Comparison

Spotify Kids vs RiffReady

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

Head to head
About

Spotify Kids

This app provides a safe and fun environment for children to discover music. It features singalongs, soundtracks, and playlists curated for young listeners, allowing them to explore their musical tastes without explicit content. Children can create their own accounts and listen to their favorite tracks offline.

Highlights
  • Dedicated kids' accounts
  • Explicit content filtering
  • Expert-curated playlists
  • Offline music playback
  • Personalized content by age
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Introduce your child to a playground of sound with Spotify Kids. Packed with singalongs, soundtracks and playlists made for young listeners, the app is an easy way for children of all ages to discover music in a fun environment. Included with a Spotify Premium Family subscription. Spotify Kids lets your child: - Listen to audio they love with their own account - Explore their tastes, without hearing explicit content - Discover music handpicked for kids by our experts - Hear playlists made just for young listeners - Play their favorite tracks offline Important information about the app: - To use the app, you need to subscribe to Spotify Premium Family first. - A Kids profile counts as 1 account in your Premium Family plan. You can create up to 5 Kids accounts for your Family plan, and download the app to as many devices as you want. - The app uses your device's internal storage to store downloaded music for offline play. - The app streams content over WiFi and mobile networks, so check your data package and allowance with your mobile network provider. - The app asks for your child's name and age. This is used to showcase the most relevant content for your child and to personalise their experience using the app. Children may see different content, depending on their age. All information is fully encrypted.

About

RiffReady

Features
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You know the song. You've known it for years. You just can't play it. RiffReady turns a song into a practice pack — the chords, in time, right above the lyrics. No tab sites. No guessing. No wading through five wrong versions to find the one that sounds like the record. Upload any song, and in seconds you're playing it. HOW IT WORKS Bring a song in from your music library, your files, a voice memo, or a video on your phone. We listen to it and work out the chords, the tempo, the key, and where the sections change. You get the chords laid over the lyrics, moving in time as the song plays. A chord card shows the shape you're on and the one that's coming. Set a capo, slow it down, and play along until it sticks. WHAT'S IN A PRACTICE PACK - Chords over lyrics, synced to the recording - Chord diagrams — the shape for your hands, not just a letter - A chord strip that shows what's coming next - Capo dial, detected automatically and adjustable to suit you - Tempo control slider - A printable cheat sheet - Separated tracks: mute the guitar and play the part yourself A TUNER, FREE Chromatic tuner with reference tones and preset tunings — standard, drop D, half-step down, open G and more. Free for everyone. WHAT TO PLAY NEXT Finish a song and we'll suggest three more you can already mostly play. Same chords, same feel, one new shape to learn. The second song is the one that keeps you playing. WORKS FOR ANYTHING There's no catalogue to search here, and that's the point. Album tracks, live versions, obscure B-sides, your own recordings, songs nobody has ever written a tab for — if you can play us the audio, we can give you the chords. You'll need the audio on your device, and it should be music you have the right to use. PRICING Free — three songs, everything included. RiffReady Pro — A$8.99/month or A$69/year: 20 songs a month. HONESTLY Chord detection is very good. It isn't perfect. If we get one wrong, hold down the chord and tell us — and we'll fix it. Made in Australia by a guitar teacher who wanted this to exist when he was a kid, learning to play his guitar. Terms of Use: https://riffready.com.au/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://riffready.com.au/legal/privacy

Screenshots

Spotify Kids4 screens
RiffReady4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spotify Kids at none against RiffReady's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. RiffReady sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Spotify Kids asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Spotify Kids versus RiffReady: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpotify KidsRiffReady
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.5K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpotifyRiffReady Pty Ltd

Bugs and requests

Spotify Kids

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Offline playback problems
  • Crashing and performance issues
  • Syncing and sharing problems

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more variety and artist options
  • Allow parents to control content
  • Add ability to create playlists
  • Implement shuffle and repeat features
  • Add lyrics display
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  • Improve casting/speaker support

RiffReady

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Spotify Kids

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

RiffReady

Subscriptions2
  • RiffReady Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • RiffReady Pro Yearly$45.001 Year

Questions

Is Spotify Kids free?
Spotify Kids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RiffReady free?
RiffReady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spotify Kids or RiffReady have ads?
Neither Spotify Kids nor RiffReady shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spotify Kids or RiffReady?
Spotify Kids ships an update monthly, and RiffReady monthly. Most recently, Spotify Kids was updated on November 3, 2026 and RiffReady on October 31, 2026.

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