Playlist Lab vs DCE Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Playlist Lab
This app allows users to create and edit music playlists with intuitive drag-and-drop functionality. It supports tracks from iTunes and audio files, offering advanced sorting and crossfading features for a seamless listening experience. Enjoy real-time audio spectrum displays during playback.
- Drag and drop playlist creation
- Create playlists from artists, composers, or genres
- Edit track genre and rating
- Sort tracks by various criteria
- Random sorting with shuffle preview
- Automatic and manual crossfading
- Real-time audio spectrum display
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Playlist Lab gives you the ability to take charge of your music. • Create and edit playlists with easy drag and drop • Display lists of tracks of any artist, composer, or genre, creating playlists from them with a single command. • Edit the genre and rating of tracks, create new genres. • Include tracks from inside your iTunes library and from audio files too. • Sort by title, artist, composer, genre, rating, last played date, etc... • Sort randomly. See the order of tracks in “shuffle” mode before they play. Drag and drop to tweak the order. Playlist Lab allows cross-fading between tracks. It has a unique auto-crossfade-time feature that finds quiet sections at the beginning and ending of tracks and brings them together for seamless playback. You can manually adjust the automatic crossfade times. See the loudness-vs-time curve for each track. A real-time audio spectrum display informs and entertains during playback.
DCE Network
Access FREE lifestyle, public affairs, live events, sports, arts, and entertainment programming from Washington, D.C. Watch award-winning original content produced in the nation's capital for a global audience.
- Free lifestyle programming
- Public affairs content
- Live event coverage
- Sports broadcasts
- Arts and entertainment shows
- Award-winning original content
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The District of Columbia Entertainment Network (DCE) delivers FREE lifestyle, public affairs, live events, sports, arts, and entertainment programming from the nation’s capital. Watch original award-winning entertainment and educational programs produced in Washington, DC for a global audience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DCE Network at 5.0 against Playlist Lab's 2.0. DCE Network also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Playlist Lab's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 27 months vs every 56 months). On price 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. Playlist Lab sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. DCE Network asks for nothing beyond the download.
DCE Network holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playlist Lab has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Playlist Lab ships an update every 27 months, DCE Network every 56 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Playlist Lab | DCE Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months — better | Every 56 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Schardt | District of Columbia |
Customer experience
Playlist Lab
DCE Network
In-app purchases
Playlist Lab
- Authoring$1.99
- Pro Features$4.99
DCE Network
No in-app purchases
