Grooves vs Pagelle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grooves
This app is a social music platform for album enthusiasts. Users can rate albums, write reviews, track listening history, and discover new music through friends and the community. It helps build a personal music taste profile and connect with others who share similar interests.
- Rate albums
- Write reviews
- Track listening history
- Follow users
- Discover music through community
- Build music taste profile
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Grooves is a social music platform for people who love albums. Rate albums, write reviews, track what you’ve listened to, and discover new music through friends and the community. Whether you want to log your favourites, see what other people are reviewing, or find users with similar tastes, Grooves makes music discovery feel personal. With Grooves, you can: - Rate albums quickly and easily - Write reviews and share your thoughts - Follow other users and explore their taste - See what friends and other fans are listening to - Discover albums through community ratings and reviews - Build a profile that reflects your music taste over time Grooves is built for album lovers who want more than passive listening. It’s a place to track your taste, connect with others, and find your next favourite record.
Pagelle
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Rate your music. Discover what to play next. Talk about it with friends. With Pagelle, rate albums and tracks, write your opinions and compare them with your friends’ takes. Discover new releases, save albums and tracks to the Wishlist on your profile, and ask for recommendations when you need something new. Keep memories of concerts you attended, find upcoming shows and turn your ratings into cards to share. Available in English, Italian and French. PAGELLE PREMIUM • Full Listening Journal: listening minutes, top tracks, albums and artists, history and shareable recaps. • Monthly report cards: the full verdict on your month in music and an archive of past reports. • Ready to rate: albums you have listened to and tracks you have yet to rate. • Taste profile: rating stats, favorite artists and musical matches in your circle. • Cards and lists in 4K and beyond, with the option to remove the QR code. • Customizable lists: change your lists’ layout and sort the lists you browse. • Midnight and Paper themes, accent colors, artwork-inspired backgrounds and alternate icons. New accounts receive one week of Premium as a signup gift, without a purchase or automatic renewal. Free features remain available when the gift expires. Optional monthly and yearly subscriptions are available. The subscription automatically renews at the price shown before confirmation unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings and restore purchases in Pagelle settings. THE LISTENING JOURNAL AND MUSIC SERVICES The connected Listening Journal works with Apple Music and requires music access permission and an Apple Music subscription, which is not included in Pagelle. Rating, discovery and conversations are available without connecting a music service. Connecting Spotify to the Listening Journal is currently unavailable due to Spotify’s access limits for new apps. You can import your Spotify listening history. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://pagelle.app/reveal/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pagelle at 3.0 against Grooves's 1.0. Pagelle also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). Grooves's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Pagelle sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Grooves asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pagelle holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Grooves ships an update every 3 months, Pagelle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grooves | Pagelle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MARTIN SVOBODA | Omar Stringhini |
In-app purchases
Grooves
No in-app purchases
Pagelle
- Pagelle Premium — Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pagelle Premium — Yearly$17.991 Year
- Pagelle Premium Forever$2.99









