crabhands vs Sorty for Spotify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
crabhands
Stay updated on your favorite artists' new music releases with instant notifications. Connect your Spotify account to track followed artists and discover upcoming tracks. New music is automatically added to a dedicated Spotify playlist for easy listening.
- Artist tracking
- New music notifications
- Upcoming release alerts
- Spotify integration
- Automatic playlist creation
- Push notifications
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Let us track your favourite artists and send you notification alerts when they release new music on Spotify, or when we discover any upcoming releases for them! To set up a new account, just hit the Sign Up button, follow the instructions and then login to your Spotify account. We will scan for the artists that you follow. A list of the latest new releases will then be available in the app. If we find any upcoming releases for them we will also display these in the app. If you've enabled push notifications then we'll notify you when we find new and upcoming releases for your artists. New music releases are by default added to a playlist which we create within your Spotify account so that you have one easy place to listen to new music. You can change this option at any time from the Settings screen. We sync the artists you follow on Spotify before we check for new releases, so if you have followed new artists then they'll get included when we scan for new releases. Please note: you cannot listen to the releases within the app - you do this within Spotify as usual.
Sorty for Spotify
Organize your Spotify playlists using various audio attributes like tempo, energy, and mood. Reorder tracks with smart sorting and save the changes directly to your Spotify account. Take full control of your music library with advanced organization tools.
- Sort by 8 audio attributes (BPM, Energy, Danceability, etc.)
- Ascending or descending sort order
- Save sorted playlists directly to Spotify
- Preview track audio before saving
- Clean, dark-themed interface
- Works with all Spotify playlists
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Sortify lets you sort and organize your Spotify playlists by energy, tempo, mood, danceability, and more. Take control of your music with smart sorting powered by Spotify's audio analysis. SORT BY 8 AUDIO ATTRIBUTES Pick any attribute and instantly reorder your playlist: • Beats (BPM) — Arrange tracks by tempo for running, workouts, or DJ sets • Energy — Build playlists that ramp up or wind down • Danceability — Put your most danceable tracks first • Positivity — Sort by mood from uplifting to melancholic • Loudness — Organize by volume and intensity • Acousticness — Separate acoustic tracks from electronic • Popularity — See your most popular tracks rise to the top • Length — Order by track duration Sort ascending or descending with a single tap, then save the new order directly to your Spotify account. HOW IT WORKS 1. Sign in with your Spotify account 2. Browse your playlists 3. Pick a sorting attribute 4. Preview the new order with visual indicators 5. Save — your playlist is updated on Spotify instantly FEATURES • Works with all your Spotify playlists • Preview track audio before saving • Visual arrows show how tracks move • Save sorted playlists directly to Spotify • Clean, dark-themed interface designed for music lovers • Send feedback directly from the app PERFECT FOR • DJs building seamless sets by BPM or energy • Runners and gym-goers organizing workout playlists by tempo • Music lovers curating the perfect mood playlist • Anyone who wants more control over their Spotify library Sortify uses the Spotify Web API and audio analysis to give you sorting options that Spotify doesn't offer natively. Your login is handled securely through Spotify's official authentication.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: crabhands at 3.8 against Sorty for Spotify's 2.8. crabhands also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 29%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 32 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
crabhands holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: crabhands has 50 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of crabhands's written reviews are positive against 29% of Sorty for Spotify's.
crabhands ships an update monthly, Sorty for Spotify every 32 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | crabhands | Sorty for Spotify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (50 ratings) — better | 2.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.4% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 219 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Underwood | Olric Digital |
Customer experience
crabhands
Sorty for Spotify
Bugs and requests
crabhands
Reported bugs
15 issues- Re-login required every time the app is opened
- Incessant sign-ins after app revamp
- Login is broken after new update
- App is completely outdated (3 years)
- App freezes on iPhone 12 and iOS 16.2
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- Switched Spotify account, now uses Login with Apple ID, doesn't retrieve followed artists
- App crashes on iOS 14.2
- App gets stuck on initial loading screen
- Can't connect to Spotify
- Redirects to reset Spotify password when trying to log in
- Login issues with recaptcha on Spotify
- Doesn't show all releases from Spotify
- Some releases arrive with delay
- Notifications shown, but tapping doesn't load content
- Stopped adding new songs to the Crabhands Spotify playlist
Requested features
7 requests- More filtering options
- Option to filter by followed artists only
- In-app payment option (Apple ID)
- Donate option
- Apple Music integration
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- Browser experience
- Refined artist adding section
Sorty for Spotify
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
crabhands
No in-app purchases
Sorty for Spotify
No in-app purchases









