Comparison

Smart Shuffle vs GPS Music

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

Head to head
About

Smart Shuffle

This music player brings back the classic album shuffle experience, playing songs in their intended order within randomly selected albums. It offers extensive customization for album selection and playback control, including CarPlay and Apple Watch integration.

Highlights
  • Album shuffle playback
  • CarPlay integration
  • Siri Shortcuts
  • Cloud album access
  • Enhanced album selection & filtering
  • Apple Watch interface
  • Sleep mode timer
Features
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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

About

GPS Music

This app uses your smartphone's GPS to automatically change music based on your location. Set song collections to specific points on a map and enjoy seamless playback without touching your device, even offline.

Highlights
  • Automatic music playback via GPS
  • Set multiple song locations on map
  • Offline playback
  • Reduced battery consumption
  • Plays Apple Music downloads
Features
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●Equipped with an unprecedented new system that combines GPS and music playback. It is an app that uses the GPS function of your smartphone to automatically switch songs according to your current location. When you approach the song location set on the map in advance, the song will switch automatically. For example, you can use it as follows. - While traveling by train or bus, such as commuting to work or school, switch songs for each station or bus stop. - While driving a car, automatically play albums and songs that match the cityscape and street scenery. - While running or walking, switch to a power song when you reach an uphill. You can switch to the automatically set music without touching your smartphone. You can turn off the screen of your smartphone and keep it in your bag or pocket. You don't need to connect to the internet while using it, and you don't have to worry about battery consumption. You can freely set up multiple pins(song locations) on the map, such as near the route you plan to move. For each pin, you can register the songs in your smartphone's music library as a collection. The songs will switch automatically just by moving and approaching the nearest pin or pin within the set distance. You can register many song maps in the library according to purpose and route. ●App features - Automatic music playback using GPS - Register multiple song locations on the map - Automatically search for music locations near your current location - Song map that can be registered by purpose and route - Reduce battery consumption by turning off the screen and using offline - Apple Music download songs can also be played ●Caution If location services are off, the song won't play. If the device is offline, the map will not be displayed.

Screenshots

Smart Shuffle3 screens
GPS Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smart Shuffle at 3.8 against GPS Music's 1.0. Smart Shuffle also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (36 vs 1). GPS Music's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Smart Shuffle costs $1.99 and GPS Music $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Shuffle holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Shuffle has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Smart Shuffle's written reviews are positive against 100% of GPS Music's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Shuffle ships an update every 2 months, GPS Music every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Smart Shuffle versus GPS Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart ShuffleGPS Music
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.8 (36 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews67.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB36 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperSpudfish SoftwareMasanori Katsuta

Customer experience

Smart Shuffle

All ratings36 ratings
Positive63.9%
Neutral16.7%
Negative19.4%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive67.8%
Neutral12.2%
Negative20.0%

GPS Music

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smart Shuffle

No in-app purchases

None

GPS Music

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Shuffle free?
Smart Shuffle costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPS Music free?
GPS Music costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Shuffle or GPS Music?
Smart Shuffle is rated higher. Smart Shuffle averages 3.8 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while GPS Music averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Smart Shuffle or GPS Music have ads?
Neither Smart Shuffle nor GPS Music shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Shuffle or GPS Music?
Smart Shuffle ships an update every 2 months, and GPS Music every 22 months. Most recently, Smart Shuffle was updated on November 1, 2026 and GPS Music on November 3, 2026.

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