Vwaza Studio vs RE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Vwaza Studio
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Vwaza Studio is the creator companion to Vwaza Music β 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 β 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 β 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
RE
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The better way to identify and track music. Ever scan a song that wasn't identified or that isnβt released yet? RE-iD helps you discover what the track is and keeps checking until it finally drops. Just scan the song and RE-iD will search across music platforms and continuously monitor it for you. When the track becomes available, youβll get notified instantly. Stop losing the best songs you discover. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://re-id.co/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vwaza Studio at none against RE's 1. RE's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. RE sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Vwaza Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vwaza Studio ships an update every 4 days, RE daily. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Vwaza Studio | RE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vwaza Multimedia Limited | Haibert Barfian |
In-app purchases
Vwaza Studio
No in-app purchases
RE
- Re-iD Pro$2.991 Month







