Choona vs Listen Party
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Choona
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Make every moment a music experience. Your all-in-one companion to discover, share, and enjoy tracks from Spotify and Apple Music. Stream playlists, host live sessions, and connect with friends around the world. Features Stream Seamlessly – Link your Spotify or Apple Music account and play songs without leaving the app. Share Playlists – Post your playlists or explore trending ones from the community. Host & Join Sessions – Create private or public sessions, invite friends, and listen together in real time. Invite Friends – Send session or playlist invites instantly with a tap. Community Vibes – Chat, discover, and enjoy new music together. Bring your music and your friends into one place, turning every listen into a shared experience — perfect for workouts, chill nights, or party sessions.
Listen Party
Share music with friends across different streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify. Discover new music through a chronological feed and build collections of your favorite songs and playlists. Collaborate on playlists with friends and react to their musical discoveries.
- Share songs, albums, and playlists
- Cross-platform sharing (Apple Music/Spotify)
- Chronological music feed
- Discover new music and people
- React and comment on music
- Build song and playlist collections
- Collaborative playlist creation
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Listen Party is a social music app for you and your friends. Share and play songs, albums, and playlists in-app using Apple Music and Spotify, even if you and your friends use different services. It's free to use and there are no ads. How it works: • Create an account • Connect Apple Music or Spotify • Follow or invite friends • Tap to play any song, album, or playlist in the app • React, comment, save anything you love • Build collections of songs, artists, albums, and playlists • Make playlists together • Never miss when your friends share by adding a widget to your home screen Cross-platform sharing and playing in-app: A friend on Apple Music can share a song that plays for you even if you use Spotify, and vice versa. You use the subscription you already pay for. Even if you don't have a subscription you can still play 30 second clips of the music. Free! Listen Party is free to use. There's an optional Fan tier ($4.99/month or $49.99/year) to support development. It's entirely optional, and nothing is gated behind it. Questions? Visit listenparty.app or email info@listenparty.app — SUBSCRIPTION TERMS • Fan tier: $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription auto-renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • Manage or cancel subscriptions in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions on your iPhone Website: https://listenparty.app Terms of Use: https://listenparty.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://listenparty.app/privacy Support: https://listenparty.app/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Choona at none against Listen Party's 2. Choona also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Listen Party sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Choona asks for nothing beyond the download.
Choona ships an update every 3 weeks, Listen Party every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Choona | Listen Party |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Elite 5 Technologies LLC | NH Studios, LLC |
In-app purchases
Choona
No in-app purchases
Listen Party
- Monthly Fan$4.991 Month
- Yearly Fan$49.991 Year









