Smart Shuffle vs Music Journeys

Do you miss the old "Album Shuffle" on your Apple device? Here at Spudfish Software, we did, so we did something about it! Smart Shuffle: The Album-Centric Music Player Smart Shuffle brings album shuffle back to you, randomly shuffling your music and playing it back one album at a time with songs selected in the order that the artist intended. If you love albums, Smart Shuffle is the only music player you need! Version 4.0 also includes a host of new features to help you further take charge of your album collection! CARPLAY COMPATIBLE!!! - Tell Smart Shuffle to re-shuffle, play next album, play previous album, or view the next albums in your queue from our new CarPlay interface! SIRI SHORTCUTS - train Siri to tell Smart Shuffle to Shuffle Albums, Play Next Album or Play Previous Album PLAY ALBUMS FROM THE CLOUD - Smart Shuffle can now access your albums in the cloud, seamlessly adding them to your selection list. Have a bad data plan or spotty internet connectivity? Just turn off this feature from the Settings app for Smart Shuffle. ENHANCED ALBUM SELECTION - Sort your albums by Title, Artist, Genre, Composer, or Release Date - Filter the selection list to refine your selections. You can create an album playlist to match your mood by filtering on any combination of: - Artist - Genre - Grouping - Composer - Rating - Play Count - Date Added - Decade Released - Minimum Song Count - Inclusion in one of your Playlists - Cloud Availability - Filter by Selected to see only the albums you have currently selected for shuffling, or those that you haven't selected yet. - Start Album: Select the first album to play, then pick random albums thereafter. - Split Multi-Disc Albums: treat each volume of a multi-disc set individually APPLE WATCH INTERFACE - Control the playback of your album selections on your Apple Watch. Play or pause the current album, skip to the next album, or re-play the previous album. SLEEP MODE - Touch and hold the play/pause button for a second to request Sleep Mode - Smart Shuffle will automatically pause after 30 minutes, an hour, or after the current album. You'll get lulled to sleep listening to your favorite albums without missing a bunch of them while asleep! ANNOUNCEMENT AND DELAY - Smart Shuffle now comes with settings to announce each new album before it is played, and to delay for up to 30 seconds between albums to let you cleanse your musical palate. RESPONSIVE TO TOUCH EVENTS - Double tap the screen to play/pause music - Swipe left/right on the album art to skip to the next/previous album - Swipe left/right on the now playing information to skip to the next/previous song - Swipe down in the pull-tab to show your entire shuffled album queue. Swipe up to view the currently playing album art. - Touch the progress bar to change songs - Touch the time remaining to show the time of day that the currently playing album will end. Touch again to return to time remaining. - Touch and hold the progress bar to get a list of songs to choose from - From the Selection Screen, touch and hold an album to play it first in your shuffled list REMOTE CONTROL EVENTS - In addition to the usual remote control events (play/pause, next song, previous song), Smart Shuffle can now skip to the next/previous album using the "skimming" remote control events. Double-click and hold the remote control on headphones, or touch and hold the forward arrow on the remote control panel on your lock screen. If you quit the application, your music keeps playing. Open the Music app, and your Smart Shuffle mix is retained. Pop right back into Smart Shuffle to skip albums or select new albums to mix. Happy Shuffling! See our website for additional information, FAQ's and contact us to report bugs or request new features. http://spudfish.com/smartshuffle

Curated musical experiences based on WHERE you are, WHAT you’re doing, and WHEN you’re doing it! Music Journeys™ changes your Apple Music® or Spotify music content, custom spoken word recordings, and now Apple Podcasts into a dynamic soundtrack based on your location, route, distance, or time! Think of Journeys as collections of Events and Places designed to enrich specific experiences like commutes, scenic drives, fitness runs, bike rides, train travels, and more. Events play content based on distance, time, or Journey progress, while Places activate content tied to specific locations or along entire pathways like roads, highways, and trails. FOR MUSIC LOVERS Elevate your musical experience with personalized Journeys that deliver soundtracks perfectly matched to your setting, mood, and activities! With Music Journeys, you can also: - automatically select different music based on conditions like time of day or day of the week - send ETA texts to a contact when you leave a location at the start of your Journey, and update texts based on traffic - upgrade with Pathway Packs that feature highways and interstates in select U.S. states. Pre-curated Journeys can be imported from our global Marketplace using a QR code or selected directly within the app. Capture Journey routes and add Places while traveling: ideal for setting up your daily fitness run with Places along the way. Create a new Journey completely from scratch if you like. It’s all possible! FOR BUSINESSES With a Music Journeys Create subscription, businesses and organizations can craft custom Journeys using Apple Music or Spotify content alongside your own custom audio recordings for narration, updates, or inspiration. Just publish the curated Journey to our Marketplace, allowing customers or members to import the Journey for free and experience your unique creation through a simple QR code! Begin the experience BEFORE their arrival at your restaurant, performance/sporting venue, church, gym, daycare, or school using: - Music or podcasts tailored to inspire, build a mood, or inform customers or members. - Personalized audio tracks recorded in-app by you, to share messages or updates. - Dynamic content based on Journey milestones or a defined destination such as your business location. - Custom visual branding for your organization within the app. - Automatic Journey updates whenever you publish new content. Whether you are a music lover creating your own experiences, or a business or organization looking to stand apart, Music Journeys unlocks endless possibilities! Try it out, and you'll never want to experience music the old way again!