Smart Shuffle vs MusicCovered Mobile

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

MusicCovered Mobile is a complete music player for iPhone and iPad, designed for people who love their personal music collection. Bring your music with you, enjoy your albums offline, connect to your Plex library, or transfer your collection directly from your Mac — all through a beautiful, album-focused interface. MusicCovered Mobile works as a standalone music player. MusicCovered for macOS is not required for music playback. KEY FEATURES • Standalone Music Player Play your music directly on your iPhone or iPad. Your music is stored on your device and available anytime, even without an internet connection. • Multiple Ways to Add Your Music Transfer music from your Mac using Finder and a cable, download it over Wi-Fi from MusicCovered for macOS, or access and download music from your Plex library. • Wi-Fi Transfer with MusicCovered for Mac If you use MusicCovered on macOS, you can easily transfer albums and tracks from your Mac library directly to your iPhone or iPad over Wi-Fi. • Plex Integration Connect your Plex account and access your personal music collection wherever you are. Browse your library, play your music remotely, or download it to your device for offline listening. • Beautiful CoverFlow Rediscover your album collection visually with multiple CoverFlow styles and customization options designed around album artwork. • Album-Focused Experience MusicCovered puts albums and artwork at the center of the experience, bringing back the pleasure of browsing a real music collection. • Customizable Interface Personalize CoverFlow, artwork presentation, layouts and visual options to make MusicCovered truly yours. • Playlists & Quick Search Browse your playlists and quickly find albums, artists and tracks across your collection. • Beautiful Now Playing Enjoy an immersive Now Playing experience with high-quality artwork, smooth animations and optional disc-inspired visuals. • Real Album Disc Artwork Display realistic CD and vinyl artwork associated with your albums for an even more authentic visual experience. MusicCovered for macOS is required to provide these custom disc images to MusicCovered Mobile. • Remote Control The original MusicCovered Remote functionality is still included. Connect to MusicCovered on your Mac, browse your Mac library, start playback and control your music remotely from your iPhone or iPad. • Designed for iPhone & iPad Enjoy your collection across both devices with interfaces optimized for different screen sizes and orientations. MusicCovered for macOS is optional for normal playback and library use. It is required only for Mac-specific features such as Wi-Fi transfer, remote control and custom CD and vinyl disc artwork. YOUR MUSIC, BEAUTIFULLY.