Offlime vs Start Playing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Offlime
Stream your downloaded music, podcasts, and audiobooks without using your data connection. This app offers seamless playback for content made available offline in Apple's Music, Podcasts, or iBooks apps, making it ideal for listening on the go.
- Single tap playback
- Offline content streaming
- No data connection required
- Worry-free listening on the move
- Companion to Apple Music and iTunes Match
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Single tap playback of albums, playlists, podcasts and audiobooks that you’ve made available offline in the Music, Podcasts or iBooks apps. Offlime never uses your data connection or needs your full attention so you can listen worry-free, even when you’re on the move. A perfect companion to Apple Music and iTunes Match.
Start Playing
Streamline your music listening by selecting multiple playlists to play seamlessly. Enjoy intelligent shuffling, original playlist order playback, or artist-avoidance for a smoother audio experience.
- Select multiple playlists
- Intelligent shuffling
- Original playlist order playback
- Avoid back-to-back artists
- Clean and intentional playback
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Apple Music is an incredible app - lyrics, discovery, radio, playlists, and more. But when all you want to do is pick a few playlists and press play, things can feel more complicated than they need to be. Start Playing focuses on that one simple idea. Select multiple playlists, then just play them: cleanly and intentionally. Shuffle intelligently, play songs in their original playlist order, or avoid back-to-back artists when possible for a smoother flow. Whether you’re heading to the gym, getting in the car, or letting music run in the background, Start Playing stays out of the way and lets your music take center stage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Start Playing at 100% against Offlime's 50%. Start Playing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). Offlime's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Start Playing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Offlime asks for nothing beyond the download.
Start Playing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Offlime's written reviews are positive against 100% of Start Playing's.
| Parameter | Offlime | Start Playing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Velgos | Brian Simmons |
Customer experience
Offlime
Start Playing
In-app purchases
Offlime
No in-app purchases
Start Playing
- Unlimited Play$2.99
