Rockbot vs Swivel Live
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! ****************************************************
Swivel Live
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SWIVEL is how campus events get a DJ. Every DJ on SWIVEL is a student who signed up with their .edu email, so everyone you see plays at your school. Browse them, listen to their real mixes, check ratings and past gigs, and book the one who fits your night. BOOK IN A FEW TAPS - Browse DJs at your university by price, rating or availability - Listen to sample mixes right in the app - Send a booking request with your date, time and venue - Message the DJ to lock in the details - Pay in the app — the money is held until after the event, then released to the DJ MADE FOR CAMPUS - Sorority and fraternity formals, mixers and date parties - Apartment and house pregames - Tailgates and game-day parties - Campus bar nights FOR STUDENT DJs Build a profile, upload mixes, set your rate, and get found by everyone booking on your campus. Get paid automatically after each gig. Climb your campus leaderboard. FOR CAMPUS BARS AND ORGS Post a gig to the board, review the DJs who apply, and book and pay in one place. Payment is held in escrow and released after the night. SWIVEL is live at the University of Florida, with more campuses on the way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Rockbot at 67K against Swivel Live's 3. Rockbot also leads on chart position (#87 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). Swivel Live's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Swivel Live 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Rockbot | Swivel Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (67K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 67K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #87 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rockbot, Inc. | Swivel Live LLC |
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
Swivel Live
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rockbot
No in-app purchases
Swivel Live
No in-app purchases









