XILO Play vs Human Arts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Human Arts
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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 โข Stream music with offline downloads โข User-centric payouts (your money only to artists you play) โข Set a home port to surface local artists โข Discover live shows in your community and on tour โข Show comments + chat (open 7 days before through 1 day after) โข Local Talk discussion board with tagged posts โข Weekly listening challenges + badges โข Listening streaks โข Top 1% listener recognition with free Crew access โข Realtime library sync between web and mobile โข Background audio + lock screen / AirPlay controls โข 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)).
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | XILO Play | Human Arts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | โ |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | HECTOR MANUEL ESPINOSA | Whitt Kelly |
In-app purchases
XILO Play
- XILO Premium$4.991 Month
- XILO Premium$39.991 Year
- 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
Human Arts
No in-app purchases







