Comparison

BeatShuffle vs Playerta

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

Head to head
About

BeatShuffle

Features
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BeatShuffle – Everyone's Drive BGM Make your drives fairer and more fun! BeatShuffle is a driving-focused music player that combines multiple people's playlists into one, playing them in order or shuffled. Perfect for No more "only my favorite songs play" complaints on drives with friends or family. Tracks play in turn from everyone's playlists, so everyone gets their moment in the spotlight. Key Features Play multiple playlists in turn or shuffled Let a song you love play all the way through Freely skip songs that aren't your mood Temporarily turn off a playlist to flexibly adjust who's included Switch settings in seconds when your group changes With BeatShuffle, every drive becomes a fair and fun music experience that gets everyone excited. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Playerta

Features
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Playerta is a offline music player for audio files you choose from your iPhone. Create playlists by selecting individual tracks, or choose a folder and let Playerta organize compatible audio files automatically. Browse folders and subfolders, search within the current playlist or across all songs, and keep your favorite tracks close at hand. PLAYBACK YOUR WAY • Continue listening while App is in the background • Control playback from the Lock Screen and Control Center • Play, pause, seek, skip, shuffle, and repeat • Configure the previous and next buttons to skip tracks or seek by 5 or 10 seconds • Adjust volume, mute playback, and customize fade behavior ORGANIZE YOUR MUSIC • Create playlists manually or automatically from folders • Browse your folder structure and subfolders • Search the current playlist or your full library • Mark tracks and folders as favorites • Refresh folder-based playlists when their contents change • View available album artwork and track metadata MAKE IT YOURS Customize the player position, button placement, accent color, playlist appearance, text size, font weight, spacing, album artwork, song numbers, and time display. YOUR MUSIC STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Playerta works without an account and contains no advertising, analytics, or tracking. Your playlists, preferences, selected audio files, metadata, and artwork remain on your device. Supported file types include MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, AAC, AIFF, APE, OGG, Opus, and CAF.

Screenshots

BeatShuffle4 screens
Playerta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BeatShuffle at none against Playerta's 1. Playerta's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Playerta sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BeatShuffle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeatShuffle ships an update weekly, Playerta every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
BeatShuffle versus Playerta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatShufflePlayerta
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhidenobu akiyoshiYury Kotau

In-app purchases

None

BeatShuffle

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Playerta

One-time1
  • Full Version$0.99

Questions

Is BeatShuffle free?
BeatShuffle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Playerta free?
Playerta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BeatShuffle or Playerta have ads?
Neither BeatShuffle nor Playerta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeatShuffle or Playerta?
BeatShuffle ships an update weekly, and Playerta every 9 days. Most recently, BeatShuffle was updated on November 5, 2026 and Playerta on November 10, 2026.

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