Comparison

MelodyShare vs Start Playing

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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MelodyShare lets you turn your music into shareable receipts — whether it's your recent plays, all-time top artists, or a curated mix of songs for any mood. Connect with Apple Music and instantly generate receipts from your most listened-to songs, albums, and artists. With custom mode, you can search and add up to 5 tracks to make a personalized playlist-style receipt — perfect for capturing a vibe, a moment, or a memory. The interactive Reccs tab offers handpicked album suggestions (Apple Music) or song recommendations (Spotify) based on your listening history, complete with 30-second previews. Explore more about your music taste: tap into artists and albums to discover top tracks, deep cuts, and more. MelodyShare is your soundtrack, stylized. For full Apple Terms of Use (EULA), visit: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

MelodyShare4 screens
Start Playing3 screens

Verdict

The call

MelodyShare and Start Playing are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. MelodyShare sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Start Playing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MelodyShare against 5.0 for Start Playing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MelodyShare versus Start Playing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMelodyShareStart Playing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiam SawyerBrian Simmons

Customer experience

MelodyShare

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Start Playing

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MelodyShare

Subscriptions2
  • MelodyShare+ Monthly$2.991 Month
  • MelodyShare+ Yearly$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Start Playing

One-time1
  • Unlimited Play$2.99

Questions

Is MelodyShare free?
MelodyShare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Start Playing free?
Start Playing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MelodyShare or Start Playing?
MelodyShare and Start Playing are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MelodyShare or Start Playing have ads?
Neither MelodyShare nor Start Playing shows ads.

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