Comparison

Jukeboxy Manager vs SoundMachine Player

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

Head to head
About

Jukeboxy Manager

Control your business's music playback remotely or on-site. Manage playlists, skip tracks, exclude songs, and adjust volume for a seamless audio experience in venues like bars, restaurants, and gyms. Offers comprehensive music solutions with a licensed library.

Highlights
  • Remote playback control
  • Skip and thumbs up songs
  • Exclude songs/artists
  • Push new playlists
  • Manage multiple locations
  • Create custom playlists
  • Adjust volume
Features
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Jukeboxy Manager App controls Jukeboxy Venue Player from anywhere with internet, on location or remotely. Use Jukeboxy in your business: bars, restaurants, coffee shops, gyms, & more! With their interactive app trifecta of Jukeboxy Manager App, Jukeboxy Venue Player, & Jukeboxy Music, Jukeboxy offers a comprehensive music solution with a huge music library that is fully licensed for business use. Jukeboxy Manager App can (through any internet or mobile data connection, remotely or on location): -Visibility and control of what’s playing -Skip song, thumbs up song -Exclude a song or artist -Push a new playlist -Manage multiple locations from one Manager App -Create and play custom playlist (Select Mood, Genre, Decade) -Select ‘Default Schedule’ to reset the music quickly -Adjust volume -Unlimited Manager accounts for one location -Change between selected images for digital signage option Read a rave review of Jukeboxy on the TEQY blog: http://teqy.co/jukeboxy-business-app-review/ Jukeboxy is a company of musicians, DJs, and tech mad geniuses committed to creating a superior music experience no matter what. Better music, period. Find more information at www.jukeboxy.com, follow @jukeboxymusic on Twitter, and ‘Jukeboxy’ on Facebook!

About

SoundMachine Player

Stream licensed background music for your business. Manage playlists, schedules, and multiple locations remotely from your phone or tablet. Control music playback and user assignments with ease.

Highlights
  • Licensed music for business
  • Remote playback control
  • Playlist and schedule management
  • Multi-location management
  • User assignment
  • Like/dislike songs
Features
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The SoundMachine Player app allows you to play fully licensed music for your business. Log in to the app with your SoundMachine username and password and enjoy all the content from the web platform now on your phone or tablet. Access all your mixes and schedules from your phone. Have them available to play directly on your app or assign them to users. You can also assign music to any user with SoundMachine software: see what station they have assigned or update them. Control every location and every zone from the palm of your hand. Assign them mixes, schedules or stations. Manage the SoundMachine player remotely, both for the main account and the users. Choose what music is playing and change it any time. Like and Block songs directly from the app. What is SoundMachine? SoundMachine brings commercial background music to the fore with a subscription-based service that gives business owners everything they need to create a seamless, engaging and on-brand music experience in their stores, restaurants, hotels, spas or other locations. Features for all plans: - Public Performance licensing in the US and Canada - Access to SoundMachine’s collection of professionally curated playlists - Mix playlists to create the perfect audio backdrop - Insert promotional messages - Schedule different types of music for different times of day - Control music in multiple locations from a central account Subscribers to Business Premium powered by Napster receive access to an expanded catalog of millions of songs and hundreds of curated stations, along with the ability to create their own custom stations starting from a single artist or song and building a consistent mood. Subscribers to the Enterprise plan can request a custom playlist curated specifically for their needs. The service is fully licensed for business use within your commercial environment. No additional licenses to play music in public are required if you are based in the US (ASCAP, BMI, GMR, and SESAC) or Canada (SOCAN and RE:SOUND). If you are from another country, please visit the Licensing section at our website. New in this version: - Entirely rebuilt app - New interface - Browse genres, stations, My Stations, mixes and schedules - Like and dislike songs in real time - Search function added - See and manage your users - Control the SoundMachine player remotely

Screenshots

Jukeboxy Manager3 screens
SoundMachine Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Jukeboxy Manager at 5.0 against SoundMachine Player's 4.3. Jukeboxy Manager also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jukeboxy Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jukeboxy Manager ships an update every 6 weeks, SoundMachine Player every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Jukeboxy Manager versus SoundMachine Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJukeboxy ManagerSoundMachine Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.3 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB36 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCreative Media Solutions LLCSoundMachine

Customer experience

Jukeboxy Manager

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SoundMachine Player

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Jukeboxy Manager

No in-app purchases

None

SoundMachine Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jukeboxy Manager free?
Jukeboxy Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoundMachine Player free?
SoundMachine Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jukeboxy Manager or SoundMachine Player?
Jukeboxy Manager is rated higher. Jukeboxy Manager averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while SoundMachine Player averages 4.3 from 8 ratings.
Do Jukeboxy Manager or SoundMachine Player have ads?
Neither Jukeboxy Manager nor SoundMachine Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jukeboxy Manager or SoundMachine Player?
Jukeboxy Manager ships an update every 6 weeks, and SoundMachine Player every 3 months. Most recently, Jukeboxy Manager was updated on September 23, 2026 and SoundMachine Player on October 11, 2026.

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