Comparison

Start Playing vs SemRelux

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

SemRelux

Features
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Tune into calm. SemRelux is a beautifully simple sound player with more than 180 carefully crafted sessions — binaural beats, solfeggio tones, ASMR triggers and colored noise — designed for relaxation, focus, and better rest. WHY SEMRELUX Sound has accompanied rest and reflection for centuries. SemRelux brings the most loved listening traditions together in one elegant, distraction-free player: pick a goal, press play, and let the sound do the rest. Every session pairs a precisely generated tone with a real recorded ambience — rain, ocean, fireplace, crickets, a night train, even a purring cat. 9 CATEGORIES, 180+ SOUNDS • Sleep — deep delta-band sessions and cozy soundscapes for winding down at night • Stress — gentle alpha-band tones for unwinding after a long day • Focus — steady pulsed beats to accompany work, study and deep work sessions • Meditation — theta-band soundscapes for stillness and mindfulness practice • Energy — brighter tones for a refreshing midday reset • Healing sounds — classic solfeggio tones such as 528 Hz, traditionally associated with renewal and balance • Anxiety relief — soft, slow tones designed for quiet moments of calm • Creativity — flowing alpha rhythms to keep ideas moving • ASMR — tapping, brushing, crinkling, page turning and gentle sleep triggers TINNITUS RELIEF & COLORED NOISE Soft masking soundscapes for quiet moments, plus a full palette of colored noise — white, pink, brown, green, blue and grey — calibrated for relaxation and focus. BINAURAL BEATS Binaural beats play a slightly different tone in each ear, and you perceive the difference as a gentle rhythmic pulse. Put on headphones for the full binaural effect — solfeggio tones, ASMR and noise sound great on any speaker. SOLFEGGIO TONES Explore the classic solfeggio scale — 174, 285, 396, 417, 432, 528, 639, 741, 852 and 963 Hz — pure, precisely generated tones traditionally associated with relaxation and balance. MADE FOR REAL LIFE • Sleep timer — drift off and let SemRelux fade out on its own • Background play — keep listening while you use other apps or lock your screen • Crafted audio — clean, seamless loops with real recorded ambiences • No account needed — just press play GO PREMIUM, YOUR WAY Unlock the full library with SemRelux Premium: • Weekly Premium — $8.99 per week, full access to every sound • Yearly Premium — $79.99 per year — the best value • Lifetime — $199.99 one-time payment, keep every sound forever Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and can be restored on any of your devices. Prices are shown in USD; local pricing may vary. For relaxation purposes only — not medical advice. If you have epilepsy or a seizure condition, consult a doctor before using audio apps of this kind. Privacy Policy: https://mericdegirmencioglu.github.io/semrelux-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://mericdegirmencioglu.github.io/semrelux-terms-of-use/

Screenshots

Start Playing3 screens
SemRelux4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Start Playing at none against SemRelux's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Start Playing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SemRelux sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Start Playing versus SemRelux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStart PlayingSemRelux
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB260 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian SimmonsMERIC DEGIRMENCIOGLU

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Start Playing

One-time1
  • Unlimited Play$2.99
3 purchases

SemRelux

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$8.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$199.99

Questions

Is Start Playing free?
Start Playing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SemRelux free?
SemRelux is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Start Playing or SemRelux have ads?
SemRelux shows ads; Start Playing does not.

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