Comparison

XILO Play vs Human Arts

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

Head to head
About

XILO Play

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XILO Play is the home for independent and AI-generated music. Discover artists who own their sound โ€” stream full tracks, follow your favorites, build your library, and support creators directly with tips. For Artists: โ€” Upload tracks and albums in minutes โ€” Reach listeners who care about independent music โ€” Earn tips directly from your fans\n\nFor Listeners: โ€” Explore curated feeds of original music โ€” Like, save, and organize your library โ€” Upgrade to Pro for unlimited streaming Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Human Arts

Features
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Human Arts is the music streaming app where your contribution goes directly to the artists you actually listen to โ€” not a global pool, not a corporate algorithm. YOUR MONEY, YOUR ARTISTS Most streaming services split all subscription revenue across every play on the platform, so the top 1% take everything and indie artists earn fractions of a penny. Human Arts splits your money user-centrically: only among the artists YOU played that month, weighted by how much you listened. Pay $15.99/month for unlimited listening โ€” $11.19 of that goes to the artists you actually played. Or listen free with ads โ€” the rewarded video revenue still flows to your artists. Either way, 70% of what HART earns from you goes to the music you love. REAL HUMANS ONLY No AI-generated music. Every artist on the platform certifies their work is human-made. We review reports actively. The music you discover is the music a real person made. DISCOVER YOUR PORT Set your home community ("port") and we surface artists from your scene first. Touring artists get discovery boosts in every city they play. Local Talk, show RSVPs, port reports, and weekly leaderboards make Human Arts a place to find music AND find your scene. LIVE SHOWS, IN YOUR POCKET Browse upcoming shows from artists you listen to, vote on hot shows, RSVP, comment, and join the show-day chat that opens 7 days before and closes 1 day after. Real musicians often play within driving distance โ€” we make that visible. JOIN AN ARTIST'S CREW For artists who run paid fan clubs ("Crews"), join and get early track access, message-board access, and a top-1% listener badge if you're one of their biggest supporters. Subscriptions to artist Crews are managed on humanarts.cc. FEATURES โ€ข Stream music with offline downloads โ€ข User-centric payouts (your money only to artists you play) โ€ข Set a home port to surface local artists โ€ข Discover live shows in your community and on tour โ€ข Show comments + chat (open 7 days before through 1 day after) โ€ข Local Talk discussion board with tagged posts โ€ข Weekly listening challenges + badges โ€ข Listening streaks โ€ข Top 1% listener recognition with free Crew access โ€ข Realtime library sync between web and mobile โ€ข Background audio + lock screen / AirPlay controls โ€ข Two listening tiers: $15.99/mo unlimited OR free with rewarded ads Subscriptions are sold on humanarts.cc. The iOS app is a listener for content the user signed up for on the web (Reader exemption โ€” App Store Guideline 3.1.3(a)).

Screenshots

XILO Play4 screens
Human Arts3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Human Arts at none against XILO Play's 6. Human Arts also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). XILO Play's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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. XILO Play sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Human Arts asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
XILO Play versus Human Arts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXILO PlayHuman Arts
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsโ€”
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB31 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHECTOR MANUEL ESPINOSAWhitt Kelly

In-app purchases

6 purchases

XILO Play

Subscriptions2
  • XILO Premium$4.991 Month
  • XILO Premium$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • XILO Tip - $0.99$0.99
  • XILO Tip - $2.99$2.99
  • XILO Tip - $4.99$4.99
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  • XILO Tip - $9.99$9.99
None

Human Arts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XILO Play free?
XILO Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Human Arts free?
Human Arts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do XILO Play or Human Arts have ads?
Human Arts shows ads; XILO Play does not.

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