Comparison

Miximum vs Longplay

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

Head to head
About

Miximum

Create dynamic, automatically updating playlists for your music library. Define custom rules based on various criteria to rediscover your songs and enjoy a personalized listening experience without ads.

Highlights
  • Automatic playlist updates
  • Intuitive rule creation
  • Advanced logic for rules
  • Live rule previews
  • Works with Music.app library
  • Export static playlists
  • Ad-free listening
Features
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Miximum brings the power of Apple Music Smart Playlists to your iPhone and iPad. Create Mixes that automatically update based on rules you define. Rediscover your music library and enjoy a truly personalized listening experience. Effortless Automation: • Intuitive rule creation: Easily set criteria based on genre, artist, play count, date added, and more. • Fine-tune your Mixes with advanced logic: combine rulesets with "and" & "or”, and limit by song count or duration. • Live previews: See your Mix update in real-time as you adjust the rules. Seamless Integration: • Works with your Music.app library: Access all your music, whether you subscribe to Apple Music or not. • Combine and listen: Play multiple playlists together for unique listening experiences. • Export static playlists: Create snapshots of your Mixes to use in Apple Music and other apps. • Pure, ad-free listening experience: No interruptions, no distractions. Just you and your music. Rediscover Your Music: • Automatic updates: Your Mixes stay fresh and relevant as your library evolves. • Endless possibilities: Create Mixes for specific moods, activities, or discoveries. • Never get bored: Enjoy a constant stream of music tailored to your tastes. Miximum is perfect for those who: • Are Smart Playlist power users: You love this feature on desktop and want it on your iPhone. • Have a large music library: You need powerful tools to organize and enjoy your collection. • Love discovering new music: Create Mixes that surface hidden gems based on your preferences. • Want a personalized experience: Tailor your listening to your unique tastes and moods. Download Miximum today and unlock the full potential of your Apple Music library.

About

Longplay

Rediscover your music library with this app that beautifully displays your album artwork. Explore forgotten favorites and play music with smart sorting options like addiction, brightness, and recency. Organize albums into collections and enjoy infinite shuffle.

Highlights
  • Album artwork display
  • Smart sorting options
  • Album collections
  • Infinite album shuffle
  • Home screen widget
  • CarPlay and Siri support
  • Shortcuts integration
Features
Currently charting
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Do you have an album collection of dozens to thousands of albums? Does the next song of an album already start playing in your head when one finishes? Longplay is for you. Longplay presents a beautiful view of the album artworks of the (near) complete albums in your music collection. It let's you rediscover forgotten favorites or just play the music you love, and explore it with various smart sort options: - Orderliness: by artist, then by album - Addiction: by amount of time spent listening - Brightness: by the primary color of the album artwork - Negligence: by the time it’s been since you’ve last listened to the album, weighted by the rating - Recency: by date added - Memory: by last played - Stars: by the rating you’ve provided for each song - Random: a new order, every time you tap it You can organize your albums into collections, which sync across your devices. Infinite album shuffle let's you stay in the flow, with smart shuffle depending on your current collection or sort order. It comes with a home screen widget that displays the top albums by your nominated sort order. On the larger widget, tap an album to play it, on the smallest it doubles as a "Feeling lucky" button to start playback of one of them. It supports CarPlay, Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight.t supports CarPlay, Siri, and Shortcuts. It works well with Apple Music, music purchased from iTunes or synced manually. --- Important: Longplay does not ship with any music included, it is instead a player for your music library - be it from Apple Music, iTunes or your synced music. It provides a filtered view of just the albums of which you have all or most of the songs, as well as your playlists; thus focusing on your album collection without any singles or albums where you only have very few songs. --- Tap an item to play (or pause). Long tap for additional options, such as adding to your album queue or to a collection. It works with libraries big and small, and besides regular albums it also handles compilation albums and playlists. Comes with Shortcuts actions to play a random top album by a defined sort order, or a random album, optionally filtered by artist or genre. All of that with Longplay's logic that makes sure that it's an album for which you have all or most songs. It is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Fully VoiceOver accessible.

Screenshots

Miximum4 screens
Longplay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Miximum at $2.49 against Longplay's $7.49. Miximum also leads on ratings volume (529 vs 170). Longplay's advantage is chart position (#78 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Miximum costs $2.49 and Longplay $7.49 up front. Miximum sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Longplay sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Miximum against 4.6 for Longplay. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 529 and 170 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Miximum's written reviews are positive against 77% of Longplay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Miximum ships an update every 2 weeks, Longplay every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Miximum versus Longplay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiximumLongplay
Price$2.49 — better$7.49
Rating4.5 (529 ratings)4.6 (170 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews — better77.2% of reviews
Number of ratings529 — better170
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#78 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike ClayAdrian Schoenig

Customer experience

Miximum

All ratings529 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews258 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative15.5%

Longplay

All ratings170 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive77.2%
Neutral9.9%
Negative12.9%

User reviews

Miximum

From 529 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Use it every day
  • 👍 Exceptional app
  • 👍 Brilliant app
  • 👍 Couldn't be easier
  • 👍 Wonderful app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sql results not quite correct
  • 🐛 Downloaded only rule broken
  • 🐛 BPM filter not working
  • 🐛 Crashes on iOS 18
  • 🐛 Play count not working

Longplay

From 170 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎵 Excellent album-focused listening experience
  • 👍 Intuitive and minimalist user interface
  • 🎨 Beautiful visual presentation of album artwork
  • 🔍 Unique sorting options (Addiction, Negligence, Brightness)
  • 🚗 CarPlay support for album browsing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes with large music libraries
  • ❄️ UI freezing and performance issues
  • 🔥 Device overheating during operation
  • ⏱️ Slow album loading and updating process
  • 🚫 Doesn't display all albums in library

Bugs and requests

Miximum

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Sql results not quite correct
  • Downloaded only rule broken
  • BPM filter not working
  • Crashes on iOS 18
  • Play count not working
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  • Playlist export issues
  • App crashes on opening

Requested features

12 requests
  • CarPlay and Shortcuts integration
  • Folders for organizing mixes
  • Playlist artwork and description export
  • Automatic playlist updates
  • Playlist sorting options
Show 7 more
  • Ability to limit songs per group
  • Exclude downloaded/owned songs
  • Filter by language
  • Sync playlists to Apple Music
  • Playlist management features (delete, duplicate)
  • Playlist sorting by release date
  • Automatic playlist refresh/update

Longplay

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App crashes on startup with large libraries
  • UI constantly freezes during album loading
  • Device becomes very hot during operation
  • Doesn't load entire music library
  • Gapless playback creates overlapping songs
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  • Purity option for gapless play doesn't work
  • Scrobbling incomplete (only first few tracks)
  • CarPlay support broken after updates
  • Vision Pro immersive view crashes
  • Settings window cannot be minimized
  • Allow selection toggle loses memory
  • Widget doesn't show album artwork
  • Sort by feature missing since iOS 26
  • Album library not syncing with Apple Music
  • Crashes when immersive view selected
  • Player window too large in panorama mode

Requested features

20 requests
  • Search functionality for albums and artists
  • Track listing display during playback
  • Skip/back track controls
  • Volume control in app
  • Sort by release year
Show 15 more
  • Sort by genre/categories
  • Show album information and metadata
  • Play Next/Play Later queue management
  • Open album in Apple Music link
  • Delete albums from library option
  • View only complete albums toggle
  • Exclude specific albums (e.g., Christmas albums)
  • macOS version of the app
  • tvOS app version
  • Higher resolution album artwork
  • Album cover size randomization in grid
  • Immersive listening room environments
  • Album liner notes viewing
  • Widget improvements for album display
  • Autocorrect toggle for search

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Miximum

One-time4
  • Tip$1.99
  • Extra Tip$1.99
  • Tip$2.99
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  • Tip$4.99
3 purchases

Longplay

One-time3
  • Small Tip$2.00
  • Medium Tip$5.00
  • Large Tip$10.00

Questions

Is Miximum free?
Miximum costs $2.49, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Longplay free?
Longplay costs $7.49, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Miximum or Longplay?
Longplay is rated higher. Miximum averages 4.5 out of 5 from 529 ratings, while Longplay averages 4.6 from 170 ratings.
Do Miximum or Longplay have ads?
Neither Miximum nor Longplay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Miximum or Longplay?
Miximum ships an update every 2 weeks, and Longplay every 3 weeks. Most recently, Miximum was updated on November 3, 2026 and Longplay on November 3, 2026.

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