Comparison

Nintendo Music vs micVault

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

Head to head
About

Nintendo Music

Access and enjoy music from a wide variety of Nintendo game franchises. Listen to tracks from popular titles, create custom playlists, and enjoy extended or background playback. A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to use this application.

Highlights
  • Access music from Nintendo game franchises
  • Extended playback options
  • Offline playback
  • Background playback
  • Sleep timer
  • Create custom playlists
Features
Currently charting
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Enjoy Nintendo's video-game soundtracks anytime, anywhere. This is a music-streaming app that enables you to listen to tracks from numerous games, from the NES™ to the Nintendo Switch™ 2 system. (Note: A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to access this app.) ◆ Here are some of the games with tracks that are currently available: ・ Mario Kart™ World ・ Pikmin™ 4 ・ The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom ・ Fire Emblem™ Engage ・ Pokémon™ Scarlet and Pokémon Violet ・ Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version ・ Splatoon™ 3 ・ Kirby™ and the Forgotten Land ・ Animal Crossing™: New Horizons ・ Super Mario Odyssey™ ・ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ・ Super Mario Galaxy™ ・ Wii Sports™ ・ Metroid Prime™ ・ The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ・ Donkey Kong Country™ ・ Super Mario Bros.™ Note: New soundtracks will continue to be added! ◆ Background Playback Play tracks in the background, while your device's screen is off or if you're using a different app. ◆ Offline Playback Download tracks to your device for offline listening. ◆ Spoiler Prevention Don't want to hear tracks from a game you haven't played yet? You can limit the display and playback of songs included in a game's track list in the settings of the app. ◆ Extended Playback Some tracks can be played for longer! The music will continue to play without interruption, just like background music in a game as an accompaniment to study or work. Note: The length of tracks can be set to 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes long. ◆ Hourly Tracks Some playlists in the Animal Crossing series can be played to match the hour in your local time with the in-game music tracks for those times. ◆ Playlists In addition to offering tracks from games, there are playlists with different themes, such as playlists with tracks for individual characters, tracks you can relax to, tracks that play during battle, and more. You can also organize tracks into personalized playlists. ◆ Apple CarPlay The app can be used with your car's built-in display. --- ● Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required. Membership autorenews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet and compatible smart device required to use app. Data charges may apply. Terms apply. nintendo.com/purchase-terms/ ● Your device must be running iOS 16.0 or later to enjoy Nintendo Music. Nintendo trademarks are properties of Nintendo.

About

micVault

Manage your karaoke songbook, log your performances, and discover venues. Organize songs by genre and performance history, plan setlists, and track your singing stats. Find local karaoke nights and get reminders.

Highlights
  • Personalized song library organization
  • Performance logging and history
  • Setlist planning
  • Venue directory and map
  • Karaoke night reminders
  • Performance statistics
  • Offline functionality
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micVault is a karaoke songbook for people who take their nights out seriously. Keep track of every song you sing in one place, log the nights you sing them and stop scrolling the same three pages of the catalog looking for something you already know you're good at. YOUR LIBRARY Title, artist, genre and tags, sorted into the lists that actually matter: Priority, Current Rotation, Sung, Never Sung. Also retire songs you'd rather never sing again. LOG THE NIGHT Build a night, log what you sang and in what order, and keep the moment that made it worth remembering. Plan a setlist before you get there and tick songs off as you sing them. CAN'T DECIDE Try the randomizer to pick for you, from whichever list you choose. VENUES A shared, crowd-sourced directory of which bars run karaoke on which nights, with a map and a "karaoke tonight near me" view. Set your regular nights and they show up on your calendar, with a reminder on the day. STATS Most-sung, longest gaps, venues and how your rotation really breaks down. FREE, OR MICVAULT ANNUAL micVault is free for up to 50 songs, with night logging, the venue directory and the shared songbook. The optional micVault Annual subscription adds unlimited songs, spreadsheet and backup import, stats, moments, setlist planning and night reminders. micVault Annual is billed yearly to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current year. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple ID's subscription settings. YOUR DATA Import from a spreadsheet, export a full backup any time, and delete your account and everything in it from Settings. Export and delete are free on every plan. Works offline, so you can log a song in a basement bar with no signal and it syncs when you're back. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://micvault.kappsllc.com/privacy

Screenshots

Nintendo Music4 screens
micVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nintendo Music at none against micVault's 1. Nintendo Music also leads on ratings volume (25K vs 3) and chart position (#61 vs unranked). micVault's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. micVault sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Nintendo Music asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

micVault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nintendo Music has 25K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Nintendo Music's written reviews are positive against 100% of micVault's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nintendo Music ships an update every 2 weeks, micVault daily. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Nintendo Music versus micVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNintendo MusicmicVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#61 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNintendo Co., Ltd.k-Apps Studio LLC

Customer experience

Nintendo Music

All ratings24,861 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews2,316 reviews
Positive79.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative9.8%

micVault

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

Bugs and requests

Nintendo Music

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sign-in button not working
  • Music playback issues when switching apps
  • Search disabling app navigation

Requested features

6 requests
  • More game soundtracks, especially from older consoles
  • Composer/artist credits
  • Ability to extend all tracks in a playlist
  • Apple Watch and CarPlay support
  • Sleep timer
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  • Splatoon side order and Off the Hook music

micVault

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nintendo Music

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

micVault

Subscriptions1
  • micVault Annual$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Nintendo Music free?
Nintendo Music is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is micVault free?
micVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nintendo Music or micVault?
micVault is rated higher. Nintendo Music averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while micVault averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Nintendo Music or micVault have ads?
Neither Nintendo Music nor micVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nintendo Music or micVault?
Nintendo Music ships an update every 2 weeks, and micVault daily. Most recently, Nintendo Music was updated on November 7, 2026 and micVault on November 6, 2026.

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