Comparison

My Jukebox vs Sortwave

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

Head to head
About

My Jukebox

Features
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Welcome to Jukebox! Jukebox is a place for streaming music. But it's better to think of it as a record collection featuring every album you love. Curate it however you like: Moods. Genres. Hidden gems. Eras of music. Old favourites, and new ones too. All your music, in its right place. Search for albums, EPs, or playlists and add them to a Vibe. Any time you want to put something on, come back here, and find the exact Vibe you're looking for (or pick something at random from your library!). Get inspired by your friends' picks. Borrow their vibes, and make them your own. The music you've loved deserves to be heard again, even when it's not "new" anymore.

About

Sortwave

Features
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Swipe music into place. Sortwave is a focused playlist-curation companion for Apple Music. Choose a playlist, listen to each full song, and decide what belongs without breaking your flow. Swipe right to keep a song. Route it up or down into playlists you already use. Mark favorites, shuffle your session, scrub through playback, undo a decision, or stop whenever you want. Sortwave queues your choices locally and applies them together when you choose Finish & Sync. Apple Music doesn’t allow third-party apps to directly delete arbitrary library songs. When you mark songs for removal, Sortwave places them in a clearly labeled Deleted Songs playlist and shows a short guide for completing deletion safely in Apple Music. Your original library stays under your control. Features: β€’ Full-song Apple Music playback β€’ Fast, gesture-first playlist decisions β€’ Two configurable quick-route playlists β€’ Favorite and unfavorite controls β€’ Interactive playback scrubber β€’ Shuffle, previous, next and undo controls β€’ Batched sync with a clear summary β€’ Session history and resilient local queueing β€’ Secure connection restoration β€’ No advertising or tracking An active Apple Music subscription may be required for full-song playback and library access. Sortwave is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple.

Screenshots

My Jukebox3 screens
Sortwave3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: My Jukebox at 15.1 against Sortwave's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Jukebox ships an update weekly, Sortwave every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
My Jukebox versus Sortwave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy JukeboxSortwave
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size37 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrandon DaySooraj Sambasivam

In-app purchases

None

My Jukebox

No in-app purchases

None

Sortwave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Jukebox free?
My Jukebox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sortwave free?
Sortwave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Jukebox or Sortwave have ads?
Neither My Jukebox nor Sortwave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Jukebox or Sortwave?
My Jukebox ships an update weekly, and Sortwave every 5 days. Most recently, My Jukebox was updated on October 5, 2026 and Sortwave on October 13, 2026.

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