Pass the AUX vs The Queue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pass the AUX
This app allows friends to collaboratively curate music playlists in real-time. Create a shared room and invite others to add songs that will play simultaneously on everyone's devices. Features a party mode for short, rapid song rotations.
- Create shared music rooms
- Collaborative song adding
- Real-time synchronized playback
- Customizable Power Hour mode
- Invite friends with room codes
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Listen to music with friends. Customize your own Power Hours. Pass the AUX is the ultimate social music controller. Simply create a room, share your room code, and everyone can add songs to the shared playlist. The music will play on everyone’s phone! Hanging out together? Pass the AUX is the perfect way to let everyone control the music, without the hassle of switching cables or connecting to speakers. Now featuring customizable Power Hours, a party mode where each song plays for only one minute. Perfect for parties, road trips, restaurants, and everywhere else the music is bumping. Stop unplugging cables to switch up the playlist. Start passing the AUX.
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 rating: The Queue at 4.7 against Pass the AUX's 3.7. The Queue also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 6). Pass the AUX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (40% vs 20%). 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. Pass the AUX asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Queue holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Queue has 30 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Pass the AUX'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.
Pass the AUX ships an update monthly, The Queue every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pass the AUX | The Queue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — 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 | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Condecca, Inc. | Universal Queue LLC |
Customer experience
Pass the AUX
The Queue
In-app purchases
Pass the AUX
No in-app purchases
The Queue
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