Comparison

Play vs Plio

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

Head to head
About

Play

This app allows you to create custom music playlists based on your listening habits and specific rules. Discover your music in a personalized way by setting criteria like song length, listening history, or skip frequency. Playlists update automatically as you listen, offering a dynamic music discovery experience.

Highlights
  • Custom rule-based playlist creation
  • Analyze music habits with machine learning
  • Discover music your way
  • Live, updating playlists
  • Pre-made example playlists
  • Set playlist criteria by song length, listening history, skips, and top hits
Features
Read full description

Play-ya List is a smart playlist app for you to discover your music by setting your own rules. Yep, that’s right. You. Set. Rules. What some examples? Here you go: • songs longer then 30 minutes • what I haven’t listened for last 3 months • my all-time top 20 (5, 100, whatever number you want!) hits • songs I skipped last year You may want to start with the Play-ya lists we’ve put together for you to get the feeling of how the app works. After that, there’s really no limits for you to set up the rules and create your unique playlists. Our machine learning algorithm analyses your music habits and helps you discover the music your way. Play-ya is all about your individuality, your uniqueness. Play-ya Lists are being updated on the go when you listen to the music. They are really live. Enjoy! ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy Policy http://www.invoodoo.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use http://www.invoodoo.com/terms-of-use

About

Plio

Features
Read full description

Plio is a music player that seamlessly integrates with your Apple Music library, allowing you to browse and select your playlists, shuffle tracks from multiple sources, and create a custom mix from multiple playlists. An active Apple Music subscription is required to use this app.

Screenshots

Play4 screens
Plio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plio at none against Play's 4. Play's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Play sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Plio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Play ships an update every 2 days, Plio monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Play versus Plio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayPlio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB3 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperInVooDoo LLCPHILIP CHRISTOPHER PIESCHEL

Bugs and requests

Play

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Crashes on iPhone 5s
  • Crashes immediately after opening
  • Crashes constantly
  • Does not work properly with Bluetooth
  • App opens and then crashes
Show 14 more
  • App won't launch at all now, crashing immediately
  • Crashes every time I use it now
  • Seems awesome. Too bad it doesn't work.
  • Crashes every 20 minutes or so
  • Update did nothing! Still crashes.
  • Main screen comes up then disappears ... Nothing.
  • Update ruined the app
  • Does not work on iPad Air 2
  • Blank screen on opening
  • App crashes when adding a favorite or swiping
  • Music started playing automatically when I opened the app
  • Pinkish screen, then music plays that I don't recognize, no controls
  • Lost features after update
  • Doesn't discern between downloaded or not downloaded songs

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add volume control
  • Support for Apple Music songs
  • Support for Spotify and iTunes Radio
  • Horizontal view / Landscape mode
  • Option not to autoplay when opening the app
Show 6 more
  • Fix Bluetooth issues
  • Add dark mode
  • Add option to set playlists
  • Announce track name and artist using notifications
  • Fix swipe direction for back/forward
  • Improve play/pause button responsiveness

Plio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Play

Subscriptions3
  • Almighty Version$3.991 Month
  • InVooDoo One$5.991 Month
  • Almighty Version$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Almighty Version$99.99
None

Plio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Play free?
Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plio free?
Plio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Play or Plio have ads?
Neither Play nor Plio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Play or Plio?
Play ships an update every 2 days, and Plio monthly. Most recently, Play was updated on October 22, 2026 and Plio on October 10, 2026.

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