Comparison

CloudSpinner vs Spin

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

Head to head
About

CloudSpinner

Features
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CloudSpinner: Spin your records and videos from your personal cloud This app requires you using a third party cloud service as your file storage. It currently supports Dropbox, Google Drive and One Drive. By popular demand, other services can be considered implemented at a later point. CloudSpinner lets you browse, play, and manage your backed-up music, recordings, demos, and videos using cloud services you may already subscribe to. Connect to Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive and browse your existing folder structure directly, treating your cloud storage as a personal media library. The app supports lossless playback when available, stable streaming with low CPU and power usage, and playlist creation across one or multiple cloud services. Tracks and playlists can be downloaded for offline playback and managed locally on your device. CloudSpinner includes a practice mode with adjustable playback speed without changing pitch, useful for rehearsing, learning parts, or working with recordings and demos. Built-in search makes it easy to locate tracks, folders, or albums across connected libraries. A sleep timer can be used for those who fall asleep to sounds playing. Cover art can be auto-scanned and cached locally, or manually selected from public databases. You may also access Discogs and MusicBrainz databases to view track information. Playback continues in the background with lock screen controls. The app supports Apple CarPlay for in-car use. Network usage can be adjusted, allowing you to control Wi-Fi and cellular data behavior when streaming or downloading content. CloudSpinner supports both light and dark mode and follows system appearance settings. CloudSpinner is designed for reliable playback and focused listening, without ads, social features, analytics, or automated content modification. Your rhythm, no algorithms. Auto-renewable subscription: CloudSpinner Premium – Annual Subscription (1 year / 12 months) Price: $7.99/year (price may vary by region) Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.lurenstudio.no/apps/cloudspinner/privacy/

About

Spin

Discover and share one song daily with friends. This app encourages active participation by hiding feeds until you contribute your track. It focuses on a curated, calm music experience without endless scrolling or algorithmic distractions.

Highlights
  • Share one song daily
  • Hidden feed until contribution
  • Build daily streaks
  • Follow friends, like, and comment
  • Save tracks for later
  • Optional Spotify integration
Features
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Spin is the calm answer to endless scrolling. One song a day — yours, and your friends'. How it works: Share your daily song: search it, add a line, done. Every day at 17:30 the Spin window opens. Post by 20:00 for the big card, emoji reactions and, from 20:00, an encore. Missed the window? You can still post until 17:30 the next day, as a small card. Your feed is earned by contributing: until you've shared, it stays hidden. No passive consumption — if you want to see what others are listening to, post your own. Tap a song and you jump straight to Spotify for the full track. Spin itself plays no music — it shows the cover and details; you listen in your Spotify app. What makes Spin different: • One song a day. No queues, no playlists, no algorithm keeping you hooked. • Your feed stays hidden until you post. • Daily theme: from 17:30 there's a theme every day if you need inspiration. Following it is up to you. • Communities: with the code of your university, club or company you share one song a week with everyone there. Or join the open Spin Community. • Spin Cards: three face-down records a day — turn one and discover a song someone else spun. • Streak: every daily song counts. Seven days in a row earn you a streak freeze that covers a missed day. • Follow friends, like, comment, reply with a song — calm and uncluttered. Only you see who liked your songs. • Music DNA and recaps: what you shared over the week and the month. • Hall of Fame: your songs that got the biggest response from your friends. • Widget: see on your Home Screen what your friends spun today. • Sign in with email, Apple or Google. Posting and reading work without a Spotify account; to listen, Spin opens the Spotify app. No noise. No infinite feed. One song, every day.

Screenshots

CloudSpinner4 screens
Spin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spin at none against CloudSpinner's 1. CloudSpinner's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. CloudSpinner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per year. Spin asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CloudSpinner ships an update every 6 weeks, Spin every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CloudSpinner versus Spin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudSpinnerSpin
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHans Martin AustestadMaximilian Asamer

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CloudSpinner

Subscriptions1
  • CloudSpinner Annual1 Month trial$7.991 Year
None

Spin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CloudSpinner free?
CloudSpinner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spin free?
Spin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CloudSpinner or Spin have ads?
Neither CloudSpinner nor Spin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CloudSpinner or Spin?
CloudSpinner ships an update every 6 weeks, and Spin every 4 weeks. Most recently, CloudSpinner was updated on October 27, 2026 and Spin on October 24, 2026.

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