Comparison

good music machine vs Playlist Forge

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

Playlist Forge

Effortlessly create personalized music playlists based on artists, genres, or release years. Discover and share playlists with a community, collaborate on shared lists, and participate in music challenges. Requires an Apple Music subscription.

Highlights
  • Auto-generate playlists from artists
  • Discover and follow curators
  • Collaborative community playlists
  • Song voting for community playlists
  • Themed music challenges
  • Boost playlists for visibility
Features
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Playlist Forge is where you build playlists on Apple Music and share them with a community that actually listens. Pick any artist and Playlist Forge builds a playlist around them — just their songs, or a mix that trees out through similar artists. Lean toward the hits or dig for deep cuts, set the length and a release-year range, preview every track, then save it straight to your Apple Music library. BUILD Start from any artist. Choose "just this artist" or "artist + similar," pick Hits or Deep cuts, set the length and years, preview the songs, and save to your library in a tap. DISCOVER Browse playlists made by real people, add any of them to your library instantly, and follow the curators whose taste you trust. Likes, adds, and comments help the good stuff rise, and you can search across every playlist and person. MAKE IT TOGETHER Start a community playlist and let others add songs. Turn on song voting so the crowd thumbs each track up or down for fit. CHALLENGES Host your own themed challenge or enter someone else's, then let the community vote for a winner. Several can run at once, so there's always something to jump into. BOOST Give a playlist you're proud of a spotlight — pin it to the top of Discover for a day so everyone finds it. STAY IN THE LOOP Get notified when someone follows you, when your playlist hits a milestone, or when a new challenge drops. Playlist Forge is your library, your taste, together with everyone else's. Requires an Apple Music subscription to build and save playlists. Sign in with Apple to post, comment, follow, and vote. Boost and Host a Challenge are optional one-time in-app purchases. Your data is yours — delete your account and everything in it any time from your profile. Questions? 14nicholas.martin@gmail.com

Screenshots

good music machine4 screens
Playlist Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: good music machine at 17.0 against Playlist Forge's 26.0. 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

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 and Playlist Forge sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
good music machine versus Playlist Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametergood music machinePlaylist Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDaan van de WestelakenNICHOLAS JOHN MARTIN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

good music machine

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock app1 Month trial$0.991 Year
2 purchases

Playlist Forge

One-time2
  • Boost Playlist$1.99
  • Host a Challenge$4.99

Questions

Is good music machine free?
good music machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Playlist Forge free?
Playlist Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do good music machine or Playlist Forge have ads?
Neither good music machine nor Playlist Forge shows ads.

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