Rockbot vs Jukeboxy Manager
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! ****************************************************
Jukeboxy Manager
Control your business's music playback remotely or on-site. Manage playlists, skip tracks, exclude songs, and adjust volume for a seamless audio experience in venues like bars, restaurants, and gyms. Offers comprehensive music solutions with a licensed library.
- Remote playback control
- Skip and thumbs up songs
- Exclude songs/artists
- Push new playlists
- Manage multiple locations
- Create custom playlists
- Adjust volume
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Jukeboxy Manager App controls Jukeboxy Venue Player from anywhere with internet, on location or remotely. Use Jukeboxy in your business: bars, restaurants, coffee shops, gyms, & more! With their interactive app trifecta of Jukeboxy Manager App, Jukeboxy Venue Player, & Jukeboxy Music, Jukeboxy offers a comprehensive music solution with a huge music library that is fully licensed for business use. Jukeboxy Manager App can (through any internet or mobile data connection, remotely or on location): -Visibility and control of what’s playing -Skip song, thumbs up song -Exclude a song or artist -Push a new playlist -Manage multiple locations from one Manager App -Create and play custom playlist (Select Mood, Genre, Decade) -Select ‘Default Schedule’ to reset the music quickly -Adjust volume -Unlimited Manager accounts for one location -Change between selected images for digital signage option Read a rave review of Jukeboxy on the TEQY blog: http://teqy.co/jukeboxy-business-app-review/ Jukeboxy is a company of musicians, DJs, and tech mad geniuses committed to creating a superior music experience no matter what. Better music, period. Find more information at www.jukeboxy.com, follow @jukeboxymusic on Twitter, and ‘Jukeboxy’ on Facebook!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jukeboxy Manager at 100% against Rockbot's 39%. Jukeboxy Manager also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Rockbot's advantage is ratings volume (66K vs 3) and chart position (#80 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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.
Jukeboxy Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rockbot has 66K ratings behind it against 3, 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 Jukeboxy Manager's.
Rockbot ships an update every 2 months, Jukeboxy Manager every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rockbot | Jukeboxy Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (66K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 66K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #80 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rockbot, Inc. | Creative Media Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
Rockbot
Jukeboxy Manager
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
Jukeboxy Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rockbot
No in-app purchases
Jukeboxy Manager
No in-app purchases









