Honu’in vs TempoKin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Honu’in
Stream live radio from over 55,000 stations worldwide, covering news, sports, and music. Save your favorites and access them easily across all your Apple devices, including Apple Watch and CarPlay. Customize your listening experience with an equalizer and sleep timer.
- Access 55,000+ live radio stations
- Browse by country, genre, or bitrate
- Save stations for easy access
- Cross-device syncing via iCloud
- Siri and widget integration
- 16-band equalizer and sleep timer
- Customizable player appearance
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Hear your local station or one on the other side of the world. Honu’in plays news, sports, music and talk from 55,000+ live stations in more than 200 countries, with no account to create. Save a station once and play it from a widget, Siri or an NFC tag on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and CarPlay. See every feature at honuin.com --- FIND YOUR STATION Browse by country, U.S. state, genre, codec or bitrate, see the most clicked and top-voted stations, or search by name. TAP TO PLAY Write a station to an NFC tag, QR code or share link. Stick a tag on a shelf or speaker and tap your iPhone to tune in. Links open for anyone with the app. EVERY DEVICE CarPlay: saved stations and the full directory on your car display. Apple Watch: control your iPhone from your wrist, or, for Supporters, stream radio directly on the watch. Apple TV: browse and listen on the big screen with the Siri Remote. SAVED STATIONS EVERYWHERE Save a station once and it's on every Apple device signed in to your iCloud account. SIRI & WIDGETS Ask Siri to play. Now Playing, Random Saved Radio and Pick Stations widgets put radio one tap away. EQUALIZER & SLEEP TIMER A 16-band EQ with built-in profiles, and a sleep timer that fades to silence for bedtime listening. MAKE IT YOURS Match the player to each station's artwork or pick your own accent, light or dark. Choose a player style, animated background and gestures, or apply a built-in profile in one tap. Supporters save their own profiles. PRIVACY FIRST No tracking and no analytics. Saved stations sync through your personal iCloud. Account services are used only if you sign in. GO FURTHER WITH SUPPORTER Honu’in is free to download and plays no ads of its own, though stations may run theirs. Browsing is never capped. Supporter, as a subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase, lifts the free tier's listening and saved-station limits and adds Apple Watch direct playback, custom Personalization and EQ profiles, app icons, 20+ theme colors and more. Lifetime adds exclusive gold theming. --- Have your own music library? Try Dee Jellie (Jellyfin) and Drac's Jukebox (OpenSubsonic). Podcasts? Try GilloCast. deejellie.com dracsjukebox.com gillocast.com --- Need help? Email dev@honuin.com or use Send Debug Log in the Menu. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.honuin.com/eula
TempoKin
This music practice app offers a precise metronome, tempo trainer, and journal to improve rhythm and speed for various instruments. Organize songs, track progress, and sync data across devices with customizable themes and visual cues.
- Precise rhythm with multiple time signatures
- Tempo progression for speed building
- Muted-beat training
- Song and setlist organization
- Practice journal with progress tracking
- iCloud sync
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
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A precise metronome, tempo trainer, and music practice journal for guitar, piano, drums, ukulele, and other instruments. Build steadier rhythm, increase speed progressively, organize every song, and see your practice improve over time. Built for daily music practice: • Apple Watch remote: control iPhone playback, tempo, meter, subdivision, accents, sound, and volume from your wrist • Precise rhythm: multiple time signatures, subdivisions, accent levels, sounds, and volume controls • Tempo progression: change BPM by measure or over time for controlled speed building • Muted-beat training: test your internal pulse and timing consistency • Songs and setlists: save BPM, meter, subdivision, and training settings for each song • Smart review: schedule today's songs from your practice history • Private sheet music: attach your own PDF or image files and view them across devices • Practice journal: track time, songs, streaks, seven-day trends, and long-term progress • iCloud sync: keep setlists, song settings, practice records, and goals in sync • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: see practice progress and metronome status at a glance • Visual and haptic cues: feel the beat or use the camera flash • Personal themes: classic and playful cat themes, sounds, appearances, and app icons No account required. No ads or third-party analytics SDKs. Whether you are building fundamentals, increasing speed, or rehearsing a set, each session stays focused and measurable. The app includes a 7-day Pro free trial. You are not charged during the trial; after it ends, the selected monthly or annual subscription renews automatically unless canceled in Apple Account settings. Localized prices are shown by the App Store. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TempoKin at every 4 days against Honu’in's every 3 weeks. TempoKin also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5.2). Honu’in's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Honu’in sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and TempoKin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Honu’in against 5.0 for TempoKin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Honu’in ships an update every 3 weeks, TempoKin every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Honu’in | TempoKin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.5.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flore Technologies, LLC. | haikuo sun |
Customer experience
Honu’in
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In-app purchases
Honu’in
- Supporter - 1 Month6 Months trial$1.991 Month
- Supporter - 1 Year$14.991 Year
- Supporter - Lifetime$29.99
TempoKin
- Metronome Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Metronome Pro Lifetime$18.00









