MusicMachine vs Album Time!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MusicMachine
This app functions as a digital jukebox, letting users select songs for playback. It's designed for social gatherings like parties, allowing multiple people to contribute to a music queue. Users can manage the queue, control playback, and create playlists.
- Select music for playback
- Manage song queue
- Full playback controls (seek, skip, pause, stop)
- Background playback
- Create and save playlists
- Share/export non-DRM songs
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A Jukebox app that allows you to choose your music while you are listening. Ideal for parties, where there are a number of people who would like to choose some songs. *note* no music is supplied with this app. Features - Queue - you can see what songs are in the queue, and delete some if needed, or even touch a song in the queue and the player will jump to it. Control - full seek, skip (forwards and backwards), pause, and stop control (the stop button will clear the queue). Plays in background - leave the app and play a game and the music will continue. Create and save playlists. Share / export non DRM protected songs.
Album Time!
This music player focuses on rediscovering your album collection by shuffling entire albums rather than individual songs. It allows for seamless transitions between albums and offers various ways to organize and find your music.
- Shuffle albums, not songs
- No playlist creation needed
- Seamless album switching
- Pin favorite albums
- Search and sort music library
- Hands-free controls
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Rediscover your music collection—one album at a time. Album Time! is a music player built for album lovers. Shuffle your library effortlessly and enjoy full albums without interruptions. Features: • Shuffle Albums, Not Songs – Play entire albums in the right order, just like the artist intended. • No Playlists Needed – Press shuffle play or pick an album to start, and let the app queue the rest. • Seamless Album Switching – Skip a few songs using external or hands-free controls, and Album Time! will move to the next album automatically. • CarPlay Support – Enjoy your album shuffle experience safely and seamlessly on the road. • Tailor Your Shuffle – Pin your favorites for easy access or shuffle your whole library with a single switch. • Find Albums Fast – Search by keyword or sort by title, artist, or date added. Perfect for road trips, commutes, or anyone who enjoys albums as a whole.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Album Time! at 4.8 against MusicMachine's 3.0. Album Time! also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). MusicMachine's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On review sentiment, 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
MusicMachine costs $0.99 and Album Time! $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Album Time! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 75% and 75% positive.
MusicMachine ships an update every 3 months, Album Time! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MusicMachine | Album Time! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Santos | Jiachi Wu |
Customer experience
MusicMachine
Album Time!
In-app purchases
MusicMachine
No in-app purchases
Album Time!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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