Comparison

Marvis Pro vs Playdate

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

Head to head
About

Marvis Pro

This app enhances your music library experience with a customizable interface and powerful features. It offers advanced sorting, grouping, and filtering options for your Apple Music and iTunes library, along with Last.fm integration.

Highlights
  • Customizable UI with list and grid layouts
  • Advanced sorting and grouping options
  • Smart filtering with custom rules
  • Last.fm scrobbling integration
  • Drag and drop functionality
  • Supports Apple Music Search and Charts
Features
Currently charting
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Interact with your music and fall in love with your library all over again. ** Featured on MacStories, 9to5Mac, Cult of Mac, iDownloadBlog, iMore, and more. ** ** App of the Year 2022 - MacStories ** Marvis offers a beautiful presentation of your Music Library with loads of powerful features in a minimalistic yet highly customizable UI. • For Apple Music & iTunes Library. ‣ Supports Apple Music Search, Charts, Listen Now, Radio, and more. ‣ Non-subscribers can search & browse the Apple Music catalog and play 30s preview for all available songs. • Use Drag & Drop to add one or more items to Up Next, Play, or Shuffle. • Advanced Media Details and Artist Info. • List & Grid Layout. Multiple Grid styles to choose from, like Cover Flow. • 40+ App icon choices. • Sort and Group ‣ Sort by Recently Played/Added, Year, Rating, Play Count, and more. ‣ Group Playlists and Genres into Albums, Artists, Composers, etc. • Smart Rules: Filter, Sort, and Limit. • Last.fm support. ‣ The ability to scrobble is included with your purchase. ‣ Advanced features require an additional one-time fee. IMPORTANT: • It is required to have the Music app installed on your device to use Marvis. • Due to iOS restrictions, deleting items from your library or playlists via Marvis is not allowed. Reddit: r/MarvisApp

About

Playdate

Easily share music links between different streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. Convert song, artist, or album links from one service to another, or paste a link directly into the app for translation.

Highlights
  • Share links across platforms
  • Translate Spotify links to Apple Music
  • Translate Apple Music links to Spotify
  • Search for songs, artists, and albums
  • Paste links directly into the app
Features
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Send a song to anyone, whatever they listen on. A Spotify link is dead weight to someone on Apple Music, and the other way round. Playdate fixes that with one link. Paste or share a song, album, artist or playlist, and Playdate finds the same music on the other service and hands you a single Playdate link. Whoever you send it to taps once and it opens in the app they actually use. HOW IT WORKS 1. Share from Spotify or Apple Music straight into Playdate, or paste a link. 2. Watch the record spin while Playdate finds the match, then copy your Playdate link. 3. Send it anywhere: iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, a group chat, a caption. Your friend doesn't need Playdate. The link opens right on their iPhone with no install, shows them the song, and takes them to Spotify or Apple Music, whichever they use. HONEST ABOUT THE MATCH Playdate tells you what it found before you send. Exact match, same recording. Same song, a different version. Or not on the other service at all, with a search to fall back on. No silent substitutions. PLAYLISTS TOO Share a whole playlist and Playdate tells you how many songs made it across, exact and near matches counted separately. Connect your account and add the playlist straight into your own Spotify or Apple Music library. BUILT INTO THE SHARE SHEET Share, tap Playdate, copy the link. Three taps from any song in Spotify or Apple Music, without leaving the app you're in. YOUR SIDE OF THE LINK Tell Playdate which service you use, and every Playdate link someone sends you opens there. Your sent links stay on the Home screen, so you can copy one again or clear the list whenever you like. FREE, WITH NOTHING TO SIGN UP FOR No account to create, no ads, no subscription. Apple Music connects through the account already on your iPhone. Connecting an account is only needed when you want to add a playlist to your own library. WORKS WITH Spotify and Apple Music. Songs, albums, artists and playlists. Links made with Playdate keep working after you send them, so the songs you share today still open tomorrow.

Screenshots

Marvis Pro4 screens
Playdate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Playdate at Free against Marvis Pro's $9.99. Playdate also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Marvis Pro's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 9 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Playdate is free to download; Marvis Pro costs $9.99 up front. Marvis Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Playdate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Marvis Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marvis Pro has 1.3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Marvis Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of Playdate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marvis Pro ships an update every 9 days, Playdate every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Marvis Pro versus Playdate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarvis ProPlaydate
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#23 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB44 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAditya RajveerGeorge Farro

Customer experience

Marvis Pro

All ratings1,284 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews642 reviews
Positive84.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.1%

Playdate

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Marvis Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent scrobbling to Last.fm
  • Playback issues when switching between apps
  • Metadata not always displaying correctly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Advanced EQ and audio controls
  • Improved music discovery features
  • Ability to edit playlists and queue
  • Dedicated iPad and Apple Watch apps
  • Lyrics integration without third-party apps
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  • Sync settings and configurations across devices

Playdate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Marvis Pro

One-time1
  • Last.fm⁺$5.99
None

Playdate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marvis Pro free?
Marvis Pro costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Playdate free?
Playdate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Marvis Pro or Playdate?
Marvis Pro is rated higher. Marvis Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Playdate averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Marvis Pro or Playdate have ads?
Neither Marvis Pro nor Playdate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marvis Pro or Playdate?
Marvis Pro ships an update every 9 days, and Playdate every 9 months. Most recently, Marvis Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and Playdate on October 25, 2026.

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