Comparison

Musicshake RED vs StreamWriter Studio

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Unlimited song plays
  • Customizable music styles, genres, and tempo
  • Free for personal use
  • Commercial use subscription available
  • Downloadable MP3s
  • Copyright-cleared music
Features
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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

About

StreamWriter Studio

Features
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IMPORTANT: This app is the free companion to StreamWriter Studio for Mac. Without the Mac app it cannot receive any music – it is not a standalone radio recorder. How it works: StreamWriter Studio on your Mac records internet radio – every song is saved as its own cleanly tagged file with real album artwork. This app brings those recordings to your iPhone: select tracks in the Mac app, tap "Send to iPhone", and your songs travel directly and encrypted over your local network. No cloud, no account, no server – your music never leaves your Wi-Fi. YOUR LIBRARY, EVERYWHERE • All transferred songs with title, artist and real album artwork • Create and manage playlists and favorites • History: recently played tracks at a glance • Fast search across your entire library GREAT SOUND • 10-band equalizer • Background playback and lock-screen support • Control from the Lock Screen and Control Center PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Transfer happens only on your local network, device to device • No cloud, no account, no data collection – everything stays on your devices REQUIREMENT You need StreamWriter Studio for macOS (available on the Mac App Store) on a Mac on the same network. Radio recording itself happens exclusively on the Mac – this iPhone app is for transferring, managing and playing your recordings.

Screenshots

Musicshake RED4 screens
StreamWriter Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StreamWriter Studio at every 2 weeks against Musicshake RED's every 68 months. StreamWriter Studio also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Musicshake RED's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Musicshake RED sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and StreamWriter Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Musicshake RED ships an update every 68 months, StreamWriter Studio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Musicshake RED versus StreamWriter Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusicshake REDStreamWriter Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 68 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMusicshakeAndre Michael Lobach

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Musicshake RED

Subscriptions1
  • Retail Subscription$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Buy Song$0.99
1 purchases

StreamWriter Studio

One-time1
  • StreamWriter Studio Lifetime Access$44.99

Questions

Is Musicshake RED free?
Musicshake RED is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StreamWriter Studio free?
StreamWriter Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Musicshake RED or StreamWriter Studio have ads?
Neither Musicshake RED nor StreamWriter Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Musicshake RED or StreamWriter Studio?
Musicshake RED ships an update every 68 months, and StreamWriter Studio every 2 weeks. Most recently, Musicshake RED was updated on October 15, 2026 and StreamWriter Studio on September 28, 2026.

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