Comparison

Pulsar Player vs Playlist Maker for Spotify

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

Head to head
About

Pulsar Player

Control your Spotify music playback directly from your Apple Watch. Easily navigate playlists, albums, and recently played tracks without needing your phone. Enjoy continuous playback and full control over your music.

Highlights
  • Control Spotify from Apple Watch
  • Navigate playlists, albums, tracks
  • Continuous playback
  • Play, pause, skip tracks
  • Adjust volume from watch
Features
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** Spotify Premium REQUIRED - 100% Free, No Ads, no Promos! ** Easily navigate and begin playback of tracks from your Spotify Playlists, saved Tracks, Albums and Recently Played all from your Apple Watch! Tired of listening to one Playlist over and over? What about having to get your phone out of your pocket during a workout to choose another Playlist? With Pulsar you can simply hit the back button on your watch from any Playlist, Album, Track or Recently Played list and select another. • View and paginate through all of your Playlist, Albums, Tracks, and Recently Played from your Watch • Continuous play! Pulsar will automatically play the next set of Tracks from your Playlist, Albums, Tracks, or Recently Played. Playback will continue until it reaches the end! • Play, Pause, Skip forward or backward and adjust the volume (watch touchscreen) from your Watch or iPhone • 100% Free. No Ads or Promos. Simply enjoy your music Note: -------------------------------- Pulsar does not play music on your watch, you are still required to connect your headphones or Bluetooth devices to your phone, music will be emitted from your phone. Pulsar allows you to navigate, select, and choose to play tracks from your watch without the need to do so from your phone. To date, Spotify does not provide an SDK for watchOS, which means I cannot allow playback directly from the Apple Watch. If at some point Spotify allows streaming from watchOS I will work on allowing playback directly from the Apple Watch. Disclaimer: -------------------------------- Pulsar uses content provided by Spotify but is not sponsored, endorsed, certified or otherwise approved in any way by Spotify. Spotify is a registered trademark of the Spotify Group. Spotify Premium is required to use this application.

About

Playlist Maker for Spotify

Easily organize your music by creating and managing playlists for Spotify. Drag and drop saved songs into multiple playlists quickly, saving you time compared to navigating Spotify's menus.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop song adding
  • Create multiple playlists
  • Organize saved songs
  • Faster playlist creation
  • Spotify integration
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Select a set of saved songs on the left side and add playlists on the right side. Simply drag from a song to a playlist and that song will be added to the playlist within Spotify! Use this to scroll through your music and add to multiple playlists without having to navigate Spotify's annoying menus. Organize your music into playlists in a quarter of the time.

Screenshots

Pulsar Player4 screens
Playlist Maker for Spotify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Playlist Maker for Spotify at 4.0 against Pulsar Player's 2.8. Playlist Maker for Spotify also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 37%). Pulsar Player's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 4). 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

Playlist Maker for Spotify holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pulsar Player has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Pulsar Player's written reviews are positive against 50% of Playlist Maker for Spotify's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulsar Player ships an update fortnightly, Playlist Maker for Spotify every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pulsar Player versus Playlist Maker for Spotify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulsar PlayerPlaylist Maker for Spotify
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (21 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFred AnthonyDavid Lane

Customer experience

Pulsar Player

All ratings21 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative47.6%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral10.9%
Negative52.2%

Playlist Maker for Spotify

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Pulsar Player

Reported bugs

30 issues
  • Infinite cannot connect to phone
  • Stuck on loading
  • Takes too long to load
  • Doesn't recognize premium account
  • Lags badly
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  • Doesn't work with new Apple Watch
  • Phone never connects with watch
  • Locks on launch app on iPhone
  • Blank space for icon
  • Buttons not labeled for VoiceOver
  • Cannot find watch
  • Occasional freezes
  • App crashes after logging in
  • Crashes when selecting song
  • Won't play with Apple Watch and Air Pods
  • Says select song from watch on phone
  • Sits there doing nothing on watch
  • Keeps dropping
  • Won't work after logging in
  • Continues to say launch app on iPhone
  • Won't play songs towards latter part of long playlists
  • Selecting song doesn't sync with iPhone app
  • Pausing requires extra steps
  • App won't upload to Apple Watch
  • Can't start after login
  • Nothing happening
  • Doesn't let you log in
  • Login not working
  • Sound comes from phone, not watch
  • Phishing/security breach concern

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add volume control via the crown
  • Add complication icon
  • Play music directly from watch (developer notes Spotify's end)
  • Allow use without phone being on you
  • Shuffle play when choosing a playlist
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  • Improve onboarding UX
  • Turn shuffle on and off
  • Fix issues with long playlists
  • Fix syncing issues between watch and iPhone app
  • Integrate AirPods better
  • Add shuffle to playlists
  • Allow streaming directly from the watch (future hope)
  • Make it a perfect remote for Spotify
  • Fix sound output to watch

Playlist Maker for Spotify

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pulsar Player

No in-app purchases

None

Playlist Maker for Spotify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pulsar Player free?
Pulsar Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Playlist Maker for Spotify free?
Playlist Maker for Spotify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pulsar Player or Playlist Maker for Spotify?
Playlist Maker for Spotify is rated higher. Pulsar Player averages 2.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Playlist Maker for Spotify averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pulsar Player or Playlist Maker for Spotify have ads?
Neither Pulsar Player nor Playlist Maker for Spotify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulsar Player or Playlist Maker for Spotify?
Pulsar Player ships an update fortnightly, and Playlist Maker for Spotify every 2 months. Most recently, Pulsar Player was updated on October 14, 2026 and Playlist Maker for Spotify on October 14, 2026.

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