Ping Music vs MixBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ping Music
Discover new music and connect with friends through shared listening experiences. This app integrates with major streaming services to help you find new songs, create collaborative playlists, and gain insights into your music preferences.
- Connect with friends through music
- Integrates with Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music
- Discover music from global users
- AI-powered personalized music suggestions
- Create collaborative playlists
- Weekly music DNA breakdown
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Find new ways to start conversations with your friends based off of their music or reconnect with old friends simply through a song they played. Music has no boundaries, and your platform shouldn’t either. Ping easily pairs with Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube Music meaning you can share your music taste regardless of your service provider. Jump on discovery to sample an endless stream of music from users around the world. Use this to spice up your own playlists, connect with new friends over music or simply see what the world listens to. Echo our unique AI has a suggestion for every situation. Echo learns from your music taste and preferences and provides you with personalised suggestions. So, whether it be a playlist for the gym, song for date night or a fresh new artist, Echo has you covered. Really like a friend’s music taste? Mix their songs in with your own to get a curated playlist. Available for up to three of your friends meaning each playlist is unique to each person and situation. Get a deeper insight into your unique music DNA with your weekly breakdown. A look into your top genres, minutes streamed and lots more. EULA: https://pingmusic.uk/terms
MixBuddy
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MixBuddy is a personal AI assistant for working DJs. Have it listening while your music plays and it follows along — naming every track, reading its BPM and key, and remembering the transitions that actually worked. Every DJ knows the feeling: you nail a perfect blend between two tracks, the floor goes off, and a few weeks later you can't remember what you played. MixBuddy quietly captures those moments so you never lose them again. WHILE YOU PLAY • Identifies the track that's playing and shows its artwork, BPM, and key • Detects when you mix into the next track and saves the transition automatically • One big tap to save a blend you love — no fiddly controls to hit • Works anywhere: it simply listens to the music playing around you, so there's nothing to set up KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT • Suggestions for what mixes well after the current track — by harmonic key, tempo, and energy • Recommendations grow smarter from the transitions you save • A dedicated Suggestion tab so you're never stuck on the next selection YOUR SETS, REMEMBERED • Every saved transition kept with its tracks, BPM, key, and a short audio clip of the blend • Sets organized automatically, ready to tag with the night, venue, and city • Build a searchable library of your best mixes over time BUILT FOR THE BOOTH • Dark, glanceable interface designed for low-light performance • Huge live controls — nothing precise to hit mid-set • An Apple Watch companion for at-a-glance status on your wrist • MixBuddy uses the built-in mic; for better sound quality add an audio device (iRig or similar) PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Local-first: your mixes live on your device and a set never depends on a connection • Optional sign-in to sync across your devices Matched tracks link out to Apple Music so you can find and add them. Put your phone down, play your set, and let MixBuddy remember the magic.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MixBuddy at none against Ping Music's 2. MixBuddy also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Ping Music sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MixBuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Ping Music | MixBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eden Software Limited | Plapp |
In-app purchases
Ping Music
- Ping+ (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Ping+ (Yearly)$29.991 Year
MixBuddy
No in-app purchases









