Music Library Tracker vs SongCapsule
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Music Library Tracker
This app automatically monitors your music library for any changes, including additions, deletions, and metadata updates. It can also track upgrades to Spatial Audio and provide daily summaries of your library's activity.
- Automatic library monitoring
- Tracks metadata changes
- Monitors Spatial Audio upgrades
- Daily change summaries
- Customizable display filters
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
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Know when songs disappear, details change, or favourites get a Spatial Audio upgrade. Music Library Tracker automatically monitors the music library on your iPhone or iPad, keeping a history of additions, deletions, and changes. Whether you use Apple Music, iTunes Match, or music you've synced yourself, you can see what's happened to the collection you've spent years building. SEE WHAT CHANGED Spot songs that have been added or removed, then explore the details. Compare previous and current information to see exactly what's different, from a renamed album to a changed artist or release year. Track changes to titles, artists, albums, album artists, genres, release years, ratings, disc numbers, track numbers and Spatial Audio status. REDISCOVER YOUR FAVOURITES IN SPATIAL AUDIO Find out which songs in your library have been upgraded to Spatial Audio, including Dolby Atmos and Dolby Audio. Browse your upgraded tracks and let Music Library Tracker create an Apple Music playlist that updates automatically as more upgrades are found. Get an optional daily notification when new upgrades are found. FOLLOW THE HISTORY OF YOUR LIBRARY Browse changes by day, filter additions, deletions, and updates, or open a track to follow its individual history. See when a song was added, what changed along the way, and whether it was later removed. Tracking starts with your first scan, building a history from that point onwards. GET THE UPDATES YOU CARE ABOUT Receive an optional morning summary of changes detected the previous day. Choose whether it includes added, changed, or deleted tracks, so you can focus on what matters to you. MADE FOR YOUR IPHONE AND IPAD Enjoy Dark Mode, iPad multitasking, and keyboard and trackpad support. Use Shortcuts or Siri to check library changes through x-callback-url automation. One purchase includes both iPhone and iPad. No subscriptions or in-app purchases. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR PRIVACY Your library history is stored on your device. There are no adverts or usage analytics. Spatial Audio matching is optional and requires an internet connection. If you enable it, Apple Music track identifiers are sent to my server to check for matches. These identifiers are used only to process the request and are not stored. Privacy policy: https://bendodson.com/apps/music-library-tracker/privacy-policy/ Music Library Tracker is independently developed by Ben Dodson. If you need help, email support@bendodson.com and I'll be happy to help.
SongCapsule
This app acts as your personal DJ, helping you rediscover your music library. It intelligently creates mixes and playlists based on your listening habits, artists, genres, and even decades. Weekly notifications remind you of forgotten favorites, with dedicated playlists and widgets to bring them back.
- Personalized DJ mixes
- Automatic playlist creation
- Forgotten song reminders
- Apple Music integration
- CarPlay support
- Widgets and Siri integration
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SongCapsule is an app to rediscover your music library and works like your personal DJ. It’s available on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro with a single purchase. Using SongCapsule is super easy: all you need to do is connect the app to your music library — it supports Apple Music, iTunes Match, or local synced songs in your device. SongCapsule will locally scan your songs and automatically create mixes and playlists for you based on your favorite artists, genres, and even decades. With Magic DJ, you can create mixes of artists and genres with different algorithms, like playing more of your top songs or rediscovering hidden gems in your music library. It’s like a shuffle mode — but more intelligent and tailored just for you. SongCapsule will learn and send a #tbt notification every week to remember you of songs you once loved, but haven’t played for a while. There’s also a special playlist and widget with your forgotten songs. FEATURES • Magic DJ with three different configurations • Playlists • Apple’s Music app integration • Siri Suggestions and Shortcuts • Sharing now playing songs on Instagram, Threads and X with a beautiful card image • CarPlay support • AirPlay 2 • Light and Dark Modes • Widgets (including a Lock Screen widget for iOS 16) • Wind Down support (for iOS 14 and 15) • Privacy built-in • Full iPad and Mac support To learn everything that SongCapsule can do, visit sorcererhat.com/support/songcapsule. IMPORTANT SongCapsule requires a music library with at least 100 songs added to it. Subscribed playlists don’t count.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Music Library Tracker at 65% against SongCapsule's 45%. Music Library Tracker also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and chart position (#131 vs unranked). SongCapsule's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Music Library Tracker costs $3.99 and SongCapsule $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Music Library Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 104 and 193 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Music Library Tracker's written reviews are positive against 45% of SongCapsule's.
Music Library Tracker ships an update every 3 months, SongCapsule every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Music Library Tracker | SongCapsule |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (104 ratings) — better | 4.3 (193 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews — better | 45.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 104 | 193 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #131 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dodo Apps | Sorcererhat |
Customer experience
Music Library Tracker
SongCapsule
User reviews
Music Library Tracker
From 104 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Identifies Spatial Audio tracks
- 🚀 Fills Apple's gap
- ⏱️ Saves time finding Atmos
- ✅ Works as advertised
- ✨ Helpful for large libraries
Room to improve
- 🐛 Only indexes favorites
- 🐛 Doesn't find Spatial Audio
- 🐛 Erratic since iOS 26.x
- 🐛 Needs library updates
- 🐛 Misses Spatial Audio tracks
SongCapsule
From 193 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Intelligent playlist generation from existing library
- 👍 User-friendly and clean interface design
- 🎵 Rediscovers forgotten songs and deep cuts
- ⚡ Seamless integration with Apple Music app
- 🔒 Privacy-focused with on-device processing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and app freezes
- ⏱️ Slow loading times, especially with large libraries
- 🔄 Repetitive song selection despite large library
- 📱 Poor CarPlay functionality and stability
- 💰 High price ($4.99-$5.49) for limited features
Bugs and requests
Music Library Tracker
Reported bugs
22 issues- App crashes on Mac
- App crashes on scan
- Notification bugs
- App crashes when attempting to update search
- App explodes library, fragmenting albums
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- App crashes on startup
- App spins infinitely
- App does not update automatically
- App fails to manually update
- App no longer runs in background
- App is slow to scroll
- App freezes
- App duplicates reports
- App doesn't detect changes in 'Year' metadata
- App not updated for iOS 10
- App doesn't show up in Media & Apple Music privacy settings
- App crashes when selecting 'Enable Notification'
- App doesn't automatically scan library
- App doesn't update automatically or track accurate dates
- App doesn't work at all
- App lists same track additions multiple times
- App reports incorrect deletion/addition numbers
Requested features
14 requests- Add songs to specific playlists
- Add playlist support to scan
- More hierarchical sort options (artist, album, song)
- Search function
- Ability to jump to tracks in Apple Music
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- Filter by audio quality
- Dark mode app icon
- Apple Watch app
- Track "love" status
- Track when songs are removed from playlists
- Link out to Apple Music albums/songs
- Support for Apple TV
- Sort by album
- Ability to 'open in' Apple Music
SongCapsule
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes on launch or after permissions granted
- White screen with loading spinner that never completes
- App loses state when backgrounded, requires reinstall
- Settings/gear icon causes immediate crash
- Album cover art disappears after refresh
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- Duplicate songs appearing in playlists
- Genre exclusion settings not respected
- CarPlay touch controls unresponsive
- Music library import only captures partial library (e.g., 750 of 2000 songs)
- App hangs indefinitely when refreshing large libraries
- Crashes after recent updates across multiple devices
- Never played playlist contains previously played songs
- Forgotten songs playlist inaccurate
- Slow performance when selecting songs (15+ second delays)
Requested features
14 requests- Spotify integration support
- Music discovery/recommendation features for new songs
- iPad and Apple Watch support
- CarPlay optimization and stability
- Crossfade and audio transitions between tracks
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- Ability to save and rename generated playlists
- Larger playlist sizes (50+ songs instead of 25)
- Delete songs from playlists within app
- EQ adjustment controls
- Last.fm metadata integration for better curation
- Support for other streaming services
- Playlist export functionality
- Weekly library rescanning and updates
- Language localization options
In-app purchases
Music Library Tracker
No in-app purchases
SongCapsule
No in-app purchases
Questions
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