Comparison

Hounat vs Streamless Music

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

Head to head
About

Hounat

Features
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No feed. No algorithm deciding what comes next. MusicLab plays the music you already chose โ€” your files, your recordings, the tracks you pulled from video โ€” in a player that feels like it belongs to you. Each morning, pick a mood. The whole app shifts to match: color, gradient, the glow behind every screen. Energetic, Calm, Happy, Focus, Dreamy, Moody. Change your mind by afternoon and everything retints with you. Under the surface is a real engine. A 7-band parametric EQ, bass boost, and reverb โ€” applied live, not as decoration. Shape a track until it sits right, then save it as your own preset. Everything stays on your device. No account, no sync, no one tracking what you play. Just a library that's entirely yours, and a player that meets you wherever your mood is. Features: * Mood of the day โ€” six moods retint the entire app, live * Import from five sources: local files, video (audio extracted automatically), Wi-Fi transfer, a URL, or straight from the mic * Full playback for audio and video โ€” background mode, lock screen, Control Center, earbud remote, queue, shuffle, repeat * A real 7-band parametric EQ (ยฑ12 dB) with presets, plus bass boost and reverb * Sleep timer with fade-out and an "end of track" option * Synced .lrc lyrics with tap-to-seek * Listening stats: minutes, day streak, top artists, most played * Playlists with gradient mosaic covers, and a Liked Songs collection * Fast library search, accent-insensitive * Universal โ€” built for iPhone and iPad, not ported

About

Streamless Music

Features
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Streamless Music puts the library you built on your Mac in your pocket, synced over your own Wi-Fi, played entirely offline, owned entirely by you. No cloud. No account. No subscription. Your music never touches a server, because there isn't one. HOW IT WORKS Streamless Music is the companion to Streamless for Mac, the app for people who rip their CDs, keep their own files, and sync them to the devices they love. Open the app on your iPhone, and your Mac spots it on your network like any other device. Pick the albums and playlists you want, hit Sync, and the music transfers straight from your Mac. Files, artwork, playlists, everything. WHAT IT DOES โ€ข Plays fully offline โ€” airplane mode, subway, middle of nowhere. It's all local files. โ€ข Every format your library holds, including FLAC and Apple Lossless. โ€ข The classic EQ โ€” Bass Booster, Rock, Small Speakers, Spoken Word, and the rest of the list you remember from your iPod's Settings menu. โ€ข Playlists flow both ways. Make one on your iPhone and it lands in your Mac library on the next sync. Edit anywhere; the newest change wins. โ€ข Plays and ratings sync back too โ€” listen and rate on the go, and your Mac library keeps the score. โ€ข A Home Screen widget with playback controls. โ€ข CarPlay โ€” your playlists, albums, and artists on the dash. โ€ข An Apple Watch remote with transport, volume, ratings, and a sleep timer. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO No streaming. No recommendations. No ads. No telemetry. No "sign in to continue." Streamless Music plays the music you own, and that's the whole idea. GOOD TO KNOW Streamless Music syncs from Streamless for Mac (macOS 14 or later) โ€” download it at streamless.app with a full-featured 14-day free trial, no card required. One $19 purchase covers everything; this app is free. Your music. Your machine. Your rules.

Screenshots

Hounat4 screens
Streamless Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Streamless Music at none against Hounat's shown. Hounat's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hounat ships an update every 5 weeks, Streamless Music every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Hounat versus Streamless Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHounatStreamless Music
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks โ€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.6 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size18 MB8 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHung Pham Ba TruongSodium Studio, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Hounat

No in-app purchases

None

Streamless Music

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hounat free?
Hounat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Streamless Music free?
Streamless Music is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hounat or Streamless Music have ads?
Hounat shows ads; Streamless Music does not.
Which is updated more often, Hounat or Streamless Music?
Hounat ships an update every 5 weeks, and Streamless Music every 3 months. Most recently, Hounat was updated on October 31, 2026 and Streamless Music on October 31, 2026.

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