Mood vs KrossKast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mood
This app provides a curated collection of licensed music for business use, allowing owners and managers to create custom playlists or select pre-made programs. It offers ad-free, interruption-free listening and simple integration with existing sound systems.
- Licensed music for business use
- Customizable music programs
- Scheduled music playback
- Ad-free and interruption-free
- Simple setup with existing sound systems
- Remote location music management (web)
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Exclusively For Business Owners, Managers & Representatives. Mood Mix brings the world’s best collection of Music for Business Use straight to your iPad. Simply plug into the existing sound system at your business and push play. With Mood Mix, you have access to our most popular curated Music Programs. To enjoy the music, simply select a program OR create your own custom Mix of up to 5 music programs. FEATURES + Fully licensed music for business use + Easy customization to reflect your brand’s style + Schedule your Music + Unlimited listening hours + Ad free, interruption free + Simple set up + No extra hardware to buy. Plug in to your existing sound system. + Assured connectivity quality and support Plus the following features on the web: + Create and Manage employee logins (Admin Only) + Switch locations to Schedule Music remotely (Admin Only) Mood Mix is designed for budget-conscious businesses. There are no expensive devices to install. All you need is an internet-connected iPad plugged into your sound system.
KrossKast
This service provides legally licensed music for businesses, covering royalty fees so you can play music in your location. Access genre-specific music stations on various devices and customize channels with branding and messaging.
- Legal music playback for businesses
- Royalty fee coverage
- Genre-licensed music stations
- Cross-device compatibility
- Customizable branding and messaging
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KrossKast is a music service for business. We pay the music royalty fees for you, so you can legally play music within your business location(s). Sign up on our website and receive access to different genre licensed music-stations via your computer, mobile-device or tablet. We can also customize all music-channels by adding Branding and Messaging. In-Store Branding example: "Your Listening to Company Radio". In-Store Messaging example: "Have you tried our online shopping? Just click what you want and we’ll pick and pack your order for pick-up. Push a button instead of a shopping cart. Log on to our website today at company dot com!" "We Do Music, Making Your Business One Step Simpler".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mood at 5.0 against KrossKast's 4.5. Mood also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). KrossKast's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mood holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KrossKast has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mood ships an update monthly, KrossKast every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mood | KrossKast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mood Media | KrossKast, LLC |
Customer experience
Mood
KrossKast
In-app purchases
Mood
No in-app purchases
KrossKast
No in-app purchases









