Echos. vs Mellow FM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Mellow FM
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Mellow FM is a radio app that automatically plays music suited to your current moment. Time of day, activity, weather, season — the app reads multiple contexts to deliver the perfect soundtrack. Crisp jazz for your morning commute, ambient for late-night work, chill for a rainy afternoon. No need to pick a song or search. Just press play, and music that fits the moment starts flowing. [Context-Aware Selection] Combines time of day, motion detection (walking, running, driving), weather, and season to select the perfect tracks from the Apple Music catalog in real time. [Gets Smarter Over Time] Every skip or full listen teaches the app your preferences. Over time, music gets closer to what you love in the same time and situation. [Simple Gesture Controls] • Tap the logo — Play / Stop • Tap the artwork — Pause / Resume • Swipe left — Skip • Swipe up — Request a song • Swipe down — Settings panel [Song Request] Craving a specific track? Swipe up to open the request panel, search by artist or title, and add it to the queue. [Sleep Timer] Set a timer from 5 to 120 minutes using the slider. Music fades out automatically when you're ready to sleep. [Weather-Based Music (Optional)] Enable "Weather-Based Music" in settings to match your local weather conditions. [Now Playing Support] Control playback from the Lock Screen and Control Center. CarPlay supported. • Requires an active Apple Music subscription for music streaming. • Location access is only requested when Weather-Based Music is enabled. • All personal data stays on your device. Mellow FM is ad-free and tracking-free. A quiet radio that focuses entirely on your music experience.
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Verdict
Echos. and Mellow FM are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Echos. | Mellow FM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gina Victoria | Yoshiyuki Koyama |
In-app purchases
Echos.
No in-app purchases
Mellow FM
No in-app purchases









