Comparison

mubo vs Zikup

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

Head to head
About

mubo

Collaboratively curate music playlists for parties and events. Guests can vote on songs, influencing the playback order. Seamlessly integrate music from various streaming services to create a shared listening experience.

Highlights
  • Create or join music boxes
  • Vote on songs to influence playlist order
  • Integrate music from Apple Music, Spotify, Audius, YouTube
  • Guest song submission (optional)
  • Automatic vote cooldown for re-voting
  • Real-time playlist updates
Features
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Music is listened together. Now also decided together. - With mubo. Connect to a Musicbox or create your own. Your Musicbox is ready to use within seconds. Just add a Playlist and press play. Just try it, it's really that simple. The idea: The song with the most votes is the furthest up in the playlist of the Musicbox. To keep it exciting, the cooldown resets all votes after a fixed time and everybody can vote again. You can add your own music or easily add music from AppleMusic, Spotify, Audius or YouTube to your Musicbox. Then you just have to start your Musicbox and your guests can already vote for their favorite songs. If you allow it, your guests can even add songs to your Musicbox. The song with the most votes is the furthest up in the playlist of your Musicbox. To keep it exciting, the cooldown resets all votes after a fixed time and your guests can vote again. Follow us on social to stay updated. Facebook: fb.me/muboapp Twitter: @muboapp

About

Zikup

Collaboratively build and manage music playlists for parties, events, or casual gatherings. Friends can add songs, vote on favorites, and influence the playback order, all from their smartphones. A Spotify Premium account is only required for the playlist host.

Highlights
  • Create collaborative Ziklists
  • Invite friends via link or code
  • Add songs to shared playlists
  • Vote on favorite songs
  • Rearrange playback order
  • Host requires Spotify Premium
Features
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A personalized music experience. Fun and friendly, Zikup will optimize your nights and allow you to discover new songs from your friends or from any other people. CREATE A PLAYLIST: The host of a simple party, the organizer of a wedding, the manager of a bar or just a group of friends, can create their music playlist (Ziklist) in the Zikup application through a link to the host's Spotify Premium account. INVITE YOUR FRIENDS The playlist creator then simply shares it with their friends or event attendees via a link or code. BUILD THE PLAYLIST TOGETHER Each participant can then collaborate on the playlist from their smartphone, adding songs of their choice and voting for their favorite songs to rearrange the playing order. Guests only need the Zikup app (Spotify Premium account is only needed by the Ziklist host). Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://zikup.fr/politique-de-confidentialite/

Screenshots

mubo4 screens
Zikup2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zikup at 92% against mubo's 59%. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. mubo sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Zikup sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mubo ships an update every 2 months, Zikup monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
mubo versus Zikup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermuboZikup
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (153 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings153 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcel DittmannThe 666 Company

Customer experience

mubo

All ratings153 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive59.5%
Neutral5.4%
Negative35.1%

Zikup

Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

mubo

One-time4
  • 100 Coins Package$0.49
  • Patron$3.99
  • 1100 Coins Package$3.99
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  • 11100 Coins Package$44.99
2 purchases

Zikup

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly premium subscription$1.991 Month
  • Annual standard subscription$17.991 Year

Questions

Is mubo free?
mubo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zikup free?
Zikup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do mubo or Zikup have ads?
Neither mubo nor Zikup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mubo or Zikup?
mubo ships an update every 2 months, and Zikup monthly. Most recently, mubo was updated on September 29, 2026 and Zikup on October 9, 2026.

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