Comparison

Marvis Pro vs bijou.fm

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

Head to head
About

Marvis Pro

Explore and interact with your music library in a visually appealing and customizable interface. This app enhances your listening experience by offering advanced sorting, grouping, and playback options for your Apple Music and iTunes collections.

Highlights
  • Customizable UI for music library
  • Advanced sorting and grouping
  • Drag & drop playback control
  • Last.fm scrobbling
  • Smart filtering and limiting
  • Multiple layout options
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

bijou.fm

Visualize your listening habits with beautiful charts and detailed statistics from your music streaming services. Automatically syncs plays in the background and offers manual options for a complete history. Customize your experience with themes and share your taste with friends.

Highlights
  • Automatic background scrobbling
  • Catch-up scrobbling
  • Manual scrobbling options
  • Detailed listening history analysis
  • Interactive charts and visualizations
  • Customizable color themes
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Transform your Last.fm and Spotify listening data into beautiful, interactive charts. bijou.fm is an Apple Music scrobbler for Last.fm that automatically syncs your plays in the background, so your listening history stays complete. AUTOMATIC SCROBBLING • Seamlessly sync Apple Music plays to Last.fm in the background • Catch-up scrobbling after restarts or offline periods to reduce missed tracks • Manual scrobbling for vinyl, radio, and untracked listens • Full scrobble history with edit and resubmit capabilities • Also detects non-library tracks! BEAUTIFUL VISUALIZATIONS • Explore top artists, tracks, albums, and tags with pie charts, photo grids, and bar charts • Browse your listening history by year, season, or any custom date range • Analyze listening habits from gender and nationality perspectives STAY CONNECTED • Get notified when your Top 50 charts change or when you hit scrobbling milestones • Set up chart trackers to monitor position changes • Home screen widgets in multiple sizes to keep your stats visible MAKE IT YOURS • Choose from 10+ color themes inspired by art history and iconic cities—"Picasso," "Tokyo," "Warhol," and more • Play your charts directly with Spotify Premium or Apple Music • Compare your taste with friends by overlaying data on their charts bijou.fm is also available at www.bijou.fm Read our terms of use at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Marvis Pro4 screens
bijou.fm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: bijou.fm at Free against Marvis Pro's $9.99. bijou.fm also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Marvis Pro's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 71). On review sentiment, 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

bijou.fm is free to download; Marvis Pro costs $9.99 up front. Marvis Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and bijou.fm sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.09 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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 71, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Marvis Pro's written reviews are positive against 88% of bijou.fm's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marvis Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, bijou.fm every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Marvis Pro versus bijou.fm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarvis Probijou.fm
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better4.4 (71 ratings)
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews88.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better71
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#31 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB138 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAditya RajveerDahl & Sjöö

Customer experience

Marvis Pro

All ratings1,275 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews632 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.1%

bijou.fm

All ratings71 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%

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

bijou.fm

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Marvis Pro

One-time1
  • Last.fm⁺$5.99
6 purchases

bijou.fm

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Weekly$1.097 Days
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$3.291 Month
  • Monthly Premium14 Days trial$4.391 Month
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  • Premium Yearly1 Month trial$27.491 Year
  • Yearly Premium1 Month trial$38.491 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$54.99

Questions

Is Marvis Pro free?
Marvis Pro costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is bijou.fm free?
bijou.fm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Marvis Pro or bijou.fm?
Marvis Pro is rated higher. Marvis Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while bijou.fm averages 4.4 from 71 ratings.
Do Marvis Pro or bijou.fm have ads?
Neither Marvis Pro nor bijou.fm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marvis Pro or bijou.fm?
Marvis Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and bijou.fm every 4 days. Most recently, Marvis Pro was updated on September 29, 2026 and bijou.fm on September 27, 2026.

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