Comparison

Last.fm vs Mixly

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

Head to head
About

Last.fm

Track your music listening habits and access personalized reports, stats, and charts on your mobile device. Explore your listening history, view charts by artist, album, and track, and manually submit scrobbles. Connect streaming services for comprehensive tracking.

Highlights
  • Personalized listening reports
  • Artist, album, and track charts
  • Listening history exploration
  • Manual scrobble submission
  • Streaming service integration
Features
Currently charting
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Your stats. On the Go. Listening counts with the Last.fm App. Track the music you stream and access personalized listening reports, stats, and charts, all on the go.* Free on the Last.fm app: - Access to your Last.week & Last.year listening reports. - View your personal artist, album and track charts from all-time to the last 7 days - Explore your listening history - Scan & submit scrobbles manually (works with Apple Music**) - View tag, artist, similar artist, and track information Join millions of users. All for free. Last.fm. Music Counts *To track your music, connect your streaming service accounts to your Last.fm profile, or, via our web client, app or a browser plugin for other services. **Only songs added to your library can be scrobbled Love Last.fm? Follow us on: www.youtube.com/user/lastfm www.facebook.com/lastfm x.com/lastfm instagram.com/last_fm bsky.app/profile/last.fm Privacy Policy: https://www.last.fm/legal/privacy

About

Mixly

Describe your mood or activity, and this app instantly generates a personalized playlist from Apple Music. Refine your selections with follow-up prompts, save your favorite mixes, and discover new tracks effortlessly.

Highlights
  • AI-powered playlist creation
  • Playlist refinement with prompts
  • Save and organize favorite mixes
  • Direct playback via Apple Music
  • Discover new tracks
Features
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Mixly: Every mood has a playlist Describe how you're feeling, what you're doing, or what you want to hear and Mixly builds a playlist from Apple Music in seconds. No scrolling through endless catalogs or algorithm guessing what you want. Just describe the vibe and get a playlist that fits. Create mixes for anything: a late-night drive, a workout, a dinner party, or just a mood you can't quite name. Refine your mix until it's exactly right, save your favorites, and come back to them whenever you need. What you can do with Mixly: - Describe the moment and get a curated playlist instantly - Refine your mix with follow-up prompts until it's perfect - Save and organize your favorite mixes - Play everything directly through Apple Music - Discover tracks you'd never find on your own Mixly requires an active Apple Music subscription.

Screenshots

Last.fm4 screens
Mixly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mixly at 5.0 against Last.fm's 2.3. Mixly also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Last.fm's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 1) and chart position (#173 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mixly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Last.fm has 1.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Last.fm ships an update every 6 months, Mixly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Last.fm versus Mixly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLast.fmMixly
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#173 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLast.fmKyle Edgette

Bugs and requests

Last.fm

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Doesn't scrobble songs properly
  • Duplicate scrobbles
  • Animated album art causes crashes
  • Login and sign-up issues
  • Randomly stops tracking music

Requested features

5 requests
  • Update the app
  • Improve Apple Music integration
  • Add more time range options
  • Bring back old features
  • Make the UI more user-friendly

Mixly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Last.fm

No in-app purchases

None

Mixly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Last.fm free?
Last.fm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mixly free?
Mixly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Last.fm or Mixly?
Mixly is rated higher. Last.fm averages 2.3 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Mixly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Last.fm or Mixly have ads?
Neither Last.fm nor Mixly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Last.fm or Mixly?
Last.fm ships an update every 6 months, and Mixly every 2 months. Most recently, Last.fm was updated on October 22, 2026 and Mixly on October 19, 2026.

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