Comparison

Jukebox vs Jukebox Vinyl

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

Head to head
About

Jukebox

This app allows guests to control the music at parties and events by voting on songs. Hosts can start a session using their Apple Music or Spotify library, and everyone can join to influence the playlist. The most popular tracks automatically rise to the top.

Highlights
  • Real-time voting
  • Guest song requests
  • Apple Music & Spotify integration
  • Bluetooth proximity join
  • CarPlay compatibility
  • Democratic skip voting
  • Location-based access control
Features
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Enjoy your own party instead of playing DJ all night — and stop fielding complaints about the playlist. With Jukebox, your guests vote on what plays next, so the music is what the room actually wants. The host starts a party from their Apple Music library and shares a code or QR. Everyone votes, the most popular songs rise to the top, and the winner plays next. NO DOWNLOAD NEEDED FOR GUESTS Your guests don't need the app. One QR code works for everyone: • iPhone — an App Clip opens in about a second, nothing to install • Any other phone — the voting page opens in the web browser, instantly • Already have Jukebox? It opens straight into the party NOW ON APPLE TV Get the free Jukebox app on Apple TV and the whole room can follow along: the song playing now, the queue with live vote counts, time-synced lyrics, and a join QR guests scan from the couch. Pairing takes seconds — the TV shows a four-character code and you type it on your phone. No remote typing, no cables. Best of all, your music keeps playing from your phone. The Apple TV draws the party screen by itself, so it never hijacks your audio the way screen mirroring does. Your speakers, your Bluetooth, your setup — all untouched. No Apple TV? Jukebox still shows the party screen on any display you connect or mirror to, and on any TV with a web browser. BUILT FOR IPAD On iPad, Jukebox becomes the jukebox itself. Now playing, the live lyrics and the queue all sit on screen at once, and you drag the dividers to give each one the space you want. Prop it on a table and the room can see what's on, what's next, and how the votes are falling — without anyone picking up a phone. Karaoke mode fills the screen with time-synced lyrics for the whole room to sing. KEY FEATURES • Guests vote on the next song in real time • No app needed for guests — vote from any phone or browser • Free Apple TV app — now playing, live votes, lyrics, and a join QR • Pair your TV with a four-character code • Join by QR, a 6-digit code, or just by being nearby — no code needed • Request any song from the full Apple Music catalog • Vote to skip the current track • Time-synced lyrics and full-screen now-playing artwork • Save any queued song to your Apple Music library • Designed for iPad — resizable now playing, lyrics and queue side by side • Karaoke mode — full-screen synced lyrics • CarPlay and AirPlay — great for road trips and big speakers • Beautiful dark mode HOW IT WORKS Pick any playlist or your whole library from Apple Music. Jukebox creates a code and a QR your guests scan to join in seconds. They vote on songs, request their own, and the room decides what plays next. Open Jukebox on your Apple TV so everyone can follow along. PERFECT FOR House parties, weddings, bars, road trips, backyard BBQs, and the office. Sign in with Apple Music is required for hosting. Guests can join and vote for free — no account, no subscription, and no download. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://moshed.github.io/jukebox_privacy_policy

About

Jukebox Vinyl

Experience music like never before with a classic jukebox interface. Customize your player, build your record collection from local files, and enjoy offline playback. Ideal for parties or personal listening.

Highlights
  • Classic jukebox interface
  • Customizable Jukebox Models
  • Local music file playback (MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, AAC, FLAC)
  • Offline playback
  • CarPlay support
  • Kiosk mode for parties
  • Import/export Jukebox Models (Pro)
Features
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The Jukebox app plays music records from a Playbook just like a real classic jukebox, including sound effects and animations. The layout and design depends on the selected Jukebox Model and is fully customizable, preset models are available. Pro users can create their own Jukebox Models and import/export Jukebox Models for sharing. You can build your personal record collection from local or localized music files. Formats supported are MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, AAC or FLAC. Meta-tags are read automatically, including album art, and all information can be edited. Supports scanning and rescanning directory sources to find all your music. Music files from remote locations will be copied to your device so that the music is always available, with or without internet connection. No internet required, the Jukebox plays local music files. So ideal when traveling by plane, car or camper van. Supports CarPlay. Records can be added to the Jukebox Playbook. Tracks can be selected from the Playbook directly or by using selection keys or selection wheels (depending on the model). Selected tracks are added to the queue, which is fully editable (except in kiosk mode). Supports auto selection. The Playbook can be filled with singles (45’s) and elpees (33’s) from your personal record collection. The size and layout of the Playbook varies per Jukebox Model and is fully customizable. Supports auto filling the playbook. The music is played over the speakers of your device or over remote speakers connected by bluetooth or wifi. Supports AirPlay, so it integrates well e.g. with Sonos systems. Kiosk mode is available to allow use of the app by guests e.g. at parties or in pubs. In kiosk mode queue handling is limited and access to settings requires authentication. The free Jukebox App plays in trial mode: fully functional but shows a trial banner and plays random jingles after a number of songs. In app purchases allow to upgrade to the standard license, which shows no banner and disables the random jingles. Upgrading to the pro license will unlock functionality to create, import and export your own customized Jukebox Model. Highly recommended for designing your own Jukebox Models and sharing it with other pro users. A small set of copyright free music is included in the app so that you can immediately try out all functionality before adding your own music files. All information and music files are stored on your device only, nothing is uploaded to the cloud or any internet service.

Screenshots

Jukebox4 screens
Jukebox Vinyl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Jukebox at free against Jukebox Vinyl's free with in-app purchases. Jukebox Vinyl's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Jukebox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Jukebox Vinyl sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Jukebox against 5.0 for Jukebox Vinyl. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jukebox ships an update every 10 days, Jukebox Vinyl every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Jukebox versus Jukebox Vinyl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJukeboxJukebox Vinyl
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSummit Electronics LLCBert Kessels

Customer experience

Jukebox

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Jukebox Vinyl

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Jukebox

Subscriptions2
  • Jukebox Premium$0.991 Month
  • 2x Vote Boost$0.991 Month
3 purchases

Jukebox Vinyl

One-time3
  • Pro Licence$1.99
  • Standard Licence$2.99
  • Pro Licence$4.99

Questions

Is Jukebox free?
Jukebox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jukebox Vinyl free?
Jukebox Vinyl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jukebox or Jukebox Vinyl?
Jukebox and Jukebox Vinyl are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Jukebox or Jukebox Vinyl have ads?
Neither Jukebox nor Jukebox Vinyl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jukebox or Jukebox Vinyl?
Jukebox ships an update every 10 days, and Jukebox Vinyl every 3 weeks. Most recently, Jukebox was updated on October 21, 2026 and Jukebox Vinyl on October 31, 2026.

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