Comparison

Echos. vs Playbios

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

Playbios

Features
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Playbios is your intelligent music companion. Describe a mood, share a photo, or choose a context, and our artificial intelligence will create a playlist tailored to your moment. Discover more than 30,000 web radios from around the world: • AI-generated playlists • Create playlists from text or photos • Music selected according to your mood and activity • Access to over 30,000 radio stations • Personalized music discovery • Smooth and immersive listening experience Whether you’re at home, at work, traveling, or spending time with friends, Playbios helps you find the perfect soundtrack for every moment. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Echos.4 screens
Playbios4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Echos. at none against Playbios's 2. Playbios's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Playbios sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Echos. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echos. ships an update every 2 months, Playbios fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Echos. versus Playbios: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchos.Playbios
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGina VictoriaNymbios

In-app purchases

None

Echos.

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Playbios

Subscriptions2
  • Abonnement Sonarmo$2.991 Month
  • Abonnement Playbios$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Echos. free?
Echos. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Playbios free?
Playbios is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Echos. or Playbios have ads?
Neither Echos. nor Playbios shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echos. or Playbios?
Echos. ships an update every 2 months, and Playbios fortnightly. Most recently, Echos. was updated on October 24, 2026 and Playbios on October 28, 2026.

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