Comparison

Auxio vs PartyTime

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

Head to head
About

Auxio

Create shared listening sessions for friends to request songs or enjoy music independently. This app enhances your Apple Music experience by enabling collaborative playlists and solo listening.

Highlights
  • Host shared listening sessions
  • Friends can request music
  • Solo listening mode
  • Integrates with Apple Music
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Host a session so your friends can request music, or just listen to your music solo! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PartyTime

Transform your phone into a collaborative jukebox for any gathering. Guests join via a code or QR scan to add and vote on songs, creating a dynamic, crowd-driven playlist. Music streams through Apple Music, with the host managing playback.

Highlights
  • Crowd-controlled music playlist
  • Guest voting system
  • Apple Music integration
  • Host playback control
  • No guest app required
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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PartyTime turns your phone into a jukebox everyone controls. Start a lobby. Share the code or QR. Anyone in the room — friends, strangers at the bar, the whole crowd — joins on their phone and starts adding songs. Everyone votes. The queue reorders itself by what people actually want to hear. The host’s phone plays it through whatever speaker is nearby. That’s it. No guest accounts. No sign-ups. Just a live, crowd-driven playlist. HOW IT WORKS • Music plays through Apple Music — the full catalog, plus the host’s library. • Guests join with just a code or QR scan. No app needed for them. • Votes decide what plays next. The room picks the vibe. • Host stays in control. Skip, remove, pause — your call. GREAT FOR • House parties, pregames, cookouts • Road trips (no more fighting over the aux) • Bars, venues, and events • Gyms, studios, offices — anywhere people share a speaker WHAT YOU NEED Host: iPhone (iOS 16+) with Apple Music. Guests: literally nothing. Phone + code = in. PARTYTIME PRO (coming soon) Free for casual lobbies. PartyTime Pro unlocks larger lobbies, party stats, themed accents, and an ad-free experience for guests. Venues can claim their own branded lobby — get in touch via the in-app support link. PRIVACY No tracking across apps. No selling your data. Ad-free with PartyTime Host. Full policy at joinpartytime.com/privacy. Questions or ideas? jay@joinpartytime.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://joinpartytime.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Auxio4 screens
PartyTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Auxio at none against PartyTime's shown. Auxio also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Auxio sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and PartyTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. 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 Auxio against 5.0 for PartyTime. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auxio ships an update weekly, PartyTime every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Auxio versus PartyTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuxioPartyTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB33 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBenjamin BarnettJason DeShong

Customer experience

Auxio

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PartyTime

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Auxio

Subscriptions4
  • Unlock Auxio$0.997 Days
  • 0.99 Per Month3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Unlock Auxio3 Days trial$2.991 Month
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  • Unlock All Guests$9.991 Month
3 purchases

PartyTime

Subscriptions2
  • PartyTime Host$5.991 Month
  • PartyTime Host (Annual)$59.001 Year
One-time1
  • The Party$4.99

Questions

Is Auxio free?
Auxio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PartyTime free?
PartyTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Auxio or PartyTime?
Auxio and PartyTime are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Auxio or PartyTime have ads?
PartyTime shows ads; Auxio does not.
Which is updated more often, Auxio or PartyTime?
Auxio ships an update weekly, and PartyTime every 3 weeks. Most recently, Auxio was updated on November 4, 2026 and PartyTime on October 31, 2026.

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