Comparison

SmartPlaylist vs TapTape

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

Head to head
About

SmartPlaylist

Generate custom music playlists using extensive filtering and sorting rules. Organize your music library by text, numerical, date, and property criteria. Seamlessly integrate with your device's music player for playback.

Highlights
  • 26 customizable smart playlists
  • Over 20 search rules per playlist
  • Text, numerical, and date filtering
  • Logical operators for rule combination
  • iCloud backup and restore for rules
  • Hierarchical music library browsing
  • Playback queue integration
Features
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SmartPlaylist is the most advanced playlist generator for iPod/iPhone/iPad with many unique features. SmartPlaylist uses the titles stored in your Music library on your device. There are 26 smart playlists (SmartPlaylist A-Z) which you can use and name as you wish. In each SmartPlaylist you can combine more than 20 search rules to filter and sort your iTunes music library. These rules can be saved in iCloud. Available search criteria: ● Text search: Genre, Grouping, Composer, Artist, Album-Artist, Album, Title, Comments, Lyrics and/or iTunes-Playlist Search for exact matches („is equal to“), for any partial matches („contains“) or use wildcards („is like“ ?/*). Use logical operators to unite (" OR “), intersect (" AND “) or exclude (“ NOT “) certain songs Example: The rule "Genre contains blu OR zz" will give you all your blues and jazz songs in 1 playlist. ● Numerical search: Rating, Play Count, Skip Count, Duration, Track Number, BPM and/or Year. ● Date search: Added, Last Played, Last Skipped, Released (how many days, weeks, months or years ago) You can search for values less than, equal to / from-to (=) or more than the limit you set ● Property search: is in compilation, is in iCloud, is music video (all/yes/no) The titles loaded in SmartPlaylist also become the playback queue of the Music app and the now playing title is also shown in the lock screen and the control center, where you can play/pause, fast-forward, skip, etc. There are many settings to configure, e.g. what search rules you want to use and what info you want to see in the list of titles. General procedure: 1. Select a smart playlist (a) 2. Set the search rules (a) 3. Tap „Load titles“ (a) 4. Scroll through the list of matching titles (b) 5. Press on a title in the list to play it or tap to see all its details (c). a) THE MAIN SCREEN: The search rules of a smart playlist (e.g. „SmartPlaylist A“) ● Use „Menu“ to open the settings and help, copy/paste rules and backup/restore with iCloud ● Use „(i)“ to open the details of a search rule (there, use „(+)“ to open the pick list for genre, artist, etc.) ● Use „All/Active“ to toggle between showing all search rules and showing only the active rules (yellow) ● Browse your music collection hierarchically by Genres > Composers > Artists > Albums > Titles ● Use list operations to add, subtract or intersect the results of SmartPlaylists ● Limit the number of titles per artist or per album, or limit the list to x minutes, hours or titles ● Sort with multiple criteria, e.g. 1. by Artist, 2. by Rating (per artist), 3. by playCount (per rating) ● With „Show only“ you can load another SmartPlaylist while the previous list is still playing in the background ● If you do not set any search rules „Load titles“ will load all titles in your music library b) THE LIST VIEW: The list of titles matching the search rules ● Long-press on a title to play/pause ● Pinch in/out to change the row height (S-M-L) and toggle the display of the artwork ● Use quick-search to search within the loaded list or mark certain titles ● Scroll to the now playing song in the list with „Now playing“ c) THE DETAIL VIEW: All the details/infos for the selected song ● If you have selected a song which is not being played, you can scroll up and down through the title list with „^“ / „v“ ● When you are in the „Now playing mode“, „^“ / „v“ will play the previous or next song, respectively. ● Enlarge the cover artwork up to full screen (tap/double-tap or pinch in/out) ● Tap on a line to open the values in a text view where you can copy the text or look up the definition of words, etc. (e.g. in the lyrics) ● Add the selected song to another smart playlist or remove it from the current one (i.e. make exceptions to the rules, which can also be edited in the corresponding search rule) ● Load all songs with the same genre, artist, year, etc. as the selected song

About

TapTape

Features
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Turn Apple Music into a shelf of collectible virtual mixtapes. TapTape brings the feel of a cassette collection to your music library. Build a tape from Apple Music tracks, arrange Side A and Side B, choose cassette and label styles, design the cover, and play it through tactile cassette players. • Make C60 double-sided tapes • Browse albums, playlists, and songs while building a mix • Create covers with built-in templates or a selected photo • Organize tapes into collections and search your saved library • Play tracks continuously, hear the blank end of a side, and auto-reverse from A to B • Sync collections, tapes, track metadata, and covers through your private iCloud database • Discover editorial Picks resolved for your Apple Music storefront The free version includes the core tape-making experience, iCloud sync, up to 3 saved tapes, and the July 79 cassette player. TapTape Pro unlocks unlimited saved tapes, all cassette players, premium cassette and label styles, and premium cover templates. Requirements: • iOS 26 or later • An active Apple Music subscription is required for catalog playback • Availability depends on Apple Music, your storefront, and your network connection Privacy Policy: https://tta.ikam.pro/legal/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://tta.ikam.pro/legal/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

SmartPlaylist4 screens
TapTape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TapTape at Free against SmartPlaylist's $1.99. TapTape also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). SmartPlaylist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On 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

TapTape is free to download; SmartPlaylist costs $1.99 up front. TapTape sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SmartPlaylist asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartPlaylist ships an update every 2 months, TapTape every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SmartPlaylist versus TapTape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartPlaylistTapTape
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (53 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB145 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerdaenu黎 甘

In-app purchases

None

SmartPlaylist

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TapTape

Subscriptions2
  • TapTape Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • TapTape Pro Yearly$5.991 Year

Questions

Is SmartPlaylist free?
SmartPlaylist costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TapTape free?
TapTape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SmartPlaylist or TapTape have ads?
Neither SmartPlaylist nor TapTape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartPlaylist or TapTape?
SmartPlaylist ships an update every 2 months, and TapTape every 5 days. Most recently, SmartPlaylist was updated on October 23, 2026 and TapTape on October 24, 2026.

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