Comparison

Sonik vs cratedigger.fm

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

Head to head
About

Sonik

Discover new music by swiping through song previews. The app learns your taste and recommends songs that sound like what you love, even from unknown artists. Save favorites, create playlists, and compete with friends.

Highlights
  • Swipe-based music discovery
  • Personalized song recommendations
  • Create and save playlists
  • Daily streaks and leaderboards
  • Share songs with friends
  • Community video reactions
Features
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Swipe through songs and Sonik learns what type of music you like, then finds you more of it. Most music apps recommend from charts and genre tags. Sonik listens to the songs themselves, so it can find music that sounds like what you love, including artists you've never heard of. HOW IT WORKS • Every card plays a 30-second preview. Swipe right on songs you like and left on the rest. • The more you swipe, the better Sonik gets at your taste. • Pick a genre or search for an artist to steer it. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO • Folded or open, upright or sideways, Sonik fills the screen you're using. ALSO IN SONIK • Save the songs you like and turn them into playlists. • Daily streaks, with a leaderboard for you and your friends. • Send songs to friends and post video reactions in the community. Sonik is free with 100 songs a day and one playlist a week. Sonik Pro gives you unlimited songs and playlists. Sonik Pro — auto-renewable subscription • Sonik Pro Monthly — 1 month • Sonik Pro Yearly — 1 year Prices are shown in the app and charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://michaelsdiscovery.onrender.com/privacy Free to use. Questions or ideas? soniklegalinquiries@gmail.com

About

cratedigger.fm

Features
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cratedigger.fm is a music discovery app for people who'd rather dig for gems than be fed by an algorithm. Hit play and lean back while a continuous, radio-style stream surfaces independent artists, curated labels, and deep cuts — all sourced from Bandcamp, where artists keep the majority of what you spend. DISCOVER, DON'T SCROLL Pick a genre or tag, press play, and let the crates roll. cratedigger.fm builds a never-ending feed of releases you won't find on the front page of the big streaming services. WAYS TO LISTEN • Discovery — a continuous feed of hand-picked releases across genres • Curated Labels — stream straight from independent labels worth knowing • My Radio — build a personal station from the labels and artists you love • Favorites — star tracks and grow your own collection • Playlists — save and organize the tracks you keep coming back to YOUR BANDCAMP, IN SYNC Connect your Bandcamp profile to sync your wishlist and library — so the music you already want and own travels with you, right inside the player. PLAYS LIKE A REAL MUSIC APP • Background playback — keep listening with the screen off or while using other apps • Lock-screen and Control Center controls — play, pause, and skip without unlocking • Automatic track-to-track advancement across full listening sessions SUPPORT ARTISTS DIRECTLY Found something you love? One tap takes you to Bandcamp to buy it — so your money goes to the people who made the music, not a middle-meddling-person. BUILT FOR THE HEADS • Clean, distraction-free player • Dark mode, easy on the eyes • No ads and no third-party trackers beyond anonymous usage analytics cratedigger.fm is an independent app for discovering music on Bandcamp. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Bandcamp. Made for the heads, not the algorithms.

Screenshots

Sonik4 screens
cratedigger.fm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: cratedigger.fm at none against Sonik's 2. cratedigger.fm also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Sonik's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sonik sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. cratedigger.fm asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonik ships an update every 3 days, cratedigger.fm every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sonik versus cratedigger.fm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonikcratedigger.fm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB12 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMichael Anthony BridgnellRasmus Kjærbo

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sonik

Subscriptions2
  • Sonik Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Sonik Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
None

cratedigger.fm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sonik free?
Sonik is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is cratedigger.fm free?
cratedigger.fm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sonik or cratedigger.fm have ads?
Neither Sonik nor cratedigger.fm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonik or cratedigger.fm?
Sonik ships an update every 3 days, and cratedigger.fm every 10 days. Most recently, Sonik was updated on November 10, 2026 and cratedigger.fm on November 5, 2026.

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