Comparison

ShortListMusic vs ListPlayer

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

Head to head
About

ShortListMusic

Create and share "Best of" album lists from your favorite music releases. Save lists from previous years and publish them via email or social media. Utilizes the iTunes Search API for album information.

Highlights
  • Create "Best of" album lists
  • Save lists from previous years
  • Publish lists via email
  • Share lists on social media
  • Utilizes iTunes Search API
Features
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ShortList Music is a music application for creating "Best of" Album Lists. Like many music websites and blogs, at the end of each year, I compile a list of my favorite albums of the year and share them with my friends. Before I created this app, I had to use a text editor to keep track of my yearly lists. Now, ShortListMusic allows the user to compile their favorite albums of the past year and allows the list to be published or shared through email and social media. The app will also keep track and save "Best of" lists from previous years. The app is currently using the iTunes Search API to retrieve album releases. Thanks and enjoy.

About

ListPlayer

Enhance your music listening experience with a powerful tool designed to manage and play songs from your existing playlists. This app offers a faster and simpler way to organize your music compared to the default player.

Highlights
  • Playlist sorting
  • Fast playback
  • Easy interface
  • Music management
  • Internal player alternative
Features
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ListPlayer plays the playlists in your library — the way you built them. NEW TRACKS ON TOP That is why this app exists. In the Music app, newly added tracks end up at the very bottom, and you scroll past half the list every time. In ListPlayer the newest comes first. If you want the original order back, it is one tap away. SLEEP TIMER After this track, or after 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 minutes. And then the difference that matters: the music does not cut out mid-chorus, it ends when the current track ends. The timer tells you up front when that will be and which track it will be. It keeps working long after you have closed the app. A FAREWELL WORTH SEEING Once the music has faded out, your album cover dissolves into its own colours and becomes a night sky. Every album makes its own constellation. You see it the next time you wake up and open the app. THE PLAYER The interface takes its colours from the album cover, so every track brings its own mood. Plus shuffle, repeat, a queue, AirPlay and a mini player that follows you everywhere. SORT IT YOUR WAY Newest first, A–Z, Z–A, most played, reversed, or the original order. Free. No account, no ads, no server — ListPlayer collects nothing about you, because there is nowhere for it to go. Requires access to your music library and an iPhone library with your own playlists.

Screenshots

ShortListMusic3 screens
ListPlayer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ListPlayer at 5.0 against ShortListMusic's 4.2. ListPlayer also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). ShortListMusic's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

ListPlayer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShortListMusic ships an update every 4 months, ListPlayer every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ShortListMusic versus ListPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShortListMusicListPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDustin BergmanAmelus UG

Customer experience

ShortListMusic

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

ListPlayer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ShortListMusic

No in-app purchases

None

ListPlayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShortListMusic free?
ShortListMusic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ListPlayer free?
ListPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShortListMusic or ListPlayer?
ListPlayer is rated higher. ShortListMusic averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while ListPlayer averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ShortListMusic or ListPlayer have ads?
Neither ShortListMusic nor ListPlayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShortListMusic or ListPlayer?
ShortListMusic ships an update every 4 months, and ListPlayer every 9 months. Most recently, ShortListMusic was updated on October 10, 2026 and ListPlayer on October 21, 2026.

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