Comparison

AlgoRythm for Apple Music vs Blendcast

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

Head to head
About

AlgoRythm for Apple Music

Take control of your music listening habits with this advanced toolkit for Apple Music users. Precisely teach the algorithm your preferences, shield your taste from unwanted influences, and visualize your listening history. Discover music that truly resonates with your unique style.

Highlights
  • Precision rating to teach algorithm
  • Shield listening taste from external influences
  • Track rotation weight and skip velocity
  • Curated music discovery based on habits
  • Visualize listening history with album grids
  • Integrate Last.fm scrobble history
Features
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AlgoRythm is a high-precision dashboard for Apple Music listeners who want to understand and shape their own taste. It turns your play counts, ratings, and listening history into clear music stats, shareable album grids, and personalized Liner Notes. No passive feed. Just your data, explained. NEW RELEASES FROM YOUR ARTISTS Never miss a drop again. AlgoRythm watches your library for new albums and singles: your most-played artists are checked daily, and a weekly sweep covers the rest. Announced titles appear under Coming soon, up to a year ahead, with a link to Apple Music to pre-add them. Split into Albums and Singles, sortable by Rotation Weight, with Love and Suggest Less ratings and swipe-to-hide built in. A coverage indicator shows exactly how much of your library has been scanned. SHUFFLE ON YOUR TERMS Meet Smart Shuffle: queues built from your actual listening history. Pick a recipe like Rotation, weighted by your Rotation Weight, Rediscovery for tracks you have not played in weeks, or Deep Cuts for the ones you barely touched. Album Shuffle rebuilds the ritual of playing records front to back, in disc order. Set a window, choose a duration from 30 minutes to 8 hours, and optionally blend in your Last.fm scrobbles. Play instantly or save as an Apple Music playlist; a saved queue restores instantly when you come back, and generation shows you which stage it is in. Pro members can filter by genre. PLAY WITHOUT LEAVING Hit Play on any album or artist page, tap a tracklist row to start there, or shuffle an artist's top songs. A Now Playing bar docks above your tabs while music plays, and opens a full-screen player with seekable progress, transport controls, and quick Love or Suggest Less tuning for the song, album, and artist currently on. TUNE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS Rate tracks, albums, and artists with Love or Suggest Less to send stronger signals to Apple Music. Surface the gems, skip the filler, and make your personalized mixes feel more like you. PROTECT YOUR TASTE Mark artists or albums as disliked to keep them out of your grids and personal reports. Long-press any shuffle row for Never Suggest Again and block songs, albums, or artists from your queues without touching your Apple Music ratings. Great for keeping one-off listening, like children's music, from shaping your overall picture. THE LINER NOTES Dive into your listening stats. Track Rotation Weight, Skip Velocity, and deep-dive artist and album insights to see who dominates your airtime. Generate beautiful, shareable Liner Notes and high-fidelity album grids from your history, now with an optional concrete date range. CURATE YOUR DISCOVERY Go Crate Digging or look Behind the Counter for daily music recommendations pulled from your deepest listening habits. Choose how often they appear: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or a single growing Master playlist. SYNC YOUR HISTORY Connect your Apple Music library, and optionally link your Last.fm scrobble history to restore years of taste the native app has forgotten. COUNTING TOWARD DECEMBER In the background, AlgoRythm now measures your real per-period play counts for In Rotation, a year-end recap landing in a future update. Everything stays on your device, so when the recap arrives it is built on what you actually played. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Your Apple Music data is processed on your device. No ads, no analytics, no required account. One single purchase unlocks AlgoRythm Pro for life.

About

Blendcast

Combine music from Apple Music and podcast episodes into a personalized listening experience. Create custom "Builds" with specific timings for music breaks and podcast segments, then let the app seamlessly transition between them.

Highlights
  • Mix music from Apple Music playlists and albums
  • Add individual songs and podcast episodes
  • Arrange content order
  • Set podcast segment lengths
  • Define music break song counts
  • Edit and share custom listening sequences
Features
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MUSIC AND PODCASTS. ONE FLOW. BlendCast brings Apple Music and podcasts together in one listening session, with the timing controlled by you. Want 30 minutes of a podcast, then 4 songs, then back to your podcast? Set it once and let BlendCast handle the switching. Create a Build using podcasts, Apple Music playlists, albums, and songs. Choose your timing, press Play, and keep listening without constantly reaching for your phone. BUILT AROUND YOUR APPLE MUSIC BlendCast is a powerful companion for Apple Music, giving you a new way to organize and combine the music you already love with your favorite podcasts. • Mix multiple Apple Music playlists and albums • Add individual songs and podcast episodes • Choose how long podcasts play • Choose how many songs play between podcast sessions • Arrange your listening order • See what’s playing and what comes next • Edit and share your Builds YOUR CONTENT. YOUR RHYTHM. BlendCast automatically moves between podcasts and music based on the timing you choose. Use it at work, while driving, studying, exercising, or whenever you want music and podcasts to flow together throughout your day. Think of it as your own personal radio station, built from the content you already enjoy. FREE TO DOWNLOAD Download BlendCast for free and give your Apple Music a completely new way to play. An active Apple Music subscription is required to play Apple Music catalog content. Music and podcast availability may vary by country or region.

Screenshots

AlgoRythm for Apple Music4 screens
Blendcast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blendcast at none against AlgoRythm for Apple Music's 1. Blendcast also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. AlgoRythm for Apple Music sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blendcast asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AlgoRythm for Apple Music against 5.0 for Blendcast. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AlgoRythm for Apple Music ships an update every 2 weeks, Blendcast every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AlgoRythm for Apple Music versus Blendcast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlgoRythm for Apple MusicBlendcast
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB29 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAlexander van RieAzaerra Studios LLC

Customer experience

AlgoRythm for Apple Music

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Blendcast

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AlgoRythm for Apple Music

One-time1
  • AlgoRythm Pro$4.99
None

Blendcast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AlgoRythm for Apple Music free?
AlgoRythm for Apple Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blendcast free?
Blendcast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AlgoRythm for Apple Music or Blendcast?
AlgoRythm for Apple Music and Blendcast are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do AlgoRythm for Apple Music or Blendcast have ads?
Neither AlgoRythm for Apple Music nor Blendcast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AlgoRythm for Apple Music or Blendcast?
AlgoRythm for Apple Music ships an update every 2 weeks, and Blendcast every 3 weeks. Most recently, AlgoRythm for Apple Music was updated on October 24, 2026 and Blendcast on October 24, 2026.

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