Comparison

Listen Party vs PlaylistDig

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

Head to head
About

Listen Party

Share music with friends across different streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify. Discover new music through a chronological feed and build collections of your favorite songs and playlists. Collaborate on playlists with friends and react to their musical discoveries.

Highlights
  • Share songs, albums, and playlists
  • Cross-platform sharing (Apple Music/Spotify)
  • Chronological music feed
  • Discover new music and people
  • React and comment on music
  • Build song and playlist collections
  • Collaborative playlist creation
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Listen Party is a social music app for you and your friends. Share and play songs, albums, and playlists in-app using Apple Music and Spotify, even if you and your friends use different services. It's free to use and there are no ads. How it works: • Create an account • Connect Apple Music or Spotify • Follow or invite friends • Tap to play any song, album, or playlist in the app • React, comment, save anything you love • Build collections of songs, artists, albums, and playlists • Make playlists together • Never miss when your friends share by adding a widget to your home screen Cross-platform sharing and playing in-app: A friend on Apple Music can share a song that plays for you even if you use Spotify, and vice versa. You use the subscription you already pay for. Even if you don't have a subscription you can still play 30 second clips of the music. Free! Listen Party is free to use. There's an optional Fan tier ($4.99/month or $49.99/year) to support development. It's entirely optional, and nothing is gated behind it. Questions? Visit listenparty.app or email info@listenparty.app — SUBSCRIPTION TERMS • Fan tier: $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription auto-renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • Manage or cancel subscriptions in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions on your iPhone Website: https://listenparty.app Terms of Use: https://listenparty.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://listenparty.app/privacy Support: https://listenparty.app/support

About

PlaylistDig

Features
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PlaylistDig is a viewer for DJs and music lovers who want to browse their Apple Music playlists like digging through crates of vinyl. Look at the artwork like a record, pull the disc out, and flip it over to jot down a note - the convenience of digital, with the feel of analog crate-digging. ■ Three layouts • Stack: flip through records one by one, like a real crate • List: large artwork with great overview • Grid: see many tracks at a glance ■ Built for DJs • Per-track DJ notes: jot down key, BPM, or transition ideas on the back • Marks: flag tracks you want to revisit • Favorite and rating display • In-app playback: check tracks on the spot via mini or full player ■ Keeps your library intact • Shows your Apple Music folder hierarchy as-is • Search across all playlists ■ Crafted details • Liquid Glass styling on iOS 26 • Subtle haptic feedback tuned to each gesture (can be turned off) • Flick-only controls, tap-to-flip, and more to match your taste An Apple Music subscription and access to your music library are required.

Screenshots

Listen Party4 screens
PlaylistDig4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlaylistDig at none against Listen Party's 2. Listen Party's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Listen Party sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PlaylistDig asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listen Party ships an update every 4 weeks, PlaylistDig every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Listen Party versus PlaylistDig: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListen PartyPlaylistDig
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNH Studios, LLCKazuki Higashihara

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Listen Party

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Fan$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Fan$49.991 Year
None

PlaylistDig

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Listen Party free?
Listen Party is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlaylistDig free?
PlaylistDig is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Listen Party or PlaylistDig have ads?
Neither Listen Party nor PlaylistDig shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Listen Party or PlaylistDig?
Listen Party ships an update every 4 weeks, and PlaylistDig every 2 months. Most recently, Listen Party was updated on October 25, 2026 and PlaylistDig on October 12, 2026.

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