StreamHype vs Max Hits Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StreamHype
Monitor your web radio's real-time performance. Track listener counts, average listening time, bitrate, and server status for Shoutcast streams. Essential for web radio hosts to gauge audience engagement.
- Real-time listener statistics
- Unique listener tracking
- Average listening time
- Bitrate monitoring
- Server status checks
- Shoutcast 1.x and 2.x support
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Monitor your web radio hype real-time! StreamHype is ultimate tool for Web Streaming Radios. Especially for those who have Shoutcast. Just fill your Streaming Radio Account and check in real-time, useful statistics as Current Listeners, Unique Listeners, Average Time , Bitrate , Server Status and many more. It is only for Shoutcast and supports 1.x and 2.x versions.
Max Hits Now
This app delivers a continuous stream of today's biggest pop and country music hits. Discover chart-topping songs and new tracks from emerging artists. It's your primary source for non-stop music and industry news.
- Maximum hit music streaming
- Today's pop hits
- Today's country hits
- Chart-topping songs
- Latest tracks from emerging artists
- Music news
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Max Hits Now is your destination for Maximum Hit Music and Today's Pop & Country music hits! We play the biggest and hottest songs from the world of pop and country, with a mix of chart-topping hits and the latest tracks from up-and-coming artists. Tune in for non-stop hits and the latest news from the world of music. We're excited to be your go-to source for all things pop and country!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: StreamHype at none against Max Hits Now's shown. StreamHype also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Max Hits Now's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 23 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for StreamHype against 5.0 for Max Hits Now. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
StreamHype ships an update every 23 months, Max Hits Now every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StreamHype | Max Hits Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Konstantinos Anagnostakis | Max Hits Now LLC |
Customer experience
StreamHype
Max Hits Now
In-app purchases
StreamHype
No in-app purchases
Max Hits Now
No in-app purchases
