Comparison

Choona vs Listen Party

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

Head to head
About

Choona

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Choona4 screens
Listen Party4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Choona ships an update every 3 weeks, Listen Party every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Choona versus Listen Party: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChoonaListen Party
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB18 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperElite 5 Technologies LLCNH Studios, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Choona

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Listen Party

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Fan$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Fan$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Choona free?
Choona is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Listen Party free?
Listen Party is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Choona or Listen Party have ads?
Neither Choona nor Listen Party shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Choona or Listen Party?
Choona ships an update every 3 weeks, and Listen Party every 4 weeks. Most recently, Choona was updated on October 25, 2026 and Listen Party on October 25, 2026.

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