Comparison

SoundMachine Player vs Mood

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

Head to head
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

About

Mood

Control your Mood Media ProFusion media player from your iPad or iPhone. Manage playback, adjust volume, and view recently played tracks. Set up new players or manage existing ones remotely.

Highlights
  • Set up new ProFusion players
  • Control music playback
  • Adjust volume
  • View recently played tracks
  • Remote control via mobile device
Features
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Controller lets you use your iPad or iPhone to set up a new Mood Media ProFusion media player or to control the music on your player once it is configured. Play and pause your music, change the volume, and see tracks that have recently played, all from the convenience of your mobile device. Compatible Media Players: ProFusion iS with subscription to a Mood Media professional music service ProFusion iO (February 2016 or later) with subscription to Pandora for Business You will need your ProFusion remote control for a portion of the set-up process, and your ProFusion and mobile device must be on the same WiFi network.

Screenshots

SoundMachine Player4 screens
Mood4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SoundMachine Player at 100% against Mood's 6%. SoundMachine Player also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.2). Mood's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (140 vs 8). 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

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

SoundMachine Player holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mood has 140 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SoundMachine Player's written reviews are positive against 6% of Mood's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoundMachine Player ships an update every 3 months, Mood every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SoundMachine Player versus Mood: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundMachine PlayerMood
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (8 ratings) — better1.2 (140 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better6.5% of reviews
Number of ratings8140 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.19.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoundMachineMood Media Corporation

Customer experience

SoundMachine Player

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

Mood

All ratings140 ratings
Positive3.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative95.0%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive6.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative88.7%

In-app purchases

None

SoundMachine Player

No in-app purchases

None

Mood

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SoundMachine Player free?
SoundMachine Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mood free?
Mood is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SoundMachine Player or Mood?
SoundMachine Player is rated higher. SoundMachine Player averages 4.3 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Mood averages 1.2 from 140 ratings.
Do SoundMachine Player or Mood have ads?
Neither SoundMachine Player nor Mood shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SoundMachine Player or Mood?
SoundMachine Player ships an update every 3 months, and Mood every 2 weeks. Most recently, SoundMachine Player was updated on September 25, 2026 and Mood on October 9, 2026.

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