Comparison

Cadence vs Playlist Forge

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

Head to head
About

Cadence

Visualize your music listening habits with detailed analytics from your connected streaming accounts. Discover your top artists, albums, and tracks, and compare your listening stats with others globally. Earn badges and showcase your music taste.

Highlights
  • Detailed listening statistics
  • Top artist, album, and track tracking
  • Global leaderboards
  • Badges and achievements
  • Customizable social profiles
  • Apple Music and Last.fm integration
  • Automatic background sync
Features
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Cadence transforms your music listening into a rich, visual experience. Connect your Apple Music and Last.fm accounts to unlock detailed analytics, compete with listeners worldwide, and showcase your music taste. COMPREHENSIVE STATS • Track your listening across Apple Music and Last.fm • View your top artists, albums, and tracks • Analyze listening patterns by time, day, and hour • Compare all-time, yearly, monthly, and weekly stats • Beautiful charts and visualizations GLOBAL LEADERBOARDS • Compete on artist, album, and song leaderboards • See how you rank against other listeners worldwide • Discover top fans for your favorite music • Search and explore leaderboards for any artist or track BADGES & ACHIEVEMENTS • Earn exclusive badges for top rankings • Showcase achievements on your public profile • Compete for crown badges as #1 fan SOCIAL PROFILES • Create a customizable public profile • Share your music stats with friends • Discover other listeners' taste and rankings • Opt-in to appear on leaderboards AUTOMATIC TRACKING • Seamless Apple Music integration • Import your Last.fm history • Background sync keeps stats up-to-date • Privacy-first design with full control Whether you're a casual listener or a music obsessive, Cadence helps you understand and celebrate your unique music journey.

About

Playlist Forge

Effortlessly create personalized music playlists based on artists, genres, or release years. Discover and share playlists with a community, collaborate on shared lists, and participate in music challenges. Requires an Apple Music subscription.

Highlights
  • Auto-generate playlists from artists
  • Discover and follow curators
  • Collaborative community playlists
  • Song voting for community playlists
  • Themed music challenges
  • Boost playlists for visibility
Features
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Playlist Forge is where you build playlists on Apple Music and share them with a community that actually listens. Pick any artist and Playlist Forge builds a playlist around them — just their songs, or a mix that trees out through similar artists. Lean toward the hits or dig for deep cuts, set the length and a release-year range, preview every track, then save it straight to your Apple Music library. BUILD Start from any artist. Choose "just this artist" or "artist + similar," pick Hits or Deep cuts, set the length and years, preview the songs, and save to your library in a tap. DISCOVER Browse playlists made by real people, add any of them to your library instantly, and follow the curators whose taste you trust. Likes, adds, and comments help the good stuff rise, and you can search across every playlist and person. MAKE IT TOGETHER Start a community playlist and let others add songs. Turn on song voting so the crowd thumbs each track up or down for fit. CHALLENGES Host your own themed challenge or enter someone else's, then let the community vote for a winner. Several can run at once, so there's always something to jump into. BOOST Give a playlist you're proud of a spotlight — pin it to the top of Discover for a day so everyone finds it. STAY IN THE LOOP Get notified when someone follows you, when your playlist hits a milestone, or when a new challenge drops. Playlist Forge is your library, your taste, together with everyone else's. Requires an Apple Music subscription to build and save playlists. Sign in with Apple to post, comment, follow, and vote. Boost and Host a Challenge are optional one-time in-app purchases. Your data is yours — delete your account and everything in it any time from your profile. Questions? 14nicholas.martin@gmail.com

Screenshots

Cadence4 screens
Playlist Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Playlist Forge at Free against Cadence's $2.99. Playlist Forge also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). Cadence's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On ratings volume, 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

Playlist Forge is free to download; Cadence costs $2.99 up front. Playlist Forge sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Cadence asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Playlist Forge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Cadence versus Playlist Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCadencePlaylist Forge
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperETHAN CHI OSARODION NGWANICHOLAS JOHN MARTIN

In-app purchases

None

Cadence

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Playlist Forge

One-time2
  • Boost Playlist$1.99
  • Host a Challenge$4.99

Questions

Is Cadence free?
Cadence costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Playlist Forge free?
Playlist Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cadence or Playlist Forge?
Playlist Forge is rated higher. Cadence averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Playlist Forge averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cadence or Playlist Forge have ads?
Neither Cadence nor Playlist Forge shows ads.

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