Comparison

Echos. vs Psywave

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

Head to head
About

Echos.

Explore global music by genre, country, or year. Discover trending playlists and top tracks, and create custom playlists. Find local music events and enjoy DJ mode for unique mixes.

Highlights
  • Discover music by genre and country
  • Find top tracks by country
  • Search tracks by year or decade
  • Create custom playlists
  • DJ mode for custom mixes
  • Find music events
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**A Spotify Premium account is highly recommended to take advantage of all features, including the ability to create playlists** Echos lets you explore the world by searching for genres, tracks, and playlists in your chosen country! Highlights: - Select a genre and a country to get a list of popular playlists in that country. - Discover music by selecting a country to get a list of their current top tracks. - Search for tracks by year or decade. - Have fun playing with DJ mode to combine genres, BPM, and key to create a custom playlist with those parameters. - Browse through your recently played tracks to create custom playlists with similar tracks. - Custom playlists can be created with any selected track. - Search for events related to music in your area or by city/country.

About

Psywave

Features
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Turn any photo or mood into a real playlist in seconds — then play it in Apple Music with one tap. Psywave is an AI playlist maker for people who hear a moment before they can name it. Pick a photo — a sunset drive, a rainy window, a party — or type a vibe like "neon city at 2 a.m." or "Sunday coffee, slow and warm", and Psywave builds a playlist of real songs that fit. PHOTOS BECOME PLAYLISTS Psywave reads the light, colors and mood of your picture and scores it with real tracks. Share a photo to Psywave straight from the Photos app, or ask Siri: "Make a playlist in Psywave." FAMILIAR HITS OR DEEP CUTS Choose how adventurous each playlist is: crowd-pleasers, a mix, or the underrated album tracks you haven't heard yet. Playlists include artists from your own country when they fit, and come back titled in your language. ONE TAP INTO APPLE MUSIC Every song is matched to the Apple Music catalog, so what you see is what plays. Preview any track, remove what you don't like, add ten more, then import the whole playlist. SHARE THE VIBE Share a link anyone can open: every song links to Apple Music, with search links for whatever app your friends use. Each playlist also gets a story-ready card with a scannable code. Using another service? Export a track list you can import there. PSYWAVE PRO • Unlimited playlists • Longer playlists, up to 50 songs • Only songs new to you: skip what's already in your library • Grow any of your own Apple Music playlists with songs that fit Start with 3 free playlists. Psywave Pro is a monthly or annual subscription (the annual plan starts with a 7-day free trial), or buy credit packs and pay only for what you make. Credits never expire, and if Apple Music has almost none of a playlist's songs in your country, the credit comes back automatically. Importing playlists requires an Apple Music subscription. Privacy policy: https://mako.midgarcorp.cc/privacy/psywave Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Echos.4 screens
Psywave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Echos. at none against Psywave's 5. Psywave's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Psywave sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Echos. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echos. ships an update every 2 months, Psywave every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Echos. versus Psywave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchos.Psywave
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGina VictoriaMidgar Oy

In-app purchases

None

Echos.

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Psywave

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Small Pack$2.99
  • Medium Pack$6.99
  • Large Pack$12.99

Questions

Is Echos. free?
Echos. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Psywave free?
Psywave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Echos. or Psywave have ads?
Neither Echos. nor Psywave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echos. or Psywave?
Echos. ships an update every 2 months, and Psywave every 5 days. Most recently, Echos. was updated on October 14, 2026 and Psywave on October 15, 2026.

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