Comparison

PlaylistPal vs Playlist Maker

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

Head to head
About

PlaylistPal

Features
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Connect Spotify or Apple Music to uncover forgotten favorites, make playlists from the songs you actually save, and bring a little more intention to every listen. Whether you want a late-night drive mix, a country playlist from your liked songs, or a way to revisit the music that shaped your year, PlaylistPal makes it easy to start. CREATE PLAYLISTS YOU’LL ACTUALLY PLAY Build playlists from your saved music by genre, mood, recent listens, repeat favorites, top tracks, or older songs in your library. Review every song before creating a playlist, then save it directly to your music service. REDISCOVER YOUR FAVORITES Find songs you once loved but haven’t played in a while. Revisit your listening history, explore recent plays, and create a playlist of hidden gems worth hearing again. KEEP YOUR LIBRARY ORGANIZED Spot duplicate or overlapping playlists, empty playlists, and songs that may no longer fit your Liked Songs or library. PlaylistPal always shows you what will change and asks for approval before making edits. When removing songs from Spotify Liked Songs, you can first save them to a separate safety playlist. SEE YOUR MUSIC IN A NEW WAY Explore listening trends, favorite artists, repeat songs, library milestones, music moments, and time-capsule playlists. Apple Music listeners can also see additional library play-count insights when available. YOUR MUSIC STAYS YOURS PlaylistPal connects securely to Spotify or Apple Music only when you choose. We never sell your personal data, and we never make changes to your music library without your approval. Free features let you explore your library and create a limited number of playlists each month. Upgrade to PlaylistPal Pro for unlimited Playlist Studio creations and deeper music insights. Spotify is a trademark of Spotify AB. Apple Music is a trademark of Apple Inc. PlaylistPal is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Spotify or Apple. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Playlist Maker

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Tell it a moment. It makes the playlist. Type what you want to hear, in your own words. "Monsoon evening on the balcony." "Shoegaze, but gentle." "Like Fleetwood Mac." "90s Bollywood drive." Mixtape builds a playlist for it and saves it to your Apple Music library, where it stays. MADE FROM WHAT YOU ACTUALLY LISTEN TO Mixtape reads your Apple Music listening and builds around it. Ask for a rainy evening and you get the artists you already love, not a generic mood playlist that could belong to anybody. Ask for something new and it stretches, but it stretches from you. SAY ANYTHING A moment. A mood. An artist you want more of. A genre. A decade. A language. A thing you are about to do. If you can describe it, it is a valid request. HEAR IT BEFORE YOU KEEP IT Every playlist arrives complete, and you can play any song from it right there, thirty seconds at a time. Remove what does not fit. Drag songs into the order you want. Keep it only when it is right. IT IS A REAL PLAYLIST Saved mixtapes go into your Apple Music library as proper playlists, with their own artwork. They play on your phone, your Mac, your car, your speaker, your watch. They work when Mixtape is not open and they stay if you delete it. YOUR SHELF Every mixtape you keep stays in Mixtape too, as a cassette you can start with one tap. Put them in folders once there are enough to sort. ASK SIRI "Make a playlist with Mixtape." Siri asks what you want to hear, builds it, and starts playing, without opening the app. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN One small widget holding one mixtape: the latest one you made, or a particular one you pin there. Tap it and the music starts. NO SUBSCRIPTION Mixtape does not charge a monthly or yearly fee. Making playlists is free and unlimited. Keeping one costs a tape, tapes are bought once, and they never expire. Nothing renews, and nothing is taken away if you stop. An Apple Music subscription is required to save playlists to your library. Terms of Use: https://playlistmaker.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://playlistmaker.app/privacy/

Screenshots

PlaylistPal4 screens
Playlist Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Playlist Maker at daily against PlaylistPal's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. PlaylistPal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Playlist Maker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlaylistPal ships an update every 2 months, Playlist Maker daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
PlaylistPal versus Playlist Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaylistPalPlaylist Maker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.526.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB18 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperFidget Labs, Inc.Mohit Nandwani

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PlaylistPal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
3 purchases

Playlist Maker

One-time3
  • 10 Tapes$2.99
  • 25 Tapes$5.99
  • 50 Tapes$9.99

Questions

Is PlaylistPal free?
PlaylistPal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Playlist Maker free?
Playlist Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlaylistPal or Playlist Maker have ads?
Neither PlaylistPal nor Playlist Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlaylistPal or Playlist Maker?
PlaylistPal ships an update every 2 months, and Playlist Maker daily. Most recently, PlaylistPal was updated on October 24, 2026 and Playlist Maker on October 14, 2026.

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