Comparison

Songfeed vs Playlist Forge

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

Head to head
About

Songfeed

Track your favorite music playlists from Apple Music and Spotify. Discover trending songs, build custom music feeds with powerful filters, and stay updated on new releases and playlist activity. Designed for music enthusiasts and playlist creators.

Highlights
  • Follow Apple Music and Spotify playlists
  • Discover trending songs
  • Build dynamic smart playlists
  • Filter songs by audio quality and metadata
  • Track playlist history and activity
  • Artist release notifications
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
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See all new tracks added to your favorite Apple Music and Spotify playlists, discover trending songs before everyone else, and build dynamic feeds powered by your music library. Songfeed helps you stay up to date with the playlists you follow:
 * See new tracks added * Discover songs trending across multiple playlists * Catch up on everything since 'New Music Friday', last week, 2 weeks or month * View playlist history and playlist activity over time * Follow your favorite artists and stay up to date with their new releases Your music library becomes a smart, personalized feed:
 * Build dynamic Smart Playlists with powerful filters and rules * Filter songs by audio quality, favorite artists, favorite albums, recently added tracks and more * Combine filters to create highly personalized feeds and mixes * Automatically surface the music you actually care about * Start quickly with built-in Smart Playlist suggestions: * Favorites Not Played Recently * Recently Released * Recent Favorites * Recently Added * Favorite Artist Shuffle * Album Shuffle * True Shuffle * Supermix * Favorite Albums * Surface hidden gems and forgotten favorites * Available properties to use: Song Info: Title, Artist, Album Artist, Composer, Genre, Duration, Beats Per Minute, Rating, Is Explicit, Is Favorite, Is Album Favorite, Is Artist Favorite, Media Type, Quality (Dolby Atmos, Dolby Audio, Hi-Res Lossless, Lossless, Stereo) Dates: Release Date, Date Added, Last Played Play History: Play Count, Skip Count, Bookmark Time Album Details: Album, Track Number, Track Count, Disc Number, Disc Count, Is Compilation, Copyright Library & Cloud: Is Cloud Item, Cloud Status, Is Downloaded, Has Protected Asset, Playlist Other: Comments, Grouping 
Siri AI and Spotlight integration: * Spotlight - Type the playlist name to open it in Songfeed * Siri AI - While looking at a playlist in Apple Music * “What songs have been added to this playlist recently with Songfeed” * “Play the latest songs from this in Songfeed” or “Play this in Songfeed” Share Sheet: * See the playlist updates and history directly from Apple Music via the Share button
 Power features: * Save the playlist updates to listen later * Customizable like action, enable one or more actions to run together:
Add to playlist
Favorite on Apple Music
Add song to library
Add album to library * Full support for Siri and Shortcuts integration * Quickly take actions on songs from anywhere in the app Accessibility Support: * VoiceOver * Dynamic Type * Privacy policy: https://www.songfeed.app/privacy * Terms of Use: https://www.songfeed.app/terms.html

About

Playlist Forge

Effortlessly create personalized music playlists based on artists, genres, or release years. Discover and share playlists with a community, collaborate on shared lists, and participate in music challenges. Requires an Apple Music subscription.

Highlights
  • Auto-generate playlists from artists
  • Discover and follow curators
  • Collaborative community playlists
  • Song voting for community playlists
  • Themed music challenges
  • Boost playlists for visibility
Features
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Playlist Forge is where you build playlists on Apple Music and share them with a community that actually listens. Pick any artist and Playlist Forge builds a playlist around them — just their songs, or a mix that trees out through similar artists. Lean toward the hits or dig for deep cuts, set the length and a release-year range, preview every track, then save it straight to your Apple Music library. BUILD Start from any artist. Choose "just this artist" or "artist + similar," pick Hits or Deep cuts, set the length and years, preview the songs, and save to your library in a tap. DISCOVER Browse playlists made by real people, add any of them to your library instantly, and follow the curators whose taste you trust. Likes, adds, and comments help the good stuff rise, and you can search across every playlist and person. MAKE IT TOGETHER Start a community playlist and let others add songs. Turn on song voting so the crowd thumbs each track up or down for fit. CHALLENGES Host your own themed challenge or enter someone else's, then let the community vote for a winner. Several can run at once, so there's always something to jump into. BOOST Give a playlist you're proud of a spotlight — pin it to the top of Discover for a day so everyone finds it. STAY IN THE LOOP Get notified when someone follows you, when your playlist hits a milestone, or when a new challenge drops. Playlist Forge is your library, your taste, together with everyone else's. Requires an Apple Music subscription to build and save playlists. Sign in with Apple to post, comment, follow, and vote. Boost and Host a Challenge are optional one-time in-app purchases. Your data is yours — delete your account and everything in it any time from your profile. Questions? 14nicholas.martin@gmail.com

Screenshots

Songfeed4 screens
Playlist Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Playlist Forge at 5.0 against Songfeed's 4.1. Songfeed's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Songfeed sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Playlist Forge sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Playlist Forge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Songfeed has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Songfeed versus Playlist Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSongfeedPlaylist Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLaszlo GergelyNICHOLAS JOHN MARTIN

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Songfeed

Subscriptions2
  • All Access - Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • All Access - Annual14 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • All Access - Lifetime$5.99
2 purchases

Playlist Forge

One-time2
  • Boost Playlist$1.99
  • Host a Challenge$4.99

Questions

Is Songfeed free?
Songfeed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Playlist Forge free?
Playlist Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Songfeed or Playlist Forge?
Playlist Forge is rated higher. Songfeed averages 4.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Playlist Forge averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Songfeed or Playlist Forge have ads?
Neither Songfeed nor Playlist Forge shows ads.

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