Comparison

SongCapsule vs Reverie.fm

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

Head to head
About

SongCapsule

This app acts as your personal DJ, helping you rediscover your music library. It intelligently creates mixes and playlists based on your listening habits, artists, genres, and even decades. Weekly notifications remind you of forgotten favorites, with dedicated playlists and widgets to bring them back.

Highlights
  • Personalized DJ mixes
  • Automatic playlist creation
  • Forgotten song reminders
  • Apple Music integration
  • CarPlay support
  • Widgets and Siri integration
Features
Currently charting
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SongCapsule is an app to rediscover your music library and works like your personal DJ. It’s available on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro with a single purchase. Using SongCapsule is super easy: all you need to do is connect the app to your music library — it supports Apple Music, iTunes Match, or local synced songs in your device. SongCapsule will locally scan your songs and automatically create mixes and playlists for you based on your favorite artists, genres, and even decades. With Magic DJ, you can create mixes of artists and genres with different algorithms, like playing more of your top songs or rediscovering hidden gems in your music library. It’s like a shuffle mode — but more intelligent and tailored just for you. SongCapsule will learn and send a #tbt notification every week to remember you of songs you once loved, but haven’t played for a while. There’s also a special playlist and widget with your forgotten songs. FEATURES • Magic DJ with three different configurations • Playlists • Apple’s Music app integration • Siri Suggestions and Shortcuts • Sharing now playing songs on Instagram, Threads and X with a beautiful card image • CarPlay support • AirPlay 2 • Light and Dark Modes • Widgets (including a Lock Screen widget for iOS 16) • Wind Down support (for iOS 14 and 15) • Privacy built-in • Full iPad and Mac support To learn everything that SongCapsule can do, visit sorcererhat.com/support/songcapsule. IMPORTANT SongCapsule requires a music library with at least 100 songs added to it. Subscribed playlists don’t count.

About

Reverie.fm

Map your life's soundtrack by pinning songs to specific locations. Capture the mood, year, and people associated with each musical memory. Relive these moments by tapping on pins to play songs and revisit locations.

Highlights
  • Pin songs to locations
  • Add mood, year, and notes to memories
  • Explore Apple Music catalog
  • Relive memories with one tap
  • Browse and filter by song, place, mood, year
  • Offline and local-only storage
Features
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Reverie transforms the story of your life into a beautiful soundtrack. Some songs are forever linked to specific places. Think about that track that accompanied you on a late-night drive, the album that defined an unforgettable summer, or the song that played in the city where you fell head over heels. With Reverie, you can pin those songs to the exact locations where they resonated, creating a vibrant map of your cherished memories. Just long-press anywhere on the map, search for a song, and drop a pin. Add your personal touch by including details like the mood, the year, the people who were there, and a note about that special moment. Over time, your map will come alive, turning into a personal atlas of all the places where music has touched your heart. Pin songs to places Explore the entire Apple Music catalog and link any song to a specific spot on your map. Capture the whole moment Label each memory with a mood, a year, the friends who shared it with you, and your own reflections. Relive it in one tap Tap on any pin to revisit the song, the location, and the emotions, then play it back in Apple Music or jump right to it on the map. See your life take shape Watch as your map fills up with album art, reflecting your growing collection of memories. You can browse, search, and filter everything by song, place, mood, or year. Built for Apple Music Quickly find any track and turn your memories into playlists that you can treasure. Completely private, completely yours Reverie is designed to be offline and local-only. Everything stays on your device—no accounts, no sign-ups, no cloud, and no tracking. Your memories are yours and yours alone.

Screenshots

SongCapsule4 screens
Reverie.fm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Reverie.fm at Free against SongCapsule's $4.99. Reverie.fm also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). SongCapsule's advantage is ratings volume (193 vs 1) and chart position (#128 vs unranked). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Reverie.fm is free to download; SongCapsule costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reverie.fm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SongCapsule has 193 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SongCapsule ships an update every 2 months, Reverie.fm daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
SongCapsule versus Reverie.fm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSongCapsuleReverie.fm
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (193 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings193 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#128 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.2 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSorcererhatJeffrey Edmondson

Customer experience

SongCapsule

All ratings193 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive45.3%
Neutral12.8%
Negative41.9%

Reverie.fm

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SongCapsule

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes on launch or after permissions granted
  • White screen with loading spinner that never completes
  • App loses state when backgrounded, requires reinstall
  • Settings/gear icon causes immediate crash
  • Album cover art disappears after refresh
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  • Duplicate songs appearing in playlists
  • Genre exclusion settings not respected
  • CarPlay touch controls unresponsive
  • Music library import only captures partial library (e.g., 750 of 2000 songs)
  • App hangs indefinitely when refreshing large libraries
  • Crashes after recent updates across multiple devices
  • Never played playlist contains previously played songs
  • Forgotten songs playlist inaccurate
  • Slow performance when selecting songs (15+ second delays)

Requested features

14 requests
  • Spotify integration support
  • Music discovery/recommendation features for new songs
  • iPad and Apple Watch support
  • CarPlay optimization and stability
  • Crossfade and audio transitions between tracks
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  • Ability to save and rename generated playlists
  • Larger playlist sizes (50+ songs instead of 25)
  • Delete songs from playlists within app
  • EQ adjustment controls
  • Last.fm metadata integration for better curation
  • Support for other streaming services
  • Playlist export functionality
  • Weekly library rescanning and updates
  • Language localization options

Reverie.fm

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SongCapsule

No in-app purchases

None

Reverie.fm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SongCapsule free?
SongCapsule costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reverie.fm free?
Reverie.fm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SongCapsule or Reverie.fm?
Reverie.fm is rated higher. SongCapsule averages 4.3 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while Reverie.fm averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SongCapsule or Reverie.fm have ads?
Neither SongCapsule nor Reverie.fm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SongCapsule or Reverie.fm?
SongCapsule ships an update every 2 months, and Reverie.fm daily. Most recently, SongCapsule was updated on November 6, 2026 and Reverie.fm on October 31, 2026.

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