Comparison

MusiQ Player vs The Queue

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

Head to head
About

MusiQ Player

This music player allows you to easily manage your music queue with intuitive swipe gestures. Enqueue songs, albums, artists, and genres, then rearrange them by dragging. It also features a sleep timer, song preview, and comprehensive artist filtering.

Highlights
  • Gesture-based queue management
  • Drag-and-drop queue reordering
  • Sleep timer functionality
  • Song preview from player view
  • Comprehensive artist filtering
  • Export queues to native Music app
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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MusiQ is a gesture-based music player designed to let you manage the now playing queue with ease. Enqueue songs, albums, artists, playlists, and entire genres from your music library using left-to-right and right-to-left swipe gestures, and rearrange them in the queue however you like by simply dragging! Set a breakpoint in the queue (when repeat is off) to stop playback after a certain point and to display the amount of time remaining until the breakpoint is reached (like a sleep timer). Preview the song that’s up next right from the player view by panning the album artwork from right-to-left, and skip to that song by releasing. Adjust the volume in one dot increments by tapping the speaker icons on either side of the volume bar in the player view. Browse through your music with filters for songs, albums, artists, genres, and playlists. Further refine a selected category by grouping results with the granularity desired. The artists filter intelligently finds all songs and albums not only made by the artist, but also featuring the artist, providing a comprehensive listing, unlike many other music players. Export saved queues directly to the native Music app, or export them in the iTunes XML Playlist format to the document picker or to open in other apps. This file can be imported into iTunes as a native playlist or into MusiQ as a queue. Switch between the light and dark themes with a two finger swipe up or down, or have it automatically match the system appearance. View the list of songs Up Next, the current Queue, and change the Repeat or Shuffle options—all from the CarPlay interface. Completely usable with VoiceOver. Download now and try it out! Note: MusiQ cannot play DRM-protected songs (e.g. M4P format) or songs stored in iTunes Match or iCloud Music Library that have not been downloaded to your device.

About

The Queue

This app allows guests to collaboratively build a real-time music queue for playback on your device. It's ideal for parties and gatherings, using a voting system to prioritize popular songs. Enjoy shared music experiences without the hassle of managing requests.

Highlights
  • Collaborative music queue editing
  • Real-time playback
  • Like/skip voting system
  • Anonymous song queuing
  • Host music queues for free
Features
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Tired of trying to find the right music for your guests? Are jukeboxes maybe just a little too expensive? No matter the occasion, The Queue is the perfect way to ensure your guests enjoy the music they love, without the guesswork. The Queue is a mobile jukebox that allows your guests to collaboratively edit a single queue of music for playback on your own device, in real time. Ideal for parties, car rides, restaurants, and much more! The Queue uses a like/skip voting system to sort queued songs by popularity and allows users to easily and anonymously queue the music they love, so you can stop worrying about what everybody wants to listen to. Host a queue for free, today!

Screenshots

MusiQ Player4 screens
The Queue3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MusiQ Player at 82% against The Queue's 20%. MusiQ Player also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. The Queue sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. MusiQ Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MusiQ Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of MusiQ Player's written reviews are positive against 20% of The Queue's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MusiQ Player ships an update every 6 weeks, The Queue every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MusiQ Player versus The Queue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusiQ PlayerThe Queue
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (23 ratings) — better4.7 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2330 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB28 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNew-Clor of America Inc.Universal Queue LLC

Customer experience

MusiQ Player

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

The Queue

All ratings30 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

MusiQ Player

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The Queue

Subscriptions1
  • Full Host Access$2.991 Month

Questions

Is MusiQ Player free?
MusiQ Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Queue free?
The Queue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MusiQ Player or The Queue?
MusiQ Player is rated higher. MusiQ Player averages 5.0 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while The Queue averages 4.7 from 30 ratings.
Do MusiQ Player or The Queue have ads?
Neither MusiQ Player nor The Queue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MusiQ Player or The Queue?
MusiQ Player ships an update every 6 weeks, and The Queue every 3 months. Most recently, MusiQ Player was updated on October 23, 2026 and The Queue on October 24, 2026.

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