Comparison

Human Arts vs Digger Music

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

Head to head
About

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 — 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 — $11.19 of that goes to the artists you actually played. Or listen free with ads — 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 — 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 • Stream music with offline downloads • User-centric payouts (your money only to artists you play) • Set a home port to surface local artists • Discover live shows in your community and on tour • Show comments + chat (open 7 days before through 1 day after) • Local Talk discussion board with tagged posts • Weekly listening challenges + badges • Listening streaks • Top 1% listener recognition with free Crew access • Realtime library sync between web and mobile • Background audio + lock screen / AirPlay controls • 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 — App Store Guideline 3.1.3(a)).

About

Digger Music

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Your pocket record store. Every week, thousands of new albums and EPs drop across Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, and Bandcamp. Most of it never reaches you. Digger Music sifts the global flood and shows you only the releases that match your taste — like a crate digger who knows exactly what you're into. No algorithm deciding for you. No "recommended for you" loops. Just a clean daily feed of new music, the way it used to feel walking into a record shop on a Friday afternoon. WHAT YOU GET • A daily feed of brand-new albums and EPs from 8,000+ artists worldwide • Coverage across four sources: Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, and Bandcamp • Singles, compilations, and reissues automatically filtered out — only real drops • Follow up to 5 artists and see their new releases in your Library • Search the full catalog by artist or release • Tap any release to open it instantly in Apple Music, Spotify, or Deezer SIXTEEN GENRES, ONE FEED Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop, R&B & Soul, Electronic, Rock, Indie, Dance, Latin, Metal, Jazz, Country, K-Pop, Reggae, Folk, Classical, Soundtrack. Pick what you care about. Mute what you don't. BUILT FOR LISTENERS, NOT METRICS Digger Music is the opposite of a streaming platform. We don't run an algorithm. We don't push playlists. We don't have a "For You" tab trying to keep you scrolling. The app exists for one reason: to make sure you never miss an album you would have loved. If you're the kind of listener who used to check the new arrivals wall every week, who still believes an album is a body of work and not a vibe playlist, who follows a hundred artists across genres nobody else seems to track — this is built for you. DIGGER PRO — OPTIONAL UPGRADE Digger Music is free to use with the core discovery feed and up to 5 followed artists. Digger Pro unlocks unlimited follows, push notifications the moment your artists drop, a personalized weekly digest, and advanced filters. First 500 subscribers get the Founding Member badge. • Monthly: €3.99 / month, 7-day free trial for new subscribers • Yearly: €29.99 / year (save 37%), 7-day free trial • Lifetime: €49.99 once, never expires Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Cancel any time in your iPhone Settings. PRIVACY • Sign in with Apple, Google, Spotify, or Email OTP — no password ever leaves the provider • Sign in with Apple supports Hide My Email (private relay) • No advertising SDKs. No IDFA. No tracking • No location, no contacts, no photo library, no microphone access • Anonymous product analytics (no personal profile, no session replay, no IP capture) • Delete your account any time from the Profile tab • Full policy: https://backend-romarics-projects-b96bf6df.vercel.app/privacy • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ — Got a label, an artist, or a source you'd like added to the catalog? We're listening. Drop us a note. Press play on Friday. See you in the crate.

Screenshots

Human Arts3 screens
Digger Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Human Arts at none against Digger Music's 3. Human Arts also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Digger Music's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Digger Music sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Human Arts asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Human Arts versus Digger Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHuman ArtsDigger Music
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB15 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWhitt KellyRomaric GATTIN

In-app purchases

None

Human Arts

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Digger Music

Subscriptions2
  • Digger Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Digger Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Digger Pro Lifetime$44.99

Questions

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

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