Comparison

Playlist Buddy vs OldRingtone Studio

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

Head to head
About

Playlist Buddy

This app helps you manage and continue listening to large shuffled playlists. It remembers your playback position across multiple lists and offers AI-powered insights about your music.

Highlights
  • Resume shuffle playback
  • Manage multiple playlists
  • AI-powered music insights
  • On-device Apple Intelligence
  • Companion for Apple Music
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Tired of hearing the same songs every time you shuffle a big playlist? Playlist Buddy lets you pick up right where you left off — so your music keeps moving forward, not looping. Built for large playlists and long listening sessions, Playlist Buddy tracks your progress across multiple shuffled playlists and helps you discover more of the music you already own. Tap any track to learn more about it — the musicians, production notes, fun facts, and similar songs to play next. Generate any playlist you can imagine with a simple description, build one around the song you're playing, or scan a photo of a tracklist. Play a daily song puzzle drawn from your own playlists, or from Apple Music's charts and curated Essentials playlists. Powered by Apple Intelligence, on your device or on Private Cloud Compute, or by Claude with Playlist Buddy Pro. Features: • Resume shuffle playback in large Apple Music playlists • Manage multiple shuffled playlists at once, each remembering its position • "Learn More" insights on any song — musicians, production notes, fun facts, and similar songs • A daily song puzzle from your playlists, or from Apple Music charts and curated Essentials playlists — nothing is added to your library • Create any playlist from a description, a song, or a photo of a tracklist • Identify the song playing around you • Clean, lightweight companion built for Apple Music Playlist Buddy Pro: Claude writes for the whole app — Learn More, puzzle clues, and generated playlists — with a monthly allowance generous for everyday use. Everything works without it on Apple Intelligence, for free. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://sites.google.com/view/playlist-buddy-privacy/home

About

OldRingtone Studio

Features
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OldRingtone Studio – Retro Ringtone Maker Create classic retro phone ringtones just like on old mobile phones. Remember when you had to type your own phone ringtones? OldRingtone Studio brings back the classic ringtone composer experience from early mobile phones. Create retro-style melodies using simple note input and turn them into real ringtones for your device. If you love nostalgic tech and classic mobile sounds, this app lets you recreate the iconic ringtone style from the early 2000s. FEATURES Retro ringtone composer Create melodies using classic ringtone notes. Instant playback Listen to your ringtone while composing. Export as ringtone Save your melody and use it as your phone ringtone. Classic retro interface Inspired by old-school mobile phone ringtone editors. Fast and simple editor Create ringtones in seconds. Perfect for retro lovers Bring back the nostalgic mobile phone sound experience. WHY USE OLDRINGTONE STUDIO? Many classic phones allowed users to manually compose their own ringtones. This app recreates that experience on modern smartphones. Instead of downloading random sounds, you can create your own ringtone just like on early mobile phones. Whether you want nostalgic tones, classic beeps, or your own melody, OldRingtone Studio gives you full control. Perfect for fans of: • retro phones • classic mobile ringtones • ringtone makers • old school tech • nostalgic sounds Download OldRingtone Studio now and start composing your own retro phone ringtones.

Screenshots

Playlist Buddy3 screens
OldRingtone Studio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OldRingtone Studio at none against Playlist Buddy's 2. OldRingtone Studio also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 27.0). On price, ads 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 Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. OldRingtone Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Playlist Buddy versus OldRingtone Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaylist BuddyOldRingtone Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS27.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicolas Le GorrecS&A NextLevel Soltuions Kft.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Playlist Buddy

Subscriptions1
  • Playlist Buddy Pro$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Playlist Buddy Unlimited$4.99
None

OldRingtone Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Playlist Buddy free?
Playlist Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OldRingtone Studio free?
OldRingtone Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Playlist Buddy or OldRingtone Studio have ads?
Neither Playlist Buddy nor OldRingtone Studio shows ads.

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