Comparison

Make Waves vs MatchMusic

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

Head to head
About

Make Waves

This app helps independent musicians and labels distribute their music to major streaming platforms. It allows users to upload tracks, track streams, monitor releases, and manage royalties on the go. The platform aims to provide better deals and support for artists.

Highlights
  • Music distribution to 150+ services
  • Audience building tools
  • Stream and release tracking
  • Royalty monitoring
  • Mobile-first platform
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Release your music with Make Waves. The music distribution and promotion platform for independent artists and labels releasing good music. Better platform, deal & support for your music. Make Waves is the easy-to-use platform for independent artists and labels releasing great music. Upload to Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, and 150+ streaming and download services, then build your audience, spot trends, and get paid so you can keep creating. Track streams, monitor releases, and keep tabs on your royalties right from your phone. Log in with your Make Waves account or sign up to start releasing today.

About

MatchMusic

This app empowers independent musicians to distribute their music to major platforms, connect with playlist curators for discovery, and manage their career finances. It offers unlimited releases and royalty tracking, with options for promotional campaigns and community engagement.

Highlights
  • Distribute music to 470+ platforms
  • Keep 100% of royalties
  • Connect with verified playlist curators
  • Automatic royalty splitting
  • Performance analytics
  • Artist community and chat
Features
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MatchMusic is the all-in-one platform for independent artists. Distribute your music, get discovered by playlist curators, and manage your entire career from one app. DISTRIBUTION • Release your music on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, TikTok, TIDAL, SoundCloud, Pandora, and 470+ platforms worldwide • Keep 100% of your royalties — always • Unlimited releases and unlimited artists under one account • Import your existing catalog in minutes CURATOR PITCHING • Connect directly with verified playlist curators • Submit your tracks to curators that match your genre and style • Real feedback from real curators to grow your audience ROYALTY MANAGEMENT • Split royalties automatically among collaborators • Set custom percentages for each release • Track every payment with detailed analytics COMMUNITY • Join a global community of 10,000+ independent artists • Share, connect, and collaborate in the artist chat • Private messaging with curators and collaborators ANALYTICS & CONTROL • Detailed performance analytics for every release • Monitor streams, playlist placements, and curator responses • Manage everything from your phone, anywhere PLANS • Free: distribute on all major platforms, keep 100% of royalties • Basic: unlimited distribution all year from $20/year • Promo: distribution + promotional campaigns from $59/year • Monthly plans available with promotional credits included Subscriptions are billed through your Apple ID. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your iPhone Settings. Parental controls available via Kids Mode with PIN protection. Privacy Policy: https://matchmusic.co/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Make Waves4 screens
MatchMusic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MatchMusic at 5.0 against Make Waves's 4.0. Make Waves's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. MatchMusic sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Make Waves asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MatchMusic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Make Waves versus MatchMusic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake WavesMatchMusic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Music Lab B.V.MatchMusic Holdings LLC

In-app purchases

None

Make Waves

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

MatchMusic

Subscriptions5
  • Starter$6.991 Month
  • Growth$12.991 Month
  • Pro$18.991 Month
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  • Basic3 Days trial$20.001 Year
  • Extended$89.001 Year
One-time5
  • 5 credits$4.99
  • 10 credits$9.99
  • 25 credits + 5 bonus$24.99
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  • 50 credits + 10 bonus$49.99
  • 100 credits + 25 bonus$99.99

Questions

Is Make Waves free?
Make Waves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MatchMusic free?
MatchMusic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Make Waves or MatchMusic?
MatchMusic is rated higher. Make Waves averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MatchMusic averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Make Waves or MatchMusic have ads?
Neither Make Waves nor MatchMusic shows ads.

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