Comparison

SongChant vs Playlist Forge

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

Head to head
About

SongChant

Features
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Get to know your Spotify listening habits? SongChant gives you a insight in your music taste! See your top tracks, artists and albums, all in one place! Features: - Top tracks, artists and albums – See your most played songs, artists and albums. - Detailed Listening Stats – Track your habits over time. - History import – See stats for all tracks you ever played!

About

Playlist Forge

Effortlessly create personalized music playlists based on artists, genres, or release years. Discover and share playlists with a community, collaborate on shared lists, and participate in music challenges. Requires an Apple Music subscription.

Highlights
  • Auto-generate playlists from artists
  • Discover and follow curators
  • Collaborative community playlists
  • Song voting for community playlists
  • Themed music challenges
  • Boost playlists for visibility
Features
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Playlist Forge is where you build playlists on Apple Music and share them with a community that actually listens. Pick any artist and Playlist Forge builds a playlist around them — just their songs, or a mix that trees out through similar artists. Lean toward the hits or dig for deep cuts, set the length and a release-year range, preview every track, then save it straight to your Apple Music library. BUILD Start from any artist. Choose "just this artist" or "artist + similar," pick Hits or Deep cuts, set the length and years, preview the songs, and save to your library in a tap. DISCOVER Browse playlists made by real people, add any of them to your library instantly, and follow the curators whose taste you trust. Likes, adds, and comments help the good stuff rise, and you can search across every playlist and person. MAKE IT TOGETHER Start a community playlist and let others add songs. Turn on song voting so the crowd thumbs each track up or down for fit. CHALLENGES Host your own themed challenge or enter someone else's, then let the community vote for a winner. Several can run at once, so there's always something to jump into. BOOST Give a playlist you're proud of a spotlight — pin it to the top of Discover for a day so everyone finds it. STAY IN THE LOOP Get notified when someone follows you, when your playlist hits a milestone, or when a new challenge drops. Playlist Forge is your library, your taste, together with everyone else's. Requires an Apple Music subscription to build and save playlists. Sign in with Apple to post, comment, follow, and vote. Boost and Host a Challenge are optional one-time in-app purchases. Your data is yours — delete your account and everything in it any time from your profile. Questions? 14nicholas.martin@gmail.com

Screenshots

SongChant4 screens
Playlist Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SongChant at none against Playlist Forge's 2. SongChant also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Playlist Forge sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SongChant asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SongChant versus Playlist Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSongChantPlaylist Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperStef SchalksNICHOLAS JOHN MARTIN

In-app purchases

None

SongChant

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Playlist Forge

One-time2
  • Boost Playlist$1.99
  • Host a Challenge$4.99

Questions

Is SongChant free?
SongChant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Playlist Forge free?
Playlist Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SongChant or Playlist Forge have ads?
Neither SongChant nor Playlist Forge shows ads.

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