Start Playing vs PriM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Start Playing
Streamline your music listening by selecting multiple playlists to play seamlessly. Enjoy intelligent shuffling, original playlist order playback, or artist-avoidance for a smoother audio experience.
- Select multiple playlists
- Intelligent shuffling
- Original playlist order playback
- Avoid back-to-back artists
- Clean and intentional playback
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Apple Music is an incredible app - lyrics, discovery, radio, playlists, and more. But when all you want to do is pick a few playlists and press play, things can feel more complicated than they need to be. Start Playing focuses on that one simple idea. Select multiple playlists, then just play them: cleanly and intentionally. Shuffle intelligently, play songs in their original playlist order, or avoid back-to-back artists when possible for a smoother flow. Whether you’re heading to the gym, getting in the car, or letting music run in the background, Start Playing stays out of the way and lets your music take center stage.
PriM
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Your music, only yours. PriM is a private music player for MP3, FLAC, M4A, and WAV files you already own — ripped CDs, Bandcamp purchases, files saved from your desktop. PriM has no streaming catalog. We don't sell you the right to listen — we help you listen to your own collection, beautifully and privately. LOCAL-FIRST Every track lives on your iPhone. Plays offline, no Wi-Fi, no buffering. Open the app and music starts — no three-second loading screen like streaming services. END-TO-END ENCRYPTED SYNC Upload from web (priml.notadi.app) or iPhone. PriM encrypts metadata on your device before pushing to the server. The server sees ciphertext only — it can't read your titles, artists, or playlists. Switching to a new iPhone? Sign in once — your library syncs back automatically. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. No mid-track ads. No listening behavior analytics sold to anyone. No "you might like" based on demographic data. PriM doesn't profit from your attention — only from Pro subscriptions if you need more cloud storage. WHAT TO LISTEN TO TODAY Each morning PriM suggests moods that match the moment: deep focus work, weekend coffee, running, quiet night. Suggestions are computed from audio features in your files — no listening history is sent to the server. GREAT IN THE BACKGROUND Control Center, lockscreen controls, AirPods touch, Siri Shortcuts integration. Stable background playback — leave it running overnight, it won't get killed. EXPORT ANYTIME Files in the iPhone sandbox are the original MP3/FLAC, no DRM. Copy them via Files.app, AirDrop to Mac, or upload to Google Drive — no vendor lock-in. PRIVACY Metadata is end-to-end encrypted. Your master key is derived from a passphrase, on your device only — PriM never stores it, can't reset it. Lose the passphrase and your cloud library can't be decrypted (local files on iPhone still work). That's the real trade-off of zero-knowledge. Privacy Policy: https://prim.notadi.app/privacy Terms: https://prim.notadi.app/terms Support: support@notadi.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PriM at 16.0 against Start Playing's 18.6. 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
Both are free to download. Start Playing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PriM sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Start Playing | PriM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Simmons | Nguyen Vu |
In-app purchases
Start Playing
- Unlimited Play$2.99
PriM
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Lifetime$29.99








