AI Playlist Maker vs Recs.ai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AI Playlist Maker
Effortlessly create personalized music playlists using AI. Connect your streaming service, input prompts, or upload images and videos to discover new music tailored to your tastes. Enjoy advanced sorting options and share your custom creations.
- AI-generated playlists from text prompts
- Playlist creation from images and videos
- Personalized playlists based on listening history
- Shareable custom music festival lineups
- Multi-hour playlist generation
- Discover playlists from other users
- Customizable app themes and icons
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The best app for making music playlists and the original AI playlist maker. Connect your Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, or Amazon Music account to start discovering new music with AI. - Enter a prompt like "Early 2000's pop music", "Working out at the gym, rap", or "Music similar to Taylor Swift and Joji" and we'll make you a playlist using AI. - Upload an image (like a music festival lineup) and PlaylistAI will make you a playlist of the artists in the image. - Provide a video (like a TikTok that plays multiple songs) and make a playlist of the songs in that video. - Create personalized playlists featuring the top tracks and artists in your listening history. - Share a custom music festival lineup featuring your top artists Additional Features: - Instantly make multi-hour long playlists - Discover playlists made by other people - Customizable app icons and app themes - Playlist sort options that aren't available in the Spotify app, such as sorting by song popularity Not officially affiliated with Spotify, TikTok, or Apple Music in any way. Terms of use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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
AI Playlist Maker and Recs.ai both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 48% of AI Playlist Maker's written reviews are positive against 24% of Recs.ai's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. AI Playlist Maker sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month 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 AI Playlist Maker against 4.4 for Recs.ai. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 762 and 2.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of AI Playlist Maker's written reviews are positive against 24% of Recs.ai's.
AI Playlist Maker ships an update weekly, Recs.ai every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AI Playlist Maker | Recs.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (762 ratings) | 4.4 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.1% of reviews — better | 23.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 762 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Brett Bauman | Discz Music Inc. |
Customer experience
AI Playlist Maker
Recs.ai
User reviews
AI Playlist Maker
From 762 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Generates great playlists
- 💡 Innovative AI-powered playlist creation
- 🚀 Fast playlist generation
- 👍 Customizable playlists
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🐛 Inaccurate song recommendations
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 🚫 Limited platform support (no Apple Music)
- 🐛 Frequent errors and timeouts
Recs.ai
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient music discovery
- 👍 Personalized recommendations
- 🤩 Addictive and fun to use
- 💯 High-quality music suggestions
Room to improve
- 💰 Paid subscription required for full functionality
- 🔒 Limited free features
- 🤔 Inconsistent recommendation quality
- 🙄 Frustrating daily swipe limits
Bugs and requests
AI Playlist Maker
Reported bugs
4 issues- Fails to create playlists based on prompts
- Inconsistent song recommendations
- Connectivity issues with music platforms
- Playlist limits and paywall restrictions
Requested features
5 requests- More platform integrations (e.g., YouTube Music)
- Ability to fine-tune playlist parameters
- Option to manually edit/curate generated playlists
- Improved natural language processing for prompts
- Continuous playlist generation and updates
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
AI Playlist Maker
- Unlock all features3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Unlock all features2 variants$3.997 Days
- Unlock all features$4.991 Month
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- Unlock all features3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Unlock all features7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Unlock all features7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
- Unlock all features7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Unlock all features (Family)$49.991 Year
- Unlock all features7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Unlock all features$69.99
- Unlock all features (family)$99.99
Recs.ai
- Recs Monthly$2.991 Month
- Recs Yearly$9.991 Year
