists to make even a modest living without becoming superstars, content creators, or joining a baker's dozen of ghost bands. The result? A world with fewer musicians who have far less artistic freedom. The end result? A whole lot less good art. 

 There's so much more to be said about this, including a million ethical considerations, but there are so few characters remaining. Let’s talk about the app. 

 The app you're thinking of downloading looks, feels, and functions like the streaming apps you probably already have on your phone. You can search by song, play through full EPs and LPs, pick favorites, and create playlists. But unlike the major platforms, my entire catalogue is available, and the revenue actually makes its way to the artist. You can even learn more about my work by reading blurbs and liner notes written by yours truly.

 This contraption is the manifestation of an idea and pipe dream I had a few years ago. It took a lot of time and quite a bit of help to make it a reality. It's my hope that your listening experience will be made more enjoyable by the fact that when you download this app, you're giving life to a new and alternative streaming model; one that's fair, sustainability focused, and artist owned. 

One that might one day work for other artists, too. What's certain is that you're directly supporting me without pretending to need a t-shirt or tape, and you're putting much-needed money into the pockets of the brilliant players, record producers, and collaborators I simply could not do without. You're making it all possible by doing something simple: paying a little bit for recorded music. 

Strange that this transaction feels revolutionary or novel, but here we are: one download away from listening to plaintive, alternative country music and saving culture in one fell swoop. Find Terms of Use (EULA) here: https://app.audiorista.com/pages/terms/4603/

Screenshots

Stylus Tracker3 screens
Hayes Peebles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hayes Peebles at 100% against Stylus Tracker's 33%. Hayes Peebles also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Stylus Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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

Hayes Peebles is free to download; Stylus Tracker costs $3.99 up front. Hayes Peebles sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Stylus Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hayes Peebles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Stylus Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hayes Peebles's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Stylus Tracker versus Hayes Peebles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStylus TrackerHayes Peebles
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.215.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB59 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRick DeCostSnake Mountain Music

Customer experience

Stylus Tracker

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Hayes Peebles

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stylus Tracker

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Hayes Peebles

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Stylus Tracker free?
Stylus Tracker costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hayes Peebles free?
Hayes Peebles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stylus Tracker or Hayes Peebles?
Hayes Peebles is rated higher. Stylus Tracker averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Hayes Peebles averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Stylus Tracker or Hayes Peebles have ads?
Neither Stylus Tracker nor Hayes Peebles shows ads.

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