Jamio vs NotBad Music
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jamio
Discover new music through a swipeable feed that plays the best part of each track instantly. Like songs to refine recommendations and save favorites directly to your Apple Music library. The more you use it, the more personalized your music discovery becomes.
- Swipeable music feed
- Instant track previews
- Personalized recommendations
- One-tap song saving
- Save to Apple Music
- Discover similar artists
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Jamio is a fast, swipeable feed of music that learns what you love. Each track instantly plays its best, most memorable part, so you know within seconds if it fits your music taste. Double-tap to like, and save favorites to your Apple Music library with a single tap. The more you interact, the smarter your feed gets, so you spend less time searching for songs you might like, and more time enjoying the ones you love. Why you’ll love it • Instant discovery: Vertical feed of bite-size music moments, just swipe. • Best part first: Every song starts at its catchiest, most memorable section. • Smarter over time: Likes refine your recommendations. • One-tap saving: Add any song to your Apple Music library right from the feed. • Follow your taste: See similar artists and related tracks as you explore.
NotBad Music
A music player that organizes your library based on your folder structure, allowing you to rate tracks with simple swipes and color tags. Ratings are physically moved to designated folders, ensuring your music organization is portable and app-independent.
- Folder-based music library
- Swipe gestures for rating
- 7-color tagging system
- Advanced filtering
- iCloud Drive support
- Physical file organization
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Your Music. Your Folders. That Simple. NotBad Music is a music player that works the way your files do. No hidden databases. No metadata mess. Just folders and files. Drop your music into folders [Genre]/Artist/Album, and NotBad Music instantly understands it. Swipe to Rate! Love a track? Swipe right. Hate it? Swipe left. Want to tag it? Pick a color. Every rating physically moves the file into folders (_LIKE, _DISLIKE, or _COLOR). Your ratings are real folders you can see and manage yourself. Everything is visible, portable, and survives forever—no app lock-in, no lost organization. Features You'll Love: • Folder-based library—no metadata required • Swipe gestures for like/dislike • 7-color tagging system • Advanced but simple Filtering Why NotBad Music? Your music doesn't need to be trapped inside an app, keep it in your file system where it belongs. Back it up, sync it, move it between devices, all while keeping your ratings and organization. iCloud Drive Support! Just put your files inside a iCloud Drive folder and choose Keep Downloaded to use the same library across all your devices. Please make contact via Support URL with any bugs or feature requests that come to mind. I'm just one developer learning to code, but will read everything and try to address. Thank you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Jamio at Free against NotBad Music's $2.99. Jamio also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Jamio is free to download; NotBad Music costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Jamio against 5.0 for NotBad Music. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Jamio | NotBad Music |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathanael Suarez | prettydamnnotbad |
Customer experience
Jamio
NotBad Music
In-app purchases
Jamio
No in-app purchases
NotBad Music
No in-app purchases









