Comparison

Not That Random vs Playlist Maker

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

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About

Not That Random

Features
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Not That Random revolutionizes your music experience by offering intuitive organization tools for your song collection through dynamic playlists in the form of custom TrackLists.ย  Enhance your music experience with dynamic custom TrackLists that automatically adapt to your music library, eliminating the need for manual updates commonly associated with traditional playlists. Take full control of your music library with intuitive editing options and enjoy custom TrackLists tailored for every mood and occasion, free from limitations. Organize your songs with precision using customizable date filters, preset periods, multiple genre and artist filters, date ranges, and more. Please note that this app requires a valid and active Apple Music subscription for integration and access to music resources. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Playlist Maker

Features
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Tell it a moment. It makes the playlist. Type what you want to hear, in your own words. "Monsoon evening on the balcony." "Shoegaze, but gentle." "Like Fleetwood Mac." "90s Bollywood drive." Mixtape builds a playlist for it and saves it to your Apple Music library, where it stays. MADE FROM WHAT YOU ACTUALLY LISTEN TO Mixtape reads your Apple Music listening and builds around it. Ask for a rainy evening and you get the artists you already love, not a generic mood playlist that could belong to anybody. Ask for something new and it stretches, but it stretches from you. SAY ANYTHING A moment. A mood. An artist you want more of. A genre. A decade. A language. A thing you are about to do. If you can describe it, it is a valid request. HEAR IT BEFORE YOU KEEP IT Every playlist arrives complete, and you can play any song from it right there, thirty seconds at a time. Remove what does not fit. Drag songs into the order you want. Keep it only when it is right. IT IS A REAL PLAYLIST Saved mixtapes go into your Apple Music library as proper playlists, with their own artwork. They play on your phone, your Mac, your car, your speaker, your watch. They work when Mixtape is not open and they stay if you delete it. YOUR SHELF Every mixtape you keep stays in Mixtape too, as a cassette you can start with one tap. Put them in folders once there are enough to sort. ASK SIRI "Make a playlist with Mixtape." Siri asks what you want to hear, builds it, and starts playing, without opening the app. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN One small widget holding one mixtape: the latest one you made, or a particular one you pin there. Tap it and the music starts. NO SUBSCRIPTION Mixtape does not charge a monthly or yearly fee. Making playlists is free and unlimited. Keeping one costs a tape, tapes are bought once, and they never expire. Nothing renews, and nothing is taken away if you stop. An Apple Music subscription is required to save playlists to your library. Terms of Use: https://playlistmaker.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://playlistmaker.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Not That Random4 screens
Playlist Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Not That Random at 17.0 against Playlist Maker's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Not That Random sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Playlist Maker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Not That Random versus Playlist Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNot That RandomPlaylist Maker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB18 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRicardo BrancaglionMohit Nandwani

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Not That Random

Subscriptions2
  • Pro + (Monthly)7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro (Quarterly)$1.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$5.99
3 purchases

Playlist Maker

One-time3
  • 10 Tapes$2.99
  • 25 Tapes$5.99
  • 50 Tapes$9.99

Questions

Is Not That Random free?
Not That Random is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Playlist Maker free?
Playlist Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Not That Random or Playlist Maker have ads?
Neither Not That Random nor Playlist Maker shows ads.

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