SoundMachine Player vs Vibes.live
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
Vibes.live
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Vibes.live is your personal concert tracker. Follow the artists and venues you love, get notified the moment tickets go on sale, and keep a record of every show you've been to. TRACK WHAT YOU LOVE Add artists, venues, and festivals from your music library. Vibes.live monitors Ticketmaster and SeatGeek for new dates so you don't have to. NEVER MISS AN ON-SALE Get push notifications when your favorite artists announce shows or tickets go on sale. Presale windows are surfaced automatically — no more missing the good seats. SYNC WITH SPOTIFY Connect your Spotify or Apple Music and Vibes.live will find artists in your library who are currently touring. SEE IT ON THE MAP Browse upcoming shows on an interactive map. Filter by artists you follow, venues you've favorited, or shows you've marked as Going. TRACK YOUR VIBES Mark shows as Want to Go, Going, or Attended. See everything in one place — upcoming shows, past shows, and year-in-review stats. Memories will show the shows you've been to and pull in the setlist from Setlist.fm. FOLLOW FRIENDS See which shows your friends are going to, right in your feed and on every event page. Concert plans are better together. FESTIVALS TOO Track multi-day festivals alongside regular shows. See full lineups, highlight your favorite artists on the bill, and mark your vibe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vibes.live at every 2 weeks against SoundMachine Player's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 ships an update every 3 months, Vibes.live every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SoundMachine Player | Vibes.live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SoundMachine | Andrew Norby |
In-app purchases
SoundMachine Player
No in-app purchases
Vibes.live
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SoundMachine Player free?
Is Vibes.live free?
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