Comparison

One Track Mind vs PlayingAlbums

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

Head to head
About

One Track Mind

This app allows you to play a single track at a time from any playlist. It's ideal for situations requiring precise track control, like performances or workouts, offering options for looping or sequential playback with delays.

Highlights
  • Play one track at a time
  • Loop single track
  • Advance to next track and stop
  • Playback delay options
  • Visual feedback of played songs
  • Customizable sleep delay
  • Customizable color scheme
Features
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There are some occasions when you want to be able to just play a single track at a time from a playlist. Maybe you're playing music for a ballet recital, a gym workout, or a play. If you want to have each track available at the touch of a finger, One Track Mind is the app you're looking for. Features: • Play one track at a time from any playlist • Loop a single track continuously or advance to the next track and stop • Available 5 or 10 second playback delay • Visual feedback of songs you've already played • Customizable sleep delay and color scheme

About

PlayingAlbums

This app shuffles songs within playlists by album, allowing you to listen to entire albums sequentially. It integrates with Apple Music and iTunes Match, and playlists can be shared across devices. Users can choose to use the standard Music app player or a separate mode.

Highlights
  • Shuffle songs by album
  • Integrates with Apple Music/iTunes Match
  • Cross-device playlist sharing via iCloud
  • Option to use standard Music app player
  • Separate player mode available
  • Supports multi-disc albums
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If you love music albums, you will listen to an album, then another album, then another...... All your songs or songs in the selected playlist will be shuffled by album. Songs in the selected playlist will play on devices that use iTunes Match or Apple Music, even if they are not downloaded on the device, as long as they are online. Playlists shuffled by albums can be shared with your own devices via iCloud. If you do not use either iTunes Match or Apple Music, the order of songs will be synchronized as long as playlists are synchronized between your devices. If you are a user of PlayingAlbums for macOS, you will share its settings for PlayingAlbums for iPhone. You may not want to listen to songs serially of an album with multiple discs. Disc 2 is sometimes completely different from disc 1. By default, the playing information (playback counts, etc.) will be integrated since PlayingAlbums uses the same player as the standard “Music” app. If you would not like to integrate the information, a new mode has been implemented that does not use the same player as the standard “Music” app. The application does not include any songs or other content; you must first create a playlist, either by importing from a CD or by using a subscription such as Apple Music. The screen shots shows a playlist created by subscribing to an album from Apple Music.

Screenshots

One Track Mind3 screens
PlayingAlbums2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: One Track Mind at 69% against PlayingAlbums's 0%. One Track Mind also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

One Track Mind costs $0.99 and PlayingAlbums $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

One Track Mind ships an update every 2 months, PlayingAlbums every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
One Track Mind versus PlayingAlbums: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne Track MindPlayingAlbums
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating3.3 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin PungYuki Kuroki

Customer experience

One Track Mind

All ratings31 ratings
Positive51.6%
Neutral9.7%
Negative38.7%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative27.1%

PlayingAlbums

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

One Track Mind

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 8 and newer versions
  • Playlists not appearing or loading
  • Pause function resets track to start instead of resuming
  • Playback continues to next track instead of stopping
  • App freezes when attempting to play songs
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  • Duration display stops working randomly
  • Delay timer freezes when switching apps
  • Cannot scroll to bottom of playlist list
  • Clock missing from top of screen after update
  • App crashes on iPad Air and iPad Retina
  • Incompatibility with iOS 12 and later

Requested features

9 requests
  • On-screen volume slider control
  • Display time remaining/duration of tracks
  • Font color customization options
  • Play multiple tracks in sequence (2 songs then stop)
  • Search functionality for playlists
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  • Ability to number songs in playlist
  • Fade out button for smooth transitions
  • Keep playback working when switching apps
  • Keep playback working with screen off

PlayingAlbums

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

One Track Mind

No in-app purchases

None

PlayingAlbums

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is One Track Mind free?
One Track Mind costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlayingAlbums free?
PlayingAlbums costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do One Track Mind or PlayingAlbums have ads?
Neither One Track Mind nor PlayingAlbums shows ads.
Which is updated more often, One Track Mind or PlayingAlbums?
One Track Mind ships an update every 2 months, and PlayingAlbums every 9 months. Most recently, One Track Mind was updated on November 1, 2026 and PlayingAlbums on November 2, 2026.

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