Comparison

good music machine vs HiddenTrack

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

Head to head
About

good music machine

Features
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good music machine is made for people who love a well organized library and wish the column browser was available on iOS. - Play music in your local or cloud library
- Play mp3 or m4a files in a local or iCloud drive folder
- A folder of files uses the files’ metadata to build your library.
- iCloud files can be downloaded to your device for offline play. - Supports CarPlay - Uses logical columns (genre, album, artist) for finding your music - You can search any of the lists - You can turn off the genre column - Optionally you can filter using an additional composer column for classical music (or any genre you prefer) - You can browse your albums by album art or just text If you have questions, comments, feedback or found a bug, feel free to contact me! Note: good music machine is not entirely free. 
The first 25 artists for both the music library or a folder of files are free.
If you want to use a bigger library you can take a subscription for $0,99 per year with a 1 month trial for new users. 
Using a subscription model supports future development. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HiddenTrack

Discover curated music collections and share your favorite tracks. Browse hand-picked vinyl, save records to your personal collection, and build your own themed crates to share with the community. Experience music discovery without algorithms or ads.

Highlights
  • Swipe to discover music
  • 30-second track previews
  • Direct buy links to artists
  • Save records to personal collection
  • Build and share custom crates
  • Community feed for crate discovery
Features
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HiddenTrack is a small, slow app for the people who still care what's on the B-side. Curated crates of handpicked vinyl — themed, rotating, made with intention. Swipe through cards like you're flipping through a bin. Preview tracks instantly. Save the ones that speak to you. Share the ones you can't keep to yourself. THE EXPERIENCE • Swipe right to keep, left to pass, up to listen • 30-second previews built in — no Spotify or Apple Music needed • Buy links to Bandcamp, Discogs, eBay, and Amazon — support artists directly when you can • Save records to your personal collection • Build your own crates and publish them to the community WHY HIDDENTRACK • No algorithm — every crate is hand-picked by real people • No account needed — your collection is yours • No ads, no noise, no upsells • A mobile-first experience designed for taste, not scale WHO IT'S FOR • Vinyl collectors looking for their next pickup • Crate diggers who miss flipping through bins • Music heads who want to share what they're loving • Anyone tired of "recommended for you" feeds WHAT YOU CAN DO • Browse today's editorial crates — fresh themes, refreshed regularly • Build a personal crate from records you save • Make it public — your friends see a beautiful web page with previews and buy links • Discover crates from other heads in the community feed • Follow the discovery — what's playing, what's new, what's making people stop A hidden track is the song nobody told you about. The reward for staying through the credits. The good stuff for the people who pay attention. This is for them.

Screenshots

good music machine4 screens
HiddenTrack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HiddenTrack at none against good music machine's 1. HiddenTrack also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. good music machine sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. HiddenTrack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

good music machine ships an update every 2 months, HiddenTrack every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
good music machine versus HiddenTrack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametergood music machineHiddenTrack
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaan van de WestelakenJASON EDWARD ROBERTS

In-app purchases

1 purchases

good music machine

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock app1 Month trial$0.991 Year
None

HiddenTrack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is good music machine free?
good music machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HiddenTrack free?
HiddenTrack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do good music machine or HiddenTrack have ads?
Neither good music machine nor HiddenTrack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, good music machine or HiddenTrack?
good music machine ships an update every 2 months, and HiddenTrack every 5 weeks. Most recently, good music machine was updated on October 27, 2026 and HiddenTrack on October 24, 2026.

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