Helium Streamer vs COMPRESSION Radio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helium Streamer
Stream your personal music library from your PC to your iOS device. Access playlists, search your collection, and view track details, all through a Wi-Fi or cellular connection. Enjoy your music anywhere, away from your computer.
- Stream music from PC
- Multi-user support
- Play/Pause and track selection
- Set rating and favorite status
- Album artwork and details
- Search music library
- Scrobble to Last.fm
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Helium Streamer enables you to playback your personal music collection on your iOS device. It streams music from Helium Streamer on your PC. This application is ideal if you want to listen to your Helium music collection away from your PC. It uses the Wi-Fi connection to receive streamed music from Helium from anywhere in and around your home and 3G/4G if you are out and about. Helium Streamer enables the playback of Playlists, Searches and User Favourites. Details of the currently playing track are shown; as is information about the playing track's artist. Helium Streamer interacts with Helium Streamer's in-built Web Service to stream and download music to the device. Features +Easily stream music from Helium Streamer on your PC +Full support for Helium's multi-user capability +Play or Pause your music +Select Next or Previous track +Set rating and favourite status for the playing track +Album artwork and details shown for the playing track +Built in play queue handling +Search Heliums library for albums, artists, titles, genre, recording years, release years and publishers +Browse Playlists / Smart Playlists +Browse Playlist / Smart Playlist contents +Browse Favourite Album, Artist and Tracks and play them +Scrobble played music to Last.fm Requirements +This App requires Helium Streamer 5. +Wi-Fi or 3G/4G connection to the PC running Helium Streamer 5.
COMPRESSION Radio
This app streams 24/7 mixes of Detroit and minimal techno music. Enjoy high-fidelity audio, background playback, and a sleep timer. It's the official app for Compression Las Vegas.
- Live 24/7 techno streams
- High-fidelity audio
- Background playback
- Sleep timer
- Equalizer
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Compression .::. Radio Live 24/7 on Live365 Stream: Detroit. Minimal.Techno from Compression Radio – the official app for Compression Las Vegas. Stream Anytime: - High-fidelity audio - 24/7 mixes - Background play, sleep timer, equalizer #DetroitTechno #MinimalTechno #CompressionVegas #TechnoRadio
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: COMPRESSION Radio at 5.0 against Helium Streamer's 3.0. Helium Streamer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
COMPRESSION Radio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Helium Streamer ships an update every 6 weeks, COMPRESSION Radio every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helium Streamer | COMPRESSION Radio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Imploded Software AB | AccelerateRPM LLC |
Customer experience
Helium Streamer
COMPRESSION Radio
In-app purchases
Helium Streamer
No in-app purchases
COMPRESSION Radio
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Helium Streamer free?
Is COMPRESSION Radio free?
Which has better reviews, Helium Streamer or COMPRESSION Radio?
Do Helium Streamer or COMPRESSION Radio have ads?
Which is updated more often, Helium Streamer or COMPRESSION Radio?
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