Jukebox vs The Queue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jukebox
Discover new music by swiping through songs. This app learns your preferences to provide personalized recommendations. A Spotify account is required to use its features.
- Swipe through songs
- Personalized recommendations
- Learns user preferences
- Spotify integration
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*Requires Spotify* — The fastest way to discover music: Swipe through songs and discover new favorites. Jukebox learns which songs you like and personalizes new recommendations just for you. You'll need a Spotify account to use Jukebox. Jukebox is not made by or affiliated with Spotify.
The Queue
This app allows guests to collaboratively build a real-time music queue for playback on your device. It's ideal for parties and gatherings, using a voting system to prioritize popular songs. Enjoy shared music experiences without the hassle of managing requests.
- Collaborative music queue editing
- Real-time playback
- Like/skip voting system
- Anonymous song queuing
- Host music queues for free
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Tired of trying to find the right music for your guests? Are jukeboxes maybe just a little too expensive? No matter the occasion, The Queue is the perfect way to ensure your guests enjoy the music they love, without the guesswork. The Queue is a mobile jukebox that allows your guests to collaboratively edit a single queue of music for playback on your own device, in real time. Ideal for parties, car rides, restaurants, and much more! The Queue uses a like/skip voting system to sort queued songs by popularity and allows users to easily and anonymously queue the music they love, so you can stop worrying about what everybody wants to listen to. Host a queue for free, today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jukebox at 75% against The Queue's 20%. Jukebox also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). The Queue's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. The Queue sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Jukebox asks for nothing beyond the download.
Jukebox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Jukebox's written reviews are positive against 20% of The Queue's.
Jukebox ships an update every 3 days, The Queue every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Jukebox | The Queue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better | 4.7 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Interface Research Lab, Inc. | Universal Queue LLC |
Customer experience
Jukebox
The Queue
In-app purchases
Jukebox
No in-app purchases
The Queue
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