LocusCast vs SAM Broadcaster Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LocusCast
Stream high-quality audio live from your device to a global sound map. This app uses GPS to pinpoint your stream's location and offers persistent connections for uninterrupted broadcasting. It's designed for musicians and sound artists to contribute to a collaborative audio project.
- Live audio streaming
- GPS location tagging
- High quality mono/stereo stream
- Ogg encoding
- Persistent stream connection
- Syncs with SoundMap account
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LocusCast is a mobile audio streaming app for the Locustream SoundMap project : http://locusonus.org/soundmap/. This app for IOS allows you to stream easily a mono or stereo oggvorbis stream to the locustream soundmap from your iPhone and/or your iPad device. It will automatically locates your stream on the map using GPS. List of Features : - Synchronised with your locustream soundmap account - High quality mono/stereo stream - Ogg encoding - Persistent location using GPS - Persistent stream connection (auto reconnect mode) - Works with wifi or 3G networks Continued use of audio recording and GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
SAM Broadcaster Cloud
Create and manage your own custom audio streaming radio station. Upload music, manage station details, update your profile, and listen to your station live. Schedule events and manage your song library with this comprehensive audio provider.
- Create custom radio stations
- Upload music library
- Manage station details
- Schedule events
- Listen to your station live
- Update profile and billing
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SAM Broadcaster Cloud is your premium audio streaming provider allowing you to create and manage your own custom radio station. Features Include: • Upload Music • Manage your station details and information • Update your profile • Listen to your station • View your scheduled events • Update your service and other billing functions • Manage your song library
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LocusCast at 5.0 against SAM Broadcaster Cloud's 2.9. LocusCast also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). SAM Broadcaster Cloud's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LocusCast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SAM Broadcaster Cloud has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LocusCast ships an update every 17 months, SAM Broadcaster Cloud fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 9, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LocusCast | SAM Broadcaster Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.9 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | stephane cousot | Spacial Audio Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
LocusCast
SAM Broadcaster Cloud
In-app purchases
LocusCast
No in-app purchases
SAM Broadcaster Cloud
No in-app purchases
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