Comparison

TuneHue vs WhatsPlaying

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

Head to head
About

TuneHue

Features
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Enjoy your favorite music with a fun color-changing background! With calmly moving gradients, intuitive buttons, and use of your device's existing music library, TuneHue provides a soothing and fun accompaniment to your songs. Multiple gradient options range from bright, energizing hues, to relaxing cool ones - the choice is yours! Features include: * Soothing colors to accompany your music * Simple, user-friendly interface * Multiple gradient color-changing backgrounds to choose from * Automatic dark/light mode compatibility * Native music picker for easy and familiar selection * Play songs on your device or from the cloud * Deletion option for playlist items * Shake to activate and deactivate shuffle * Repeat options for song or entire playlist * In-app purchase restoration for premium gradients; purchases apply to more than one device Please note: a network connection is required to play cloud-based music, as well as for making and restoring purchases.

About

WhatsPlaying

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This app sees what song you are playing in Apple Music and offers links to the Wikipedia entries for the Song, Artist, and Album (if they exist and can be found). People who want to know more about the music they're listening to can easily see what has been posted to Wikipedia about it. It does not work for Apple Music Radio stations though, but does work for playlists from Apple.

Screenshots

TuneHue3 screens
WhatsPlaying2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WhatsPlaying at none against TuneHue's 10. TuneHue's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TuneHue sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. WhatsPlaying asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
TuneHue versus WhatsPlaying: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTuneHueWhatsPlaying
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 28 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKatherine Duncan-WelkeJohn Holland

In-app purchases

10 purchases

TuneHue

One-time10
  • Rainbow$1.99
  • Mountain$1.99
  • Pastel$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Space$1.99
  • Fire$1.99
  • Spring$1.99
  • Summer$1.99
  • Fall$1.99
  • Winter$1.99
  • Triads$1.99
None

WhatsPlaying

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TuneHue free?
TuneHue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WhatsPlaying free?
WhatsPlaying is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TuneHue or WhatsPlaying have ads?
Neither TuneHue nor WhatsPlaying shows ads.