Comparison

Setlistify vs CDThing

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

Head to head
About

Setlistify

Effortlessly create Spotify and Apple Music playlists from your favorite gig setlists. Share your music selections with friends and discover new tracks from live performances. Integrates with Setlist.fm for comprehensive music data.

Highlights
  • Generate Spotify playlists
  • Generate Apple Music playlists
  • View music from gigs
  • Play music from gigs
  • Share setlists with friends
  • Integrates with Setlist.fm
Features
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Setlistify allows you to generate playlists, view and play music from your favourite gigs and share setlists with friends. This app provides you with the option to automatically create Spotify & Apple Music playlists from a setlist with a single touch of a button. Implemented using Setlist.fm. If you have any feedback or simply love the app, please leave a comment!

About

CDThing

Features
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CDThing is the fastest way to build a library of your physical CD collection. Point your camera at the barcode on any CD case. CDThing looks it up on MusicBrainz, pulls the full release — track listing with durations, multi-disc layout, genre, record label, release year — fetches cover art from up to five sources, and adds it to your library in under ten seconds. No typing. No searching. No friction. Working through a crate? Batch Scan Mode queues confirmations so you stay in a rhythm. WHAT YOU GET • Full track listings with individual durations • Multi-disc support with automatic partitioning • Cover art picker sourcing from Cover Art Archive, Deezer, iTunes, Last.fm, and Discogs • Storage location, condition, and loan tracking • Star ratings and personal notes • XMCD export for CD ripping tools • iCloud sync between Mac and iPhone • Export and import your library as JSON No account required. No subscription. Your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud.

Screenshots

Setlistify4 screens
CDThing3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Setlistify at none against CDThing's 1. Setlistify also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CDThing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Setlistify asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Setlistify ships an update every 4 weeks, CDThing every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Setlistify versus CDThing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetlistifyCDThing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew LloydGavin Reid

In-app purchases

None

Setlistify

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CDThing

One-time1
  • Unlock unlimited library$2.99

Questions

Is Setlistify free?
Setlistify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CDThing free?
CDThing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Setlistify or CDThing have ads?
Neither Setlistify nor CDThing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Setlistify or CDThing?
Setlistify ships an update every 4 weeks, and CDThing every 3 weeks. Most recently, Setlistify was updated on September 26, 2026 and CDThing on October 3, 2026.

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