SmartPlaylist vs DeuxDuel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
DeuxDuel
Decide the fate of songs in head-to-head battles. Vote on music matchups to shape global charts and discover your personal taste. Explore various eras and genres to find your next favorite track.
- Head-to-head song battles
- User-driven music charts
- Discover personal music taste
- Browse by era and genre
- Daily matchups and curated sets
- Real-time global rankings
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Two songs. One winner. You decide. DeuxDuel settles music arguments head to head. Tap to hear two songs, swipe to pick the one you'd keep, and the next matchup is already waiting. Play solo, take on your friends, or join everyone in a live event. PRIVATE DUELS Build a lineup from any songs you like: search by artist, decade or genre, or just type what you're in the mood for. Duel through it, then text it to friends so they play the same lineup. See the winner, the group's combined order and the biggest upset. LIVE EVENTS Seasonal and themed events with their own lineups. Some are knockout brackets; in others you rank the whole lineup, and the crowd's combined ranking is revealed when the event closes. DAILY DUEL A new matchup every day. Make your pick, then come back tomorrow for the next one. RANKINGS See which songs the crowd is fighting over most. The Most Duelled board covers the whole catalog and every genre, and any song shows you where it has been duelled. BROWSE BY GENRE AND ERA Hip-hop classics, 90s alt rock, 2000s pop, modern country, K-pop, reggaeton and more. Jump into the matchups you actually care about. DJ RANK AND BADGES Every duel you judge, Daily Duel you finish and event you complete earns points toward your DJ Rank, from Crate Digger to Legend. Judge every song by an artist, or every battle in a category, to collect badges. MUSIC MORPHOLOGY Every pick shapes a picture of your taste: the genres you lean toward, drawn as a shape you can share. Settle the debates. Find your next favorite. Music previews and artwork provided by Apple Music. —— DeuxDuel Plus (subscription) • Monthly — $2.99/month • Annual — $19.99/year • Lifetime — $29.99 one-time unlock DeuxDuel Plus removes ads and lets you export your saved songs to Apple Music. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Auto-renewable subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged within 24 hours prior to renewal. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://deuxduel.cb-industries.co/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DeuxDuel at Free against SmartPlaylist's $1.99. DeuxDuel also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). SmartPlaylist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown).
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
DeuxDuel is free to download; SmartPlaylist costs $1.99 up front. DeuxDuel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SmartPlaylist asks for nothing beyond the download.
DeuxDuel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartPlaylist has 53 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SmartPlaylist ships an update every 2 months, DeuxDuel every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartPlaylist | DeuxDuel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | daenu | CB Industries, LLC |
Customer experience
SmartPlaylist
DeuxDuel
In-app purchases
SmartPlaylist
No in-app purchases
DeuxDuel
- DeuxDuel Plus$2.991 Month
- DeuxDuel Plus Annual$19.991 Year
- DeuxDuel Plus Lifetime$29.99








