SongSwipe vs Recs.ai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SongSwipe
Discover new music and create personalized playlists with intelligent recommendations. Swipe to like or dislike songs to refine your music discovery experience. Seamlessly export your favorite tracks to Spotify or Apple Music.
- Music discovery by artist, song, genre
- Swipe-based song liking/disliking
- Mood-based playlist sessions
- Spotify and Apple Music integration
- Automatic playlist export (Pro)
- iCloud Sync
- Dark/Light Mode
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SongSwipe is the ultimate playlist maker. Discover and rediscover music through powerful recommendations based on artists, songs, and genres you select. SongSwipe allows you to create sessions for every mood and type of music you want to discover. You can create a session for hype, chill, vibes, or anything you imagine. Using SongSwipe is easy, swipe right if you like the song and left if you don’t. Liked and disliked songs improve new recommendations to ensure you get the best listening experience. With integrations with Spotify and Apple Music, you can export your liked songs to a playlist with a tap of a button. The pro version of SongSwipe can add selected songs to your playlist automatically taking into consideration any songs you have added already. SongSwipe is designed for the latest versions of iOS and support all the great features you would expect such as iCloud Sync, Dark Mode, and Light Mode as well as a unique distinct interface to provide the best music discovery experience. Some features may require the full version of SongSwipe. Pricing (USD): - Monthly: $1.99 per month - Yearly: $9.99 per year - Lifetime: $24.99 one time Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. If offered, any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Contact: https://innovativedigitaltechnologies.software/SongSwipe Privacy Policy: https://innovativedigitaltechnologies.software/SongSwipe/privacypolicy Terms & Conditions: https://innovativedigitaltechnologies.software/SongSwipe/terms
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 update cadence: Recs.ai at every 4 days against SongSwipe's every 6 weeks. Recs.ai also leads on ratings volume (2.2K vs 89). SongSwipe's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 24%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. SongSwipe sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Recs.ai sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for SongSwipe against 4.4 for Recs.ai. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recs.ai has 2.2K ratings behind it against 89, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of SongSwipe's written reviews are positive against 24% of Recs.ai's.
SongSwipe ships an update every 6 weeks, Recs.ai every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SongSwipe | Recs.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (89 ratings) | 4.4 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 23.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 89 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | INNOVATIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | Discz Music Inc. |
Customer experience
SongSwipe
Recs.ai
Bugs and requests
SongSwipe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
SongSwipe
- SongSwipe Weekly$2.997 Days
- SongSwipe Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- SongSwipe Monthly$4.991 Month
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- SongSwipe Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- SongSwipe Pro - Yearly$24.991 Year
- SongSwipe Yearly$49.991 Year
- SongSwipe Pro - Lifetime$69.99
Recs.ai
- Recs Monthly$2.991 Month
- Recs Yearly$9.991 Year









