Comparison

Mixly vs dMusik

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

Head to head
About

Mixly

Describe your mood or activity, and this app instantly generates a personalized playlist from Apple Music. Refine your selections with follow-up prompts, save your favorite mixes, and discover new tracks effortlessly.

Highlights
  • AI-powered playlist creation
  • Playlist refinement with prompts
  • Save and organize favorite mixes
  • Direct playback via Apple Music
  • Discover new tracks
Features
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Mixly: Every mood has a playlist Describe how you're feeling, what you're doing, or what you want to hear and Mixly builds a playlist from Apple Music in seconds. No scrolling through endless catalogs or algorithm guessing what you want. Just describe the vibe and get a playlist that fits. Create mixes for anything: a late-night drive, a workout, a dinner party, or just a mood you can't quite name. Refine your mix until it's exactly right, save your favorites, and come back to them whenever you need. What you can do with Mixly: - Describe the moment and get a curated playlist instantly - Refine your mix with follow-up prompts until it's perfect - Save and organize your favorite mixes - Play everything directly through Apple Music - Discover tracks you'd never find on your own Mixly requires an active Apple Music subscription.

About

dMusik

Features
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Find something you didn’t know you were looking for. dMusik is an independent music discovery app built for curious listeners. Search artists, tracks and albums, explore hand-picked suggestions, listen to supported music previews, and keep the discoveries that catch your ear. DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW Know what you’re looking for? Search for artists, tracks and albums. Not sure where to start? Explore hand-picked dMusik selections and see where they take you. GO BEYOND THE TRACK There’s more behind the music. With Track Story, you can explore information and context around supported tracks and discover more about what you’re listening to. PREVIEW AS YOU EXPLORE Listen to supported preview clips while discovering music, with familiar playback controls that make it easy to keep exploring. KEEP THE GOOD STUFF Save your favourite tracks and organise your discoveries into your own playlists. TAKE THE MUSIC BEYOND YOUR HEADPHONES Explore live music events around the artists you discover and find events by artist or location. INDEPENDENT BY DESIGN dMusik is an independent project built around music, curiosity and experimenting with new ideas. It started as a university project and continues to evolve one discovery at a time. DYNAMIC ARTWORK BACKGROUNDS Make every discovery more immersive with backgrounds inspired by album artwork. Enjoy smooth colour transitions as you explore music, with the option to enable or disable dynamic backgrounds in Settings. DISCOVER WITH dMUSIK. LISTEN WITH APPLE MUSIC Take your music discoveries further with Apple Music integration. Explore artists and tracks in dMusik, then enjoy full-length songs through Apple Music with an active subscription. Keep discovering with dMusik's familiar experience, now enhanced with beautiful playback animations and refined controls. Full-track playback requires an active Apple Music subscription. Music previews remain available without one. IMPORTANT dMusik is a music discovery app, not a full music streaming service. Music previews are short preview clips provided through Apple’s iTunes Search API where available. dMusik is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple, Apple Music, iTunes, or other third-party services. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mixly3 screens
dMusik4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mixly at none against dMusik's 1. dMusik's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks 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. dMusik sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Mixly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mixly ships an update every 2 months, dMusik every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Mixly versus dMusik: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMixlydMusik
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyle EdgetteArtur Drohobytskyy

In-app purchases

None

Mixly

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

dMusik

Subscriptions1
  • dMusik Premium$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Mixly free?
Mixly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is dMusik free?
dMusik is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mixly or dMusik have ads?
Neither Mixly nor dMusik shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mixly or dMusik?
Mixly ships an update every 2 months, and dMusik every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mixly was updated on October 19, 2026 and dMusik on October 30, 2026.

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