Power Playlist vs Start Playing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create and save custom playlists
- Fading between songs
- Spoken song numbers
- Control song length and count
- Start songs from the middle
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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.
Start Playing
Streamline your music listening by selecting multiple playlists to play seamlessly. Enjoy intelligent shuffling, original playlist order playback, or artist-avoidance for a smoother audio experience.
- Select multiple playlists
- Intelligent shuffling
- Original playlist order playback
- Avoid back-to-back artists
- Clean and intentional playback
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Apple Music is an incredible app - lyrics, discovery, radio, playlists, and more. But when all you want to do is pick a few playlists and press play, things can feel more complicated than they need to be. Start Playing focuses on that one simple idea. Select multiple playlists, then just play them: cleanly and intentionally. Shuffle intelligently, play songs in their original playlist order, or avoid back-to-back artists when possible for a smoother flow. Whether you’re heading to the gym, getting in the car, or letting music run in the background, Start Playing stays out of the way and lets your music take center stage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Start Playing at 100% against Power Playlist's 27%. Start Playing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5). Power Playlist's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Power Playlist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Start Playing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Start Playing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Power Playlist has 31 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Start Playing's.
| Parameter | Power Playlist | Start Playing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emma Technologies, L.L.C. | Brian Simmons |
Customer experience
Power Playlist
Start Playing
In-app purchases
Power Playlist
- Premium$0.99
Start Playing
- Unlimited Play$2.99
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