Rockbot vs TurnTbl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rockbot
Request songs, discover new music, and influence playlists at participating venues like bars, restaurants, and gyms. This app lets you vote on upcoming tracks and sync your favorites with Spotify. You can also unlock venue rewards and share your music choices on social media.
- Request songs to play next
- Discover new music
- Sync with Spotify
- Vote on upcoming songs
- Unlock venue rewards
- Share music activity on social media
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Rockbot lets you request the music playing in bars, restaurants, gyms, hotels, offices and other locations right from your phone. The free app is used in thousands of businesses across the country, allowing guests to influence the music! Play, discover, and share the music you love. Start using Rockbot to: - Request songs you want to hear. Browse a location’s playlist, and request your favorite song to play next. - Hear more of what you like. Rockbot makes note of your favorite songs and automatically add them to the queue at Rockbot locations. - Discover new music and sync with Spotify. Explore new music and easily download your favorites or add to Spotify - Vote on upcoming music and influence what plays next. See what song is playing next and vote on upcoming songs that you want to hear. - Link your favorite social networks to connect with users & businesses. Let the world know when your music is playing by sharing to Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. - Unlock rewards, enter giveaways, and view current specials at the venue Play, discover, and share the music you love. Follow 'GetRockbot' on Facebook and @GetRockbot on Twitter to find out when businesses in your area are rocking **************************************************** SXSW Best Music Startup Winner! ****************************************************
TurnTbl
Easily track and share the music you love. Rate albums, write reviews, and see what friends are listening to. Connect streaming services to showcase your taste and discover new music.
- Rate albums on a 1-10 scale
- Write reviews or just leave a score
- Follow friends and see their ratings
- Connect Spotify and Last.fm
- Listen to 30-second track previews
- Share ratings to social media
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TurnTbl is the easiest way to keep track of the music you love — and discover what your friends are into. Whether you listen casually or obsessively, TurnTbl gives you a place to rate albums, share your taste, and see what people around you are actually playing. No critics. No gatekeeping. Just you and your music. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Rate any album on a 1–10 scale — takes two seconds • Write a review if you feel like it, or just drop a score and move on • Follow friends and see what they're rating in real time • Connect Spotify to show off your top artists and tracks • Connect Last.fm to display your listening history • Listen to 30-second track previews before you commit • Share your ratings as cards to Instagram, iMessage, and more • Explore artist discographies and see what the community thinks Free forever. No ads. No algorithm telling you what to like. Rate what you love. Discover what's next.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TurnTbl at 100% against Rockbot's 39%. TurnTbl also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Rockbot's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (67K vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TurnTbl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rockbot has 67K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Rockbot's written reviews are positive against 100% of TurnTbl's.
Rockbot ships an update every 2 months, TurnTbl every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rockbot | TurnTbl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (67K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #84 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rockbot, Inc. | BRANDON JOSEPH MACALUSO |
Customer experience
Rockbot
TurnTbl
Bugs and requests
Rockbot
Reported bugs
4 issues- App gets stuck on loading screen
- Songs disappear from queue before playing
- Profile and play history data issues
- Inconsistent song request limits
Requested features
5 requests- Add song history feature
- Expand music catalog with more genres and artists
- Allow users to request new songs to be added
- Improve song queue management and priority system
- Provide more transparency on how the app works
TurnTbl
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rockbot
No in-app purchases
TurnTbl
No in-app purchases
