Comparison

Playlist vs Beat Bazaar

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

Head to head
About

Playlist

Effortlessly generate unique playlists from your music library using AI. Discover new combinations based on mood, activity, or specific tastes. Enjoy a personalized listening experience with smart features and offline capabilities.

Highlights
  • AI-powered playlist generation
  • Advanced filtering by artist, album, year, and song length
  • Time-based playlist sizing
  • Smart artist distribution
  • Family-friendly content filtering
  • Offline playlist creation
Features
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Your Apple Music library is full of great songs you never hear. PlaylistMe finds them and turns them into playlists you'll actually play. Tap Magic Mix and get a fresh playlist in seconds, built from the music you already own and love. Pick a mood, an activity, or an era, and PlaylistMe does the rest. Every playlist saves straight to Apple Music. MAKE A PLAYLIST IN ONE TAP • Magic Mix builds a surprising, listenable playlist instantly • Templates for every moment: Workout, Chill, Road Trip, Focus, Party, Throwback, and more • Build your own with filters for genre, decade, tempo, mood, and energy • Release Radar surfaces new music from the artists you actually listen to • Near Me Pulse creates a mix tuned to where you are REDISCOVER YOUR OWN LIBRARY • Lost & Found resurfaces songs and albums you haven't played in a while • Weekly Rewind recaps your week every Sunday: top artists, genres, and rediscoveries • Share any playlist or Rewind as a beautiful card to Messages, Instagram, or anywhere else PLAYLISTS THAT FLOW • Smart Ordering sequences your songs so each one sets up the next • Eight ways to arrange a mix: energy flow, mood, tempo, key harmony, artist diversity, and more • Playlist analysis grades flow and coherence so you know a mix works before you hit play BUILD TOGETHER • Invite friends to a shared playlist with a link • Everyone's edits sync live • Listen together with SharePlay ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND BEYOND • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for recent playlists and a daily suggestion • One-tap generation from a widget or Control Center • A Live Activity follows your mix as it's built • Siri Shortcuts: "Hey Siri, make me a workout playlist" • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac PUT IT ON AUTOPILOT • Scheduled playlists that build themselves for your morning commute, your workout, or Friday night • Batch generation creates several playlists at once • Listening reminders nudge you back to music you've been missing AI THAT KNOWS YOUR TASTE • Voice DJ refines a playlist when you describe a change: "more upbeat, less 80s" • AI recommendations that learn from what you play and what you skip • AI-generated cover art and playlist names PRIVATE BY DESIGN PlaylistMe reads your Apple Music library on your device. Your listening history stays yours, your playlist history can sync with iCloud, and nothing is sold or shared. FREE AND PRO Free includes Magic Mix, all ten templates, custom playlists, Weekly Rewind, Apple Music export, basic analytics, and your last five playlists. PlaylistMe Pro unlocks Smart Ordering, unlimited history, deep analytics, collaborative playlists, scheduling, batch generation, widgets, Siri Shortcuts, iCloud sync, and more. Pro+ AI adds Voice DJ, AI recommendations, and SharePlay. A Lifetime option is also available. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Requires an Apple Music subscription. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://jamsoftinc.com/privacy-policy

About

Beat Bazaar

Features
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Works Fully Offline Your music lives on your device. Play anywhere: on a plane, in the subway, or with Wi-Fi off. Your library stays private and always accessible. Plays All Your Files MP3, AAC, M4A, M4B, MP4 audio, WAV, and FLAC. One app for your entire collection with no conversions needed. Fix & Organize Your Tags Beat Bazaar reads titles, artists, albums, genres, and artwork directly from your files. Fix missing or incorrect details, bulk-edit entire albums in seconds, and save changes back to the files. 10-Band Equalizer Shape your sound with up to 10 bands of EQ from 31Hz to 16kHz for more bass, brighter highs, and clearer vocals. Pitch & Speed Change playback speed and pitch independently. Slow down to learn a part, speed up to save time, or shift pitch without affecting tempo. Synced Lyrics Lyrics scroll in time with the music, fetched from a public database. Follow along word by word. Customize Everything Pick a theme preset or create your own colors and font. Supports 6 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Background Playback Music keeps playing while you do other things. Control it from your lock screen with full track info and artwork. Stay Informed Stay updated on new features and announcements without leaving the app. Organize Your Way Browse by artist, album, genre, playlist, or folder. See your files exactly as they're arranged on disk. Search, filter, and sort to find any track instantly. Waveforms & Smart Queue Tap anywhere on a track's waveform to jump to that moment. The queue supports shuffle, repeat, and reordering and remembers where you left off. Free with Optional Ads Beat Bazaar is free with light ads. Watch a quick video to disable ads for your session, or subscribe for permanent ad-free access.

Screenshots

Playlist4 screens
Beat Bazaar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Playlist at none against Beat Bazaar's shown. Beat Bazaar's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Playlist sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Beat Bazaar sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Playlist ships an update monthly, Beat Bazaar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Playlist versus Beat Bazaar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaylistBeat Bazaar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJAMSoft IncMartin Thibaul

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Playlist

Subscriptions4
  • PlaylistMe Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro+ AI Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • PlaylistMe Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
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  • Pro+ AI Yearly3 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • 5 AI Cover Art Credits$1.99
  • PlaylistMe Lifetime$129.99
3 purchases

Beat Bazaar

One-time3
  • Beat Bazaar Gold Month$1.99
  • Beat Bazaar Gold Yearly$12.99
  • Beat Bazaar Gold Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Playlist free?
Playlist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beat Bazaar free?
Beat Bazaar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Playlist or Beat Bazaar have ads?
Beat Bazaar shows ads; Playlist does not.
Which is updated more often, Playlist or Beat Bazaar?
Playlist ships an update monthly, and Beat Bazaar every 3 days. Most recently, Playlist was updated on October 25, 2026 and Beat Bazaar on October 4, 2026.

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