Comparison

PlayingAlbums vs Dignify Music

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

Head to head
About

PlayingAlbums

This app shuffles songs within playlists by album, allowing you to listen to entire albums sequentially. It integrates with Apple Music and iTunes Match, and playlists can be shared across devices. Users can choose to use the standard Music app player or a separate mode.

Highlights
  • Shuffle songs by album
  • Integrates with Apple Music/iTunes Match
  • Cross-device playlist sharing via iCloud
  • Option to use standard Music app player
  • Separate player mode available
  • Supports multi-disc albums
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If you love music albums, you will listen to an album, then another album, then another...... All your songs or songs in the selected playlist will be shuffled by album. Songs in the selected playlist will play on devices that use iTunes Match or Apple Music, even if they are not downloaded on the device, as long as they are online. Playlists shuffled by albums can be shared with your own devices via iCloud. If you do not use either iTunes Match or Apple Music, the order of songs will be synchronized as long as playlists are synchronized between your devices. If you are a user of PlayingAlbums for macOS, you will share its settings for PlayingAlbums for iPhone. You may not want to listen to songs serially of an album with multiple discs. Disc 2 is sometimes completely different from disc 1. By default, the playing information (playback counts, etc.) will be integrated since PlayingAlbums uses the same player as the standard “Music” app. If you would not like to integrate the information, a new mode has been implemented that does not use the same player as the standard “Music” app. The application does not include any songs or other content; you must first create a playlist, either by importing from a CD or by using a subscription such as Apple Music. The screen shots shows a playlist created by subscribing to an album from Apple Music.

About

Dignify Music

Discover new music quickly by swiping through short clips. Hype tracks you love to build your personalized library and explore emerging artists. Seamlessly transition to full songs on other platforms.

Highlights
  • Swipe through music clips
  • Hype favorite tracks
  • Discover emerging artists
  • Personalize genre feed
  • Request new artists
  • Share music cards
Features
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You'll know a great song in 10 seconds. Dignify is the fastest way to find music you'll actually love. Swipe through short, curated clips and like the ones that hit. What you like becomes the reference for what comes next. How it works - Swipe up for the next track, down to hear it again — like reels, for music. - Playback starts at the hook. A good song proves itself in seconds. - Double-tap or tap the heart to like a track and keep it in your likes. - Jump over to your music app for the full song. Pick up to 3 of your likes as the only thing the feed follows, and filter them by genre to find them fast. - No genres to pick. The feed follows the tracks you liked — same sound, same mood. - Every card names the like it came from. - Pick up to 3 of your likes as the only thing the feed follows. - Turn "Follow my likes" off and the feed goes random again. - New here? Play a few tracks and pick the ones you like — your feed starts there. Why you'll keep coming back - Curated indie and emerging artists you won't meet on the front page. - Search any artist or track in one tap. - Your likes, sorted by date, so nothing you found gets lost. - Keep digging with the screen off — skip from the lock screen or your earbuds, and like right from the lock screen. - Bundle the tracks you liked into a pick — other people play it and react with an emoji. No more feeds full of what you've already heard. Start digging.

Screenshots

PlayingAlbums2 screens
Dignify Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dignify Music at 100% against PlayingAlbums's 0%. Dignify Music also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 9 months). PlayingAlbums's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Dignify Music is free to download; PlayingAlbums costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlayingAlbums ships an update every 9 months, Dignify Music every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PlayingAlbums versus Dignify Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayingAlbumsDignify Music
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperYuki KurokiGYEONG JUN PARK

Customer experience

PlayingAlbums

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Dignify Music

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PlayingAlbums

No in-app purchases

None

Dignify Music

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlayingAlbums free?
PlayingAlbums costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dignify Music free?
Dignify Music is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PlayingAlbums or Dignify Music have ads?
Neither PlayingAlbums nor Dignify Music shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlayingAlbums or Dignify Music?
PlayingAlbums ships an update every 9 months, and Dignify Music every 5 days. Most recently, PlayingAlbums was updated on November 2, 2026 and Dignify Music on November 5, 2026.

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