MusicMachine vs Cabin Vinyl
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.
Cabin Vinyl
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Put an album on. We’re staying in tonight. Cabin Vinyl is for intentional music listening—appreciate albums in their entirety. Experience browsing albums like in a record store. Discover new music or revisit classics. Drag an album to the player, close the app, and enjoy. Cabin lifestyle—Simple, Beautiful, Intentional. No subscription, no in-app purchases. Pay once, own forever. Requires Apple Music subscription. No additional accounts or data collection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MusicMachine at $0.99 against Cabin Vinyl's $9.99. MusicMachine also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Cabin Vinyl's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On 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 Cabin Vinyl $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MusicMachine ships an update every 3 months, Cabin Vinyl every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MusicMachine | Cabin Vinyl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jason Santos | Beehive Engineering, LLC |
In-app purchases
MusicMachine
No in-app purchases
Cabin Vinyl
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MusicMachine free?
Is Cabin Vinyl free?
Do MusicMachine or Cabin Vinyl have ads?
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