Comparison

Batta Player vs SonarMood

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

Head to head
About

Batta Player

This music player transforms your local and cloud music library into a personalized, dynamic experience. Organize songs with custom tags, edit details, and create mood-based playlists using advanced filtering options.

Highlights
  • Mood-based customizable playlists
  • Import from local/cloud storage
  • Custom tags and lyrics
  • Advanced filtering by tags, artist, album, year, duration
  • Background playback with adjustable speed
  • Auto-detect song metadata
Features
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Rediscover your music collection with Batta Player — the smart iOS music player that transforms your library into a personalized, dynamic experience. Import your songs from local or cloud storage, and let Batta Player automatically organize them into powerful, mood-based, customizable playlists. Take control of your music by adding custom tags, editing details, and enriching your tracks with lyrics. Once your library is set, Batta Player’s advanced filtering engine lets you shape your listening experience. Instantly create playlists based on tags, artists, albums, release year, or even song length — perfectly matching your mood every time you listen. Why you’ll love Batta Player: • Background playback with adjustable speed for seamless listening • Create dynamic playlists using tags, artist, album, year, or duration • Smart, mood-driven filters that build new playlists on the fly • Import MP3, MP4, and WAV files from your device or cloud storage • Auto-detect song metadata or add your own custom tags and lyrics With Batta Player, your music library becomes more than a collection of songs — it becomes a living, customizable experience built around the way you listen. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SonarMood

Features
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Pick a genre, mood and decade, then add a short prompt to guide the vibe. SonarMood turns your choices into an AI-generated music playlist. Create playlists for moments like “2AM night drive”, “Nordic melancholy”, “90s summer nostalgia” or “villain workout arc” and export them directly to Apple Music. Whether you want something nostalgic, energetic, sad, cinematic, focused, romantic or completely weird, SonarMood helps you discover music that fits the feeling. Choose your ingredients: Genre — pop, rock, hip-hop, electronic, indie, country and more Mood — happy, melancholic, chill, energetic, dark, romantic or focused Decade — from older classics to modern sounds Prompt — add your own idea to make the playlist more personal SonarMood is made for people who know the vibe they want, but not always the songs. Use it for: Driving playlists Workout music Party playlists Focus sessions Rainy days Cabin weekends Nostalgic throwbacks Late-night moods Movie-like moments Discovering new songs Save your generated playlists, build your own playlist library and export your favorites directly to Apple Music. Turn any vibe into a playlist with SonarMood.

Screenshots

Batta Player4 screens
SonarMood4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Batta Player at weekly against SonarMood's fortnightly. SonarMood's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Batta Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SonarMood sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Batta Player ships an update weekly, SonarMood fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Batta Player versus SonarMood: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBatta PlayerSonarMood
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYousef AlQattanPal Nymoen

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Batta Player

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$69.99
1 purchases

SonarMood

One-time1
  • SonarMood Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Batta Player free?
Batta Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SonarMood free?
SonarMood is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Batta Player or SonarMood have ads?
Neither Batta Player nor SonarMood shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Batta Player or SonarMood?
Batta Player ships an update weekly, and SonarMood fortnightly. Most recently, Batta Player was updated on September 10, 2026 and SonarMood on September 21, 2026.

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