Musicshake RED vs Sonstream
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Musicshake RED
Create and play unlimited background music tailored to your specific needs. Choose from various styles, genres, and tempos to generate the perfect soundtrack for any occasion. Enjoy legal, copyright-cleared music for personal or commercial use.
- Unlimited song plays
- Customizable music styles, genres, and tempo
- Free for personal use
- Commercial use subscription available
- Downloadable MP3s
- Copyright-cleared music
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Need background music? Musicshake RED streams it without limit. - Pick a genre, tempo, mood or place, press play, and the app streams songs that match. - Skip forward or back, and save the songs you like with the heart. - Free for personal listening, with every song and every filter available. - Playing music in a business? The Retail Subscription licenses commercial use in shops, cafes, restaurants, bars and other public spaces for $0.99 a month (price may vary by region). Subscribing changes nothing else in the app. - The subscription renews automatically every month until cancelled. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. - Musicshake owns 100% of the copyright in every song, all created with Musicshake's own music creation engine. - An internet connection is required. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://eng.musicshake.com/privacy
Sonstream
Stream music without ads or subscriptions. Search for any track, build your personal jukebox, and create custom compilation albums. Sign in to your account to listen.
- Ad-free music streaming
- No subscription required
- Pay per play model
- Searchable music catalog
- Build personal jukebox
- Create compilation albums
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Music streaming made simple. No Advertising, No Subscription, just Great "Pay per Play" Music Streaming... Search for any track either from our catalog or from third-party sellers, build your own Jukebox album collection, and create your own compilation albums. Sign in with your Sonstream account and listen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Musicshake RED at 60% against Sonstream's 0%. Sonstream's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 68 months). 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
Both are free to download. Musicshake RED sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Sonstream asks for nothing beyond the download.
Musicshake RED ships an update every 68 months, Sonstream every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Musicshake RED | Sonstream |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 68 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Musicshake | Sonstream Ltd |
Customer experience
Musicshake RED
Sonstream
In-app purchases
Musicshake RED
- Retail Subscription$0.991 Month
- Buy Song$0.99
Sonstream
No in-app purchases









