Smart Shuffle vs TunesFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Album shuffle playback
- CarPlay integration
- Siri Shortcuts
- Cloud album access
- Enhanced album selection & filtering
- Apple Watch interface
- Sleep mode timer
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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
TunesFlow
Customize your music listening experience with a powerful 10-band equalizer and custom presets. Enjoy features like Handoff, advanced search, and playlist editing. Optimized for offline music synced or purchased through iTunes.
- 10-band equalizer
- Customizable equalizer presets
- Handoff support
- Drag-and-drop playlist editor
- Video player
- Widgets
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Thanks for more than 100,000 downloads! Now for Apple Watch® and is evolving. Now with handoff support. Listen to your music in the way that you've always wanted. NOTICE: This app is designed for music synced or purchased with iTunes. Apple Music tracks for offline playback are not supported for equalizing. Customize your experience with a 10 bands equalizer and use different presents or build your own settings library assignable to songs, albums, lists and even genres!. Every time you hear you music will be your own particular experience! FEATURES: Handoff - Start your music on your iPhone®/iPad® and continue on another device by bringing the album detail (playlists not supported yet). The app for Apple Watch® also handoff the Album Detail (list of songs). Search - Just pull down the user interface in the cover flow screen (like iOS 7+). Supports dynamic type. Settings - Just pull up the user interface in the cover flow screen. Sorting & Filtering - Tap on the top of the cover flow screen. Songs/Albums Queue (or play next dynamic list) Drag&drop playlist editor. Video player (for videos stored on your device). iPad Multitasking 3D Touch® 10 Bands Equalizer Equalizer Presets library Equalizer Widget Recent Albums Widget Free Stickers for iMessage® Network detection for media in the cloud. Indexes in albums & artists. Tutorials Star rating on your device and Apple Watch® NOTICE: The equalizer only works for music installed on your device without DRM (without a cloud icon).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Shuffle at none against TunesFlow's 3. Smart Shuffle also leads on price ($1.99 vs $4.99). TunesFlow's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.1 vs 3.8). On ratings volume, 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
Smart Shuffle costs $1.99 and TunesFlow $4.99 up front. TunesFlow sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Smart Shuffle asks for nothing beyond the download.
TunesFlow holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Smart Shuffle's written reviews are positive against 77% of TunesFlow's.
Smart Shuffle ships an update every 2 months, TunesFlow every 11 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Smart Shuffle | TunesFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.8 (36 ratings) | 4.1 (49 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.8% of reviews | 77.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 49 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spudfish Software | Hector Ricardo Garcia Peña A |
Customer experience
Smart Shuffle
TunesFlow
In-app purchases
Smart Shuffle
No in-app purchases
TunesFlow
- Tip Jar$0.99
- Wow! Double tip!$4.99
- Keep up the good work!$9.99
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