Genius Plus vs Spinn Radio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Genius Plus
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Genius Plus brings smart music discovery to your local library. It analyzes tempo (BPM), key & chroma, spectral centroid, and energy to create a compact feature vector for each track. Using a high‑performance approximate nearest neighbor index (HNSW), it finds sonically similar songs and builds seamless playlists and radio stations; on your device, privately. Tune the “feel” of your playlists in Settings. Emphasize chroma/key, tempo, or energy; enable dimensionality reduction (PCA) and optional quantization to reduce storage. Batch‑process your library, browse song details, and start a radio stream from any seed track.
Spinn Radio
Explore over 50,000 live radio stations from around the globe on an interactive 3D map. Discover music by spinning the globe, tapping cities, and enjoying audio-reactive visuals. Stream in the background and control playback from your lock screen.
- Interactive 3D globe for station discovery
- Audio-reactive visualizer
- Lock-screen and Control Center integration
- Background playback
- Search by genre, country, and language
- Unlimited favorites and playlists (Pro)
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Spinn Radio brings 50,000+ live radio stations from over 200 countries to a beautiful, interactive 3D globe. Spin it, zoom in, and tap any city to start streaming what locals are listening to right now. WHY SPINN RADIO A 3D world atlas you can listen to Stations are plotted across a real-time rendered globe. Pull, pinch, and tap to discover music from every corner of the world without scrolling endless lists. Audio-reactive visuals The globe pulses, glows and reshapes itself to whatever is playing. Cosmic, Aurora, Neon, Night Lights and Minimal scenes give you a different mood every session. Lock-screen controls + AirPlay Spinn Radio integrates with iOS lock screen, Control Center, AirPods double-tap and CarPlay. Your station info and station artwork appear right where you expect them. Background playback Audio keeps streaming when the screen locks or you switch to another app, so the music never stops mid-song. Real-time streaming, not playlists Every station is live. Hear what is on right now, not yesterday's recording. Powerful search and filters Find stations by name, genre, country or language. Save unlimited favorites and build playlists of your own. Designed for iPhone and iPad Optimized for both. The globe takes full advantage of the larger iPad canvas, with multitasking-friendly layouts. Sign in with Apple Use your Apple ID to sync favorites, playlists and listening history across every device. We never see your password. SPINN PRO Upgrade to Spinn Pro for unlimited favorites, unlimited playlists, all visual moods, full music videos, podcasts and audiobooks, full listening history, and HQ stream proxy. Try it free for 7 days, then $29.99 / year or $3.99 / month. Subscriptions auto-renew through your Apple ID and can be canceled anytime in Settings. Built for radio enthusiasts, music lovers, and anyone who wants to explore the sounds of the world. Free forever for the core experience. No tracking. No bloat. Just radio. Privacy: spinnradio.com/privacy Terms: spinnradio.com/terms Support: spinnradio.com/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Spinn Radio at 15.0 against Genius Plus's 18.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Genius Plus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and Spinn Radio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Genius Plus | Spinn Radio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Darryl Reed | Dan Mabey |
In-app purchases
Genius Plus
- Genius Plus Annual$1.991 Year
- Lifetime Purchase$4.99
Spinn Radio
- Spinn Pro — Monthly$3.991 Month
- Spinn Pro — Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year









