MelodyShare vs NowPlay Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MelodyShare
Create and share stylized "receipts" of your music listening history from Apple Music. Discover new music through personalized recommendations and explore artist and album details.
- Generate music listening receipts
- Create custom playlist receipts
- Discover personalized music recommendations
- Explore artist and album details
- Connect with Apple Music
- 30-second song previews
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Turn your Apple Music listening into receipts worth sharing. MelodyShare prints your most-played songs, albums, and artists as a receipt. Choose recent or all-time listening, pick how many lines to print, choose a paper, then save it or share it anywhere from the share sheet. YOUR LISTENING • Your top songs, albums and artists, recent or all-time • Your play count, listening time, and the artists and albums in your rotation • Album and artist pages with tracks and previews, where available MUSIC RECEIPTS • Three kinds of receipt: songs, albums or artists • 19 papers, from Classic and Midnight to Coffee and Roadtrip • Edit your list, range, line count and paper in one place CUSTOM MIXTAPES • Search Apple Music or start from what you've been playing • Put your songs in order and give the mix a title • Start with a mood, like a road trip, a workout or a study session FOR YOU • Recommendations from Apple Music, based on what you've been playing • Hear a preview before you add a song MADE FOR IPHONE • Layouts for iPhone Duo, with wider shelves and artwork beside the details • System, Light and Dark appearance • Supports Larger Text • No MelodyShare account. Your listening history stays on your iPhone. MELODYSHARE+ MelodyShare is free with the Classic and Midnight papers and up to 10 lines per receipt and mixtape. MelodyShare+ unlocks all 19 papers and up to 25 lines and songs. It is available monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Some features need an Apple Music subscription. Privacy Policy: https://melodyshare.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
NowPlay Studio
Control your music playback with convenient widgets without needing to open the main application. Display album art, track title, and artist with customizable widget sizes. Enjoy reliable playback controls like play/pause and track skipping.
- Fast playback controls
- Now Playing widget
- Artwork-driven design
- Apple Music support
- Three widget sizes
- Play/pause and skip tracks
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NowPlay Studio gives you fast, beautiful playback controls without opening the app. Add the Now Playing widget in small, medium, or large sizes to see artwork, title, and artist, then tap to play/pause or skip. Apple Music support: reads your existing library; no extra setup. Three widget sizes: optimized layouts for glanceable info and easy controls. Artwork-driven design: colors adapt to your current track for a premium look. Reliable controls: play/pause, next/previous track, and quick refresh.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NowPlay Studio at every 10 days against MelodyShare's every 8 months. NowPlay Studio also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. MelodyShare sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and NowPlay Studio sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MelodyShare against 5.0 for NowPlay Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
MelodyShare ships an update every 8 months, NowPlay Studio every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MelodyShare | NowPlay Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Liam Sawyer | MAROSCH UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
Customer experience
MelodyShare
NowPlay Studio
In-app purchases
MelodyShare
- MelodyShare+ Monthly$2.991 Month
- MelodyShare+ Yearly$29.991 Year
NowPlay Studio
- Background Styles$1.99
- Widget Controls$1.99
- Quick Play Widget$1.99









