Comparison

Reverie Music vs Sortwave

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

Head to head
About

Reverie Music

This music player organizes your local library by mood, visualizing your songs on a 2D grid from sad to happy and calm to energetic. Enjoy on-device analysis, lyrics, visualizers, and CarPlay support for a personalized listening experience.

Highlights
  • Mood Grid visualization
  • On-device audio analysis
  • Social listening (anonymous)
  • CarPlay support
  • Lyrics display
  • Beautiful visualizers
Features
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Reverie is a music player that organizes your library by mood, not just artist or album. YOUR MUSIC, VISUALIZED BY EMOTION Every song in your library is analyzed on-device and placed on a 2D mood grid. The horizontal axis represents feeling (sad to happy), while the vertical axis represents energy (calm to energetic). Tap or highlight anywhere on the grid to instantly play music that matches that mood. FEATURES • Mood Grid — Browse your entire library as a visual map of emotions • Smart Analysis — On-device audio analysis means your music never leaves your phone • Social Listening — See when others are playing the same song (anonymous, opt-out anytime) • CarPlay Support — Full mood-based navigation while driving • Lyrics Display — View synced lyrics as you listen • Beautiful Visualizers — Watch your music come alive • Queue Management — Build the perfect listening session • Favorites & Playlists — Organize songs your way PRIVACY FIRST All analysis happens on your device. No cloud processing, no tracking, no ads. Social listening uses anonymous song hashes — we never see what you're playing, just that someone is playing the same thing. You can disable it anytime in Settings. WORKS WITH YOUR LIBRARY Reverie plays music from your local library. Import your music via iTunes/Finder sync or download from Apple Music for offline play. Perfect for when you want music to match your mood — whether you need energy for a workout, calm for focus, or something melancholic for a rainy day.

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: • Full-song Apple Music playback • Fast, gesture-first playlist decisions • Two configurable quick-route playlists • Favorite and unfavorite controls • Interactive playback scrubber • Shuffle, previous, next and undo controls • Batched sync with a clear summary • Session history and resilient local queueing • Secure connection restoration • 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

Reverie Music4 screens
Sortwave3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sortwave at none against Reverie Music's 3. On price, ads, 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. Reverie Music sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Sortwave asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Reverie Music versus Sortwave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReverie MusicSortwave
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCameron WalworthSooraj Sambasivam

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Reverie Music

One-time3
  • Buy me a coffee$1.99
  • Support Development$4.99
  • You're Amazing!$9.99
None

Sortwave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reverie Music free?
Reverie Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sortwave free?
Sortwave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reverie Music or Sortwave have ads?
Neither Reverie Music nor Sortwave shows ads.

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