SoundMachine Player vs PfB by Mood
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Licensed music for business
- Remote playback control
- Playlist and schedule management
- Multi-location management
- User assignment
- Like/dislike songs
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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
PfB by Mood
Stream fully licensed music for your business directly from your mobile device. Create custom stations or choose curated playlists to enhance your business environment with a diverse range of genres.
- Fully licensed music for business
- Custom station creation
- Curated Pandora stations
- Mobile playback control
- Connect to speakers
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Play fully-licensed-for-business music directly from your mobile device with the Mood Media Pandora for Business App. Sign in with a Pandora for Business account and play music specifically licensed for use in business environments. Create custom stations from your favorite songs and artists or choose from curated Pandora stations, keeping up with today’s top hits and releases. Use your mobile device to control playback, and connect to WiFi or Bluetooth-enabled speakers to start streaming now. From rap to pop, rock to country, bring your business place a music experience that evolves with your tastes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SoundMachine Player at 100% against PfB by Mood's 0%. SoundMachine Player also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
SoundMachine Player holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SoundMachine Player's written reviews are positive against 0% of PfB by Mood's.
SoundMachine Player ships an update every 3 months, PfB by Mood every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SoundMachine Player | PfB by Mood |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (8 ratings) — better | 1.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SoundMachine | Mood Media |
Customer experience
SoundMachine Player
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In-app purchases
SoundMachine Player
No in-app purchases
PfB by Mood
No in-app purchases
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