AuxBox vs The Queue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AuxBox
Create shared music queues with friends by linking your streaming service. Invite others to contribute and vote on songs to shape the playlist. Preview tracks before adding and manage the queue with host controls.
- Collaborative music channels
- Link Apple Music/Spotify
- Invite friends via QR/ID/link
- Preview music from search
- Like/dislike voting system
- Channel history
- Host controls
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AuxBox lets you open a collaborative music channel! Link your Apple Music or Spotify account and invite friends to create a playlist people won’t stop listening to. Can’t decide on which songs to add? You can preview music straight from the channel’s search results! Then, like or dislike a song to move it up or down the queue. Joining a channel is easy! You can do so through QR code, channel ID or link. What are you waiting for? Download AuxBox! Our Awesome Features: • Only the channel host needs an Apple Music or Spotify subscription: AuxBox lets everyone join a channel! • Invite anyone to your channel through QR code, channel ID or link! • Preview Music: Debating on whether or not to add a song? Any channel member can look up and preview music straight from the channel’s search results! • Voting System: Members can like or dislike songs in a channel’s queue, so the most popular songs get played first! • Channel History: Heard a song that you liked but forgot the name? Check the channel history! All songs appear in the order they were played. • The host is in control: A channel host can play any song they wish in addition to deleting and reordering songs in the queue! • Many more... download the app to give them all a try!
The Queue
This app allows guests to collaboratively build a real-time music queue for playback on your device. It's ideal for parties and gatherings, using a voting system to prioritize popular songs. Enjoy shared music experiences without the hassle of managing requests.
- Collaborative music queue editing
- Real-time playback
- Like/skip voting system
- Anonymous song queuing
- Host music queues for free
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Tired of trying to find the right music for your guests? Are jukeboxes maybe just a little too expensive? No matter the occasion, The Queue is the perfect way to ensure your guests enjoy the music they love, without the guesswork. The Queue is a mobile jukebox that allows your guests to collaboratively edit a single queue of music for playback on your own device, in real time. Ideal for parties, car rides, restaurants, and much more! The Queue uses a like/skip voting system to sort queued songs by popularity and allows users to easily and anonymously queue the music they love, so you can stop worrying about what everybody wants to listen to. Host a queue for free, today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AuxBox at 69% against The Queue's 20%. AuxBox also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). The Queue's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, ads 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. The Queue sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. AuxBox asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Queue holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 103 and 30 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of AuxBox's written reviews are positive against 20% of The Queue's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AuxBox ships an update every 5 weeks, The Queue every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AuxBox | The Queue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (103 ratings) | 4.7 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Spectre Software Inc. | Universal Queue LLC |
Customer experience
AuxBox
The Queue
In-app purchases
AuxBox
No in-app purchases
The Queue
- Full Host Access$2.991 Month
