Comparison

Serenada vs Striae

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

Head to head
About

Serenada

Discover new independent music through a unique swipe-based interface. Support artists directly with your subscription, which is split among the musicians you play. Be the first to find emerging talent and shape the music charts.

Highlights
  • Swipe-based music discovery
  • Direct artist funding
  • User-driven charts
  • Playlist creation
  • Follow artists
  • Artist uploads
  • User-centric royalties
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Serenada is where music superfans find what everyone else hears next. No algorithm chasing ad clicks. No AI-generated filler. Just a feed of real independent music, matched to your taste, one swipe at a time. DISCOVER LIKE YOU MEAN IT Swipe through full tracks from real artists. Left if it's not for you. Right to like it and make it yours. Every swipe sharpens your feed, until Serenada feels less like an app and more like your music world. BOOST WHAT DESERVES TO WIN Heard something the world needs? Hit Boost. Boosted tracks climb the Serenada Top Ten and Surging charts, ranked by real listeners, not playlist politics. Your taste literally shapes what happens next. BE FIRST, NOT LAST The artists you'll brag about discovering are already here. Follow them, save their tracks, build your playlists, and watch careers take off from day one. That's the part streaming forgot: being early used to mean something. YOUR SUPPORT ACTUALLY REACHES THEM Your subscription is split only between the artists you actually play. No pooling, no dilution. When you stream someone on Serenada, you are directly funding their next track. FOR THE ARTISTS Serenada is built exclusively for independent artists and rights holders. - Upload free. No fees, ever. - Keep 100% ownership of your music. - User-centric royalties: your fans' subscriptions go to you. - Referral rewards: earn £1 ($1 in the US) every month for each person you bring, for as long as they stay subscribed. - Your music is never used to train generative AI. THE DEAL Real music, chosen by real people, paying real artists. My Music, My People. Download Serenada and hear what's next before everyone else does.

About

Striae

Features
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Striae is a music player for people who own their music. Connect your Plex, Jellyfin, or Subsonic server and play your entire library with a fast, elegant interface built for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY • Sign in to Plex, Jellyfin, or Subsonic, and switch between servers and accounts • Browse artists, albums, songs, and playlists, plus a Cover Flow view • Favorite tracks and add songs to playlists from anywhere • Search with recent-search history PLAYBACK • Smart caching and prefetching of upcoming tracks for smooth, gap-free listening • Automatic recovery when you move between Wi-Fi and cellular • Download albums and playlists for offline listening • Loudness leveling and sonic radio (requires Plex Pass) • Time-synced lyrics (requires Plex Pass) NOW PLAYING • Artwork-driven design with adaptive colors • Inline lyrics and a precise scrubber • Share a song with a link that works on any streaming service LISTENING STATS • Activity rings, plus monthly and yearly recaps of your listening • All history stays on your device iPHONE, iPAD & APPLE WATCH • Apple Watch remote: control playback and browse your library from your wrist • CarPlay with full library controls • "Hey Siri, play [song] on Striae" • Layouts that adapt to iPhone and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN Striae talks only to your own servers. There is no account with us, no analytics, and no tracking. Striae requires your own Plex, Jellyfin, or Subsonic server and does not include any music. Plex, Jellyfin, and Subsonic are trademarks of their respective owners; Striae is not affiliated with them.

Screenshots

Serenada4 screens
Striae4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Striae at none against Serenada's shown. Striae also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Serenada versus Striae: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSerenadaStriae
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSerenadaZachary Foerst

In-app purchases

None

Serenada

No in-app purchases

None

Striae

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Serenada free?
Serenada is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Striae free?
Striae is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Serenada or Striae have ads?
Serenada shows ads; Striae does not.

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