decibel FM vs Recs.ai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
decibel FM
Connect with others who share your musical tastes. Share your favorite songs visually, discover new friends based on your posts, and chat with people you vibe with. Create a highly expressive profile to showcase your unique music identity.
- Share songs in visual collages
- Discover friends based on shared songs
- Direct messaging with other users
- Create expressive user profiles
- Post favorite albums, fan art, and lyrics
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Music is the best vibe check. On Decibel, you meet new people through music: · Share your favorite songs in a visual collage format · We find you new friends every time you post, based on the song! · Vibe with someone on your feed? DM them! · Make a SUPER expressive profile What to post? Dump your all-time favorites albums, recent finds, secret loves, 3am thoughts, best fan arts, recent photos, memorized lyrics, and more :) Find us on discord, tiktok, IG, Twitter, or email us at hello@decibel.fm!
Recs.ai
Discover new music with an AI-powered recommendation engine. Swipe through song suggestions and automatically save them to your playlists. Unlock advanced filtering and unlimited swipes with a premium subscription.
- Unlimited song recommendations
- Automatic saving to Spotify playlists
- View top tracks and artists
- Filter recommendations by artist, genre, BPM
- No daily swipe limit (premium)
- AI filters (premium)
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Up your music game like never before. See what a personalized music AI feels like. It's like Spotify meets Tinder :) YOU NEED A SPOTIFY ACCOUNT TO USE RECS. Features - Unlimited song recommendations at the swipe of a finger - Automatically save songs to your Spotify playlists - View all your top tracks and artists and sort by recent or all-time* - Filter recommendations to find similar songs by artist, genre, BPM and more* *A paid subscription through this app is required to unlock premium features including no daily limit on swipes, AI filters, and exporting your top tracks. Privacy Policy: https://discz.com/recs-privacy-policy.pdf Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: decibel FM at none against Recs.ai's 2. decibel FM also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 24%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Recs.ai sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. decibel FM asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for decibel FM against 4.4 for Recs.ai. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 2.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of decibel FM's written reviews are positive against 24% of Recs.ai's.
decibel FM ships an update every 5 days, Recs.ai every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | decibel FM | Recs.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.3K ratings) | 4.4 (2.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.5% of reviews — better | 23.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Intonation Studios Inc. | Discz Music Inc. |
Customer experience
decibel FM
Recs.ai
User reviews
decibel FM
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app concept
- 👍 Aesthetically pleasing
- 🎨 Creative expression through music
- 🔍 Ability to discover new music
- 🤝 Positive community
Room to improve
- 🐛 Login/sign-up issues
- 🔒 Inability to access account/posts
- 🔍 Limited music discovery features
- 📝 Lack of customization options
- 🔢 Restrictive posting limits
Recs.ai
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient music discovery
- 👍 Personalized recommendations
- 🤩 Addictive and fun to use
- 💯 High-quality music suggestions
Room to improve
- 💰 Paid subscription required for full functionality
- 🔒 Limited free features
- 🤔 Inconsistent recommendation quality
- 🙄 Frustrating daily swipe limits
Bugs and requests
decibel FM
Reported bugs
4 issues- Daily prompt not updating
- Notifications not working as expected
- Glitches with drawing/editing tools
- Accounts randomly getting logged out
Requested features
5 requests- Allow users to choose song clip
- Add more genre categories
- Implement search and playlist features
- Enable commenting and replying
- Provide an undo/edit option for posts
Recs.ai
Reported bugs
2 issues- Subscription issues and billing problems
- Syncing issues between devices
Requested features
4 requests- Integration with Apple Music
- More customization options
- Unlimited free swipes
- Improved recommendation algorithms
In-app purchases
decibel FM
No in-app purchases
Recs.ai
- Recs Monthly$2.991 Month
- Recs Yearly$9.991 Year
