Palette vs ThinMP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Palette
This app helps users discover and share music based on mood rather than genre. Create playlists by categorizing songs by how they make you feel, and explore others' mood-based selections. Save tracks you like to your library and add them to your Apple Music playlists.
- Discover music by mood
- Create mood-based playlists
- Share song snippets
- Save tracks to library
- Add songs to Apple Music playlists
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Palette is music discovery built on a simple idea: your taste has layers. Build a separate space for each one: upbeat, late-night, dad rock, you name it (literally). Then you can dive deeper into each vibe and grow your taste. Give Palette a few songs that capture a specific sound, and it finds new ones that match that vibe. Palette learns from how you respond to its suggestions and helps refine what that sound means to you. Palette isn’t a streaming app. Think of it like the friend who keeps sending you music recommendations that eventually become part of your regular rotation. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Create a Palette for any vibe or mood • Discover new songs that match it, one focused session at a time • Watch your taste profile sharpen with every session • Save the songs that fit and export them as a playlist (Apple Music listeners) Available to everyone, regardless of your streaming service. Your taste isn’t one thing. Your music shouldn’t be either.
ThinMP
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ThinMP is a simple music player. Features - device music play - background play - favorite artists - favorite songs - playlists - shortcuts https://github.com/tcode-dev/ThinMP_iOS
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Palette at every 4 months against ThinMP's every 12 months. ThinMP's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Palette ships an update every 4 months, ThinMP every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Palette | ThinMP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marquis Simmons | Taichi Katsura |
In-app purchases
Palette
No in-app purchases
ThinMP
No in-app purchases
