Comparison

Track Notes vs Playlist Blender

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

Head to head
About

Track Notes

This app lets you create and save notes tied to specific moments in songs from your music library. Document your thoughts, analyze reference tracks, or capture musical inspirations to enhance your listening experience.

Highlights
  • Create notes tied to playback positions
  • Save multiple notes per song
  • Search and sort notes
  • Toggle light and dark themes
  • Integrates with Apple Music
Features
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Track Notes is a music note-taking app for Apple Music that lets you create personal notes and link them to specific playback positions. Easily create notes for the song currently playing or any song in your library, then return to a saved position and start listening from there. Use Track Notes to analyze reference tracks, remember why you added a song to a playlist, or capture impressions and musical ideas before they slip away. Organize tracks using colored tags, search, and sorting. Key Features - Create notes for the song currently playing or any song in your library - Tie notes to playback positions and start listening from those moments - Save multiple notes for each song - Organize tracks with colored tags - Assign multiple tags and filter by all or any selected tags - Search and sort your notes - Browse and play songs in your Apple Music library - Sync notes and tags with iCloud across your devices - Switch between light and dark themes Recommended for - Music producers, DJs, musicians, composers, and video creators analyzing reference tracks - Anyone who wants to remember why they added a song to a playlist - Anyone studying music who wants to record insights for each song - Listeners who want to preserve impressions and emotions Please Note - An Apple Music subscription is required to access or play songs from Apple Music - Notes and tags are managed only in Track Notes and do not appear in Apple Music. Information about your songs and library in Apple Music remains unchanged.

About

Playlist Blender

Features
Currently charting
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Choose playlists. Hit Blend. That's it. Playlist Blender is the easiest way to combine multiple Apple Music playlists into one seamless listening session: • Combine and play multiple Apple Music playlists at once. • Automatically remove duplicate songs. • Randomize tracklist for a fresh mix every time. • Lightweight and incredibly easy to use. • No ads or subscriptions. • No tracking or accounts needed. • No vibecoding.

Screenshots

Track Notes4 screens
Playlist Blender3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Track Notes at none against Playlist Blender's 2. Playlist Blender's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). 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

Track Notes costs $1.99 and Playlist Blender $1.29 up front. Playlist Blender sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Track Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Track Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, Playlist Blender weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Track Notes versus Playlist Blender: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrack NotesPlaylist Blender
Price$1.99$1.29 — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank—#193 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerbirnimal APPMike Clay

In-app purchases

None

Track Notes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Playlist Blender

One-time2
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Large Tip$2.99

Questions

Is Track Notes free?
Track Notes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Playlist Blender free?
Playlist Blender costs $1.29, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Track Notes or Playlist Blender have ads?
Neither Track Notes nor Playlist Blender shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Track Notes or Playlist Blender?
Track Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Playlist Blender weekly. Most recently, Track Notes was updated on October 30, 2026 and Playlist Blender on October 31, 2026.

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