Comparison

synthwaves.fm vs Tumera

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

Head to head
About

synthwaves.fm

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synthwaves.fm is a music streaming app that connects to your self-hosted synthwaves.fm server. Browse your entire library, play music with gapless playback, and download albums and playlists for offline listening โ€” all wrapped in a retro-futuristic synthwave interface. Your Library, Your Way Browse by artists, albums, playlists, genres, or starred favorites. Search across your entire collection instantly. Create and manage playlists right from your phone. Built for Listening Gapless playback keeps the music flowing. Queue up tracks, shuffle, repeat, and control playback from the lock screen, Dynamic Island, or your headphones. Offline Downloads Download full albums or playlists to listen without a connection. Your music goes wherever you do. Apple Watch Control playback and browse your library from your wrist. Widgets See what's playing and recently played albums right on your home screen with Now Playing and Recently Played widgets. Video Browse and stream video content from your server with picture-in-picture support and resume-where-you-left-off playback. Requires a self-hosted instance of synthwaves.fm to connect to your music library.

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Tumera

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Tumera isn't a place to play music. It's where you collect, curate, and express it. Spotify answers "what should I play?" Tumera answers "what music represents me?" DISCOVER, ENDLESSLY. A full-screen feed tuned to your mood and the languages you actually listen in. Swipe through songs picked for a feeling โ€” night drives, 2AM thoughts, main-character energy โ€” each with a line on why it belongs. AN AI CURATOR THAT GETS IT. Describe a moment โ€” "walking through Kyoto at midnight," "rainy train ride," "villain arc" โ€” and the curator answers with real songs that fit. Ask it to finish a board. Let it read what your taste says about you. BOARDS, NOT PLAYLISTS. Beautiful, visual collections of the songs that mean something. Your liked songs, your moods, your memories โ€” organized like a moodboard, not a list. PLAY IT YOUR WAY. Full songs through Apple Music, 30-second previews for everything, and one tap to open anything in Spotify. MADE TO BE SHARED. Turn any song, board, or your weekly music identity into a gorgeous story card โ€” your name on it โ€” for Instagram, WhatsApp, anywhere. MAKE IT YOURS. Ten accent themes, ten app icons, a living Music DNA, and a weekly wrapped that arrives every week โ€” not once a year. Tumera Plus unlocks every theme and icon, the unlimited curator, and early access to what's next. Not affiliated with Spotify or Apple Music. Full-song playback requires the respective subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tumera-repo.vercel.app/privacy.html

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Verdict

The call

synthwaves.fm and Tumera are too close to call on the numbers: across 3 compared parameters โ€” price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
synthwaves.fm versus Tumera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersynthwaves.fmTumera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 6 weeks
Adsโ€”No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devicesโ€”iPhone โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLeo PolicastroShubham Dolas

In-app purchases

None

synthwaves.fm

No in-app purchases

None

Tumera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is synthwaves.fm free?
synthwaves.fm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tumera free?
Tumera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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