Comparison

The Mixcast vs Music Plus

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

Head to head
About

The Mixcast

Features
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The Mixcast helps you discover your next favorite song through daily hand-picked releases and carefully curated monthly playlists. Listen inside the app using Apple Music, or open songs and playlists directly in Spotify. Browse daily recommendations, explore the complete Mixcast archive by year and month, and discover music by genre, artist, mood, or playlist. FEATURES • A new curated song recommendation every day • Monthly Mixcast playlists • In-app playback with Apple Music and direct links to Spotify • Browse Mixcasts by year, month, and genre • Explore song artwork, artist information, and similar songs • Save favorite songs with Premium Access • Add Mixcast playlists to your connected music library • Optional daily email newsletter • Light and dark appearance modes Free listeners can explore daily songs, browse Mixcasts, and listen using a supported music service. Premium Access unlocks saved songs, ad-free listening, the full Mixcast playlist archive, and Add to Library tools. Existing website members can use Member Login to access benefits from an active The Mixcast membership. Subscriptions are available as monthly or annual auto-renewing purchases. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account after confirmation. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription from your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://themixcast.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://themixcast.com/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Music Plus

Enhance your music listening experience with a third-party player offering landscape mode, easy song addition, and customizable artwork display. Enjoy intuitive controls and quick library management for seamless music enjoyment.

Highlights
  • Landscape playback mode
  • Quick song addition to library
  • Lock screen widget for song addition
  • High-quality artwork saving
  • Customizable text sharing for music
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Music Plus is a third-party music player app that was born from two simple ideas: the lack of support for landscape mode in the music app on iOS and the complicated process of adding songs to the library. It's constantly adding new features and aims to be the best companion for enjoying music. With Music Plus, you can enjoy a landscape mode that keeps the screen from turning off and displays the song's beautiful artwork and information. The large playback controls make it easy to switch songs, and gestures can even enable fuzzy operation. Music Plus offers multiple options for quickly adding songs to the library, including within the app and through widgets. This feature is especially useful for radio enthusiasts who don't want to miss out on a good song. iOS 16 users can also add a lock screen widget for one-click song additions. In addition to its landscape mode and quick add features, Music Plus also supports high-quality artwork saving and sharing music using fancy text. More new extended features are coming soon. We're always looking for ways to improve, so if you have any thoughts or ideas, please don't hesitate to reach out. Email: feedback@ideasfrom.com Twitter: @IdeasFormApp

Screenshots

The Mixcast4 screens
Music Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Mixcast at none against Music Plus's 2. Music Plus's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Music Plus sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. The Mixcast asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Mixcast ships an update every 3 months, Music Plus every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Mixcast versus Music Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe MixcastMusic Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB17 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPete ChristiansonHangzhou Gongshu District Xiangde Software Development Studio

In-app purchases

None

The Mixcast

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Music Plus

One-time2
  • Music Plus Pro$0.99
  • Music Plus Pro EA$0.99

Questions

Is The Mixcast free?
The Mixcast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Music Plus free?
Music Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Mixcast or Music Plus have ads?
Neither The Mixcast nor Music Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Mixcast or Music Plus?
The Mixcast ships an update every 3 months, and Music Plus every 6 weeks. Most recently, The Mixcast was updated on September 17, 2026 and Music Plus on October 24, 2026.

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