Comparison

Playlist Tools vs Mixlist

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

Head to head
About

Playlist Tools

This app helps manage your music playlists by detecting and removing duplicate songs. It also allows you to import songs into your music library from text files or shared content, searching for them within a music service.

Highlights
  • Detect and remove duplicate songs
  • Create new playlists without duplicates
  • Import songs from text files
  • Import songs via Share function
  • Search for songs within a music service
  • Batch song import
Features
Currently charting
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Do you use the Music app? Then... Remove Duplicates ================ Do you have playlists that contain duplicates or same songs from multiple artists? Music Tools will detect and remove these duplicates without the need for iTunes. The process of removing songs detects duplicates and do preselect duplicate songs for deletion. You can adjust the preselection of songs to suit your needs. The song removal process creates a new playlist that does not contain duplicate songs. Import songs =========== If you have an Apple Music subscription and need to add lots of songs, use the feature to import songs into Music. Songs can be imported from selected text from any application using the Share function. Or from a text file (.txt extension) in any of your applications. Each song title (+ artist name) must be on one line. The song import process looks for a song title in Apple Music service. For each song title, it selects one match and offers other possible songs. After you checking the search, enter the name of the new playlist and start the import process. Import adds songs from Apple Music to your library in one batch.

About

Mixlist

Effortlessly create custom music playlists from your library with intelligent filtering. Save time by letting the app automatically select songs based on genre, artist, year, and more, or exclude tracks you're not in the mood for.

Highlights
  • Automatic playlist creation
  • Advanced song filtering
  • Customizable playlist sorting
  • In-app media player
  • CarPlay support
  • Changeable app icon
Features
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With simply the tap of a button, Mixlist creates playlists of the songs you want from your music library. You can use filters to include or remove songs based on many different categories. Instead of spending hours personally selecting songs, you can use Mixlist to do the hard work for you in seconds. WHY USE MIXLIST • Make road trips more exciting. • Make unique mixes from your music. • Filter your playlists to avoid songs you're not in the mood for. FEATURES • Filters include genre, artist, album title, year, song length, recently played, and more. • Sort songs in your mixes. • View song details. • Play music in Mixlist's media player. • Play your own playlists within the app. • Change app icon. • Song change notifications. • CarPlay support. UPGRADE FOR MORE FEATURES • Groups of filters. • Folders to organise your mixes. • Create cover images. • No limit to how many mixes you can save. • Limit the amount of songs returned. • Use limits to make random playlists that change every time you refresh them. • Export playlists to your library.

Screenshots

Playlist Tools4 screens
Mixlist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mixlist at Free against Playlist Tools's $0.99. Mixlist also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (75% vs 45%). Playlist Tools's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and chart position (#174 vs unranked). On 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

Mixlist is free to download; Playlist Tools costs $0.99 up front. Mixlist sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Playlist Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mixlist holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playlist Tools has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Playlist Tools's written reviews are positive against 75% of Mixlist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Playlist Tools ships an update every 2 months, Mixlist every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Playlist Tools versus Mixlist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaylist ToolsMixlist
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (16 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#174 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan TichyTom Healy

Customer experience

Playlist Tools

All ratings16 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive45.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.0%

Mixlist

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Playlist Tools

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Mixlist

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Big Tip$4.99
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  • Mixlist Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Playlist Tools free?
Playlist Tools costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mixlist free?
Mixlist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Playlist Tools or Mixlist?
Mixlist is rated higher. Playlist Tools averages 3.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Mixlist averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Playlist Tools or Mixlist have ads?
Neither Playlist Tools nor Mixlist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Playlist Tools or Mixlist?
Playlist Tools ships an update every 2 months, and Mixlist every 3 weeks. Most recently, Playlist Tools was updated on November 3, 2026 and Mixlist on November 3, 2026.

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