Comparison

onBGM vs Reverie.fm

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

Head to head
About

onBGM

Features
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onBGM turns the song you're listening to right now into a stylish share card. **■ One tap. One song. One card.** Automatically pulls the track and artist name from whatever's playing in Apple Music. Just swipe to pick your favorite template — done. **■ 100+ templates** Record sleeve, Polaroid, cassette tape, movie credits, tarot card, gacha result, prescription, driver's license, wanted poster, New Year's card, parking ticket — and plenty more. Express your music in an unexpected format. **■ Make it yours with your own photos** Blend photos from your camera or library into the card. Album cover style, instant film style, mugshot style — lots of templates are built to bring your photos to life. **■ Dead-simple controls** - Swipe left/right → switch templates - Swipe down → save - Swipe up → share Intuitive. Card ready in 3 seconds. **■ Composite Mode** Layer your card over any photo, then pinch, rotate, and drag to place it exactly how you want. Perfect for Instagram Stories or an X post. **■ onBGM Pro (one-time purchase)** - All templates unlocked - No ads - No subscription — buy once, keep forever Share your BGM with the world. Privacy: https://onbgm-app.pages.dev/privacy EULA: https://onbgm-app.pages.dev/eula

About

Reverie.fm

Map your life's soundtrack by pinning songs to specific locations. Capture the mood, year, and people associated with each musical memory. Relive these moments by tapping on pins to play songs and revisit locations.

Highlights
  • Pin songs to locations
  • Add mood, year, and notes to memories
  • Explore Apple Music catalog
  • Relive memories with one tap
  • Browse and filter by song, place, mood, year
  • Offline and local-only storage
Features
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Reverie transforms the story of your life into a beautiful soundtrack. Some songs are forever linked to specific places. Think about that track that accompanied you on a late-night drive, the album that defined an unforgettable summer, or the song that played in the city where you fell head over heels. With Reverie, you can pin those songs to the exact locations where they resonated, creating a vibrant map of your cherished memories. Just long-press anywhere on the map, search for a song, and drop a pin. Add your personal touch by including details like the mood, the year, the people who were there, and a note about that special moment. Over time, your map will come alive, turning into a personal atlas of all the places where music has touched your heart. Pin songs to places Explore the entire Apple Music catalog and link any song to a specific spot on your map. Capture the whole moment Label each memory with a mood, a year, the friends who shared it with you, and your own reflections. Relive it in one tap Tap on any pin to revisit the song, the location, and the emotions, then play it back in Apple Music or jump right to it on the map. See your life take shape Watch as your map fills up with album art, reflecting your growing collection of memories. You can browse, search, and filter everything by song, place, mood, or year. Built for Apple Music Quickly find any track and turn your memories into playlists that you can treasure. Completely private, completely yours Reverie is designed to be offline and local-only. Everything stays on your device—no accounts, no sign-ups, no cloud, and no tracking. Your memories are yours and yours alone.

Screenshots

onBGM2 screens
Reverie.fm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reverie.fm at none against onBGM's 1. Reverie.fm also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 days). onBGM's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.5). On price 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. onBGM sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Reverie.fm asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

onBGM ships an update every 6 days, Reverie.fm daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
onBGM versus Reverie.fm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteronBGMReverie.fm
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDAIKI HAYASHIJeffrey Edmondson

In-app purchases

1 purchases

onBGM

One-time1
  • Pro$2.99
None

Reverie.fm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is onBGM free?
onBGM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reverie.fm free?
Reverie.fm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do onBGM or Reverie.fm have ads?
onBGM shows ads; Reverie.fm does not.
Which is updated more often, onBGM or Reverie.fm?
onBGM ships an update every 6 days, and Reverie.fm daily. Most recently, onBGM was updated on October 13, 2026 and Reverie.fm on October 11, 2026.

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