Comparison

Power Playlist vs Bose

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Power Playlist

Easily create and save custom music playlists from your device's library. Features include song fading, spoken song numbers, and the ability to start songs from any point. Ideal for crafting workout mixes or personalized listening experiences.

Highlights
  • Create and save custom playlists
  • Fading between songs
  • Spoken song numbers
  • Control song length and count
  • Start songs from the middle
Features
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Create and save custom playlists from your iPod App Great for creating work out mixes! ‘Quick Start’ for 60, 1-minute songs! Custom features include: •Fading Between Songs •Spoken Song Numbers •Song Length and Number of Songs •Start song from the middle to jump right into it Notes: Designed to play songs loaded directly on your iPhone/iPod. At the moment it will not play iCloud or streaming songs.

About

Bose

Control all your Bose audio products from a single app. Personalize noise cancellation, customize EQ settings, and set up your devices for seamless listening. Access your favorite music services and playlists with one-touch ease.

Highlights
  • Unified control for Bose products
  • Controllable noise cancellation
  • Customizable EQ settings
  • One-touch music presets
  • Integrated music streaming
Currently charting
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The Bose app lets you easily control all your Bose products in one place. Bose app (formerly Bose Music app) compatible speakers, soundbars, amplifiers, headphones, earbuds, OpenAudio products, and portable PA systems are designed to work together seamlessly to enhance your listening experience. GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR HEADPHONES AND EARBUDS Personalize your environment with controllable noise cancellation on our QuietComfort products. With Modes on QuietComfort products, you decide how much of the world to let in. Choose Quiet Mode for full noise cancelling, or Aware Mode to hear your surroundings and your music at the same time. Select products offer Aware Mode with ActiveSense technology, which brings the sounds around you down to a more comfortable level. The result is hearing everything you need to, but at a much more pleasant and balanced volume. All the QuietComfort and OpenAudio features, like Immersive Audio from the Ultra line, are made readily available for you. Fully customize your experience by balancing the EQ settings, picking your on-product shortcuts, and more all within the app. EASY SETUP AND TOTAL CONTROL Easily set up your products and get right to listening. Play the same content throughout your home or listen to different content in different areas—it’s up to you. The Bose app lets you control all your Bose products from any room. ONE-TOUCH ACCESS One touch and your home is filled with the music you love most. The Bose app makes it easy to set your favorite playlists or stations as presets. Then you can access them effortlessly on your app, the buttons on your speaker, or soundbar remote. ActiveSense, Bose, the B logo, and QuietComfort are trademarks of Bose Corporation. Spotify is a registered trademark of Spotify AB. TuneIn is a registered trademark of TuneIn, Inc. Google is a trademark of Google LLC. Amazon, Amazon Music, Alexa and all related logos are trademarks of Amazon, Inc. or its affiliates. Wi-Fi® is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance®. Pandora, the Pandora logo and the Pandora trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pandora Media, Inc. used with permission. iHeartRadio is a registered trademark of iHeartMedia, Inc. SiriusXM and all related marks and logos are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy https://worldwide.bose.com/privacypolicy California Privacy Notice of Collection https://www.bose.com/californiaprivacynoticeofcollection [Location] Location access is not required to use the Bose app. The app does not collect location data through your device's location services. [Microphone] Microphone access is optional and is used only for CustomTune, which uses audio measurements to personalize your listening experience. If you do not use CustomTune, you can decline microphone access and continue to use the rest of the app. [Nearby devices] Nearby devices access is required to find, connect to, and communicate with supported Bose Bluetooth products. [Notifications] Notification access is optional. You can decline notification access and continue to use the app.

Screenshots

Power Playlist4 screens
Bose4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bose at 4.8 against Power Playlist's 1.5. Bose also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). Power Playlist's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Power Playlist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bose asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bose holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bose has 181K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Power Playlist's written reviews are positive against 47% of Bose's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Power Playlist ships an update every 6 months, Bose monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Power Playlist versus Bose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPower PlaylistBose
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (31 ratings)4.8 (181K ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews47.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31181K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#11 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1.1 GB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEmma Technologies, L.L.C.Bose Corporation

Customer experience

Power Playlist

All ratings31 ratings
Positive6.5%
Neutral9.7%
Negative83.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative60.0%

Bose

All ratings180,917 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews3,402 reviews
Positive47.3%
Neutral8.1%
Negative44.7%

Bugs and requests

Power Playlist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bose

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App frequently fails to recognize connected devices
  • Noise cancelling settings revert to default unexpectedly
  • Bluetooth pairing and reconnection issues
  • Forced firmware updates causing sound quality degradation

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add landscape mode support for iPad
  • Improve multi-device connectivity and switching
  • Provide more customization options for noise cancelling
  • Integrate with more music services like Apple Music

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Power Playlist

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99
None

Bose

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Power Playlist free?
Power Playlist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bose free?
Bose is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Power Playlist or Bose?
Bose is rated higher. Power Playlist averages 1.5 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Bose averages 4.8 from 181K ratings.
Do Power Playlist or Bose have ads?
Neither Power Playlist nor Bose shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Power Playlist or Bose?
Power Playlist ships an update every 6 months, and Bose monthly. Most recently, Power Playlist was updated on September 30, 2026 and Bose on October 17, 2026.

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