MusicBox: Catalog and Organize vs Albums: Music Library Player Usage & Stats
MusicBox is an award-winning app that helps you catalog, organize, and rediscover your music library. Critically acclaimed by MacStories, 9to5Mac, Snazzy Labs, iMore, MacMagazine, AppAdvice, and more.
MacStories: “It’s rare for me these days to find new apps that elicit this kind of enthusiasm”
9to5Mac: “With MusicBox, users can finally keep track of songs they want to listen to later”
Snazzy Labs: “MusicBox is a great place to store music without committing it to your library”
iMore: “If you imagined a read-later app but for music, MusicBox is it”
MacMagazine: “MusicBox is a great tool for saving albums and songs to listen to later”
■ MacStories Selects 2022: Best New App
Add albums, songs, artists, playlists, radio stations, podcast episodes, and more from any app or website. Catalog, organize, and rediscover your music library. Tag albums, rate favorites, add notes, manage metadata, create smart collections, and more.
ADD MUSIC
- Add from another apps using the Share Sheet, drag and drop, or importing from a playlist.
- Add songs recognized by Shazam.
- Use Shortcuts actions to integrate MusicBox into your automated workflows.
- MusicBox also supports links to podcast episodes, album reviews, and so on.
ORGANIZE YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY
- Tag albums and create smart collections to make them easier to find.
- Give your favorites a star rating.
- Save new music for later without cluttering your library.
- Instantly access your collection with Home Screen widgets.
- Use Auto-Tagging to tag items automatically based on the rules you set.
- Use Smart Search to create custom lists tailored to your unique preferences.
- Automate workflows using MusicBox’s actions and data in the Shortcuts app.
- iCloud automatically syncs your database to your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.
LISTEN
- Play using the system’s music player.
- Tap an album or song to open it on the associated service.
MusicBox is a modern app with support for the latest system features. It is also available on the Mac and Apple TV as a universal app, so you can enjoy it with a single purchase across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and tvOS.
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- Apple App Store
- Free
- Music
Store Rank
- -
Albums is the Apple Music player that puts you in control of your music. Whether you just want to throw on album shuffle or spend hours meticulously sorting and filtering your collection, Albums cares about your music library as much as you do.
Free Features:
QUICK SELECTION
Just press “shuffle,” scroll through a grid of album art, or browse your library to select an album, and easily skip to the next one with album-focused controls.
WIDGETS & CARPLAY
See your music on your home screen with Now Playing, Collection, and Quick Collection widgets. Take it on the road with CarPlay, and pin albums and collections for easy access.
ICLOUD SYNC
iCloud sync ensures you can pick up listening where you left off across all your devices.
ALBUM NOTES
Add notes about albums or specific listening sessions.
ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL
Albums offers robust Siri interactions and App Intents and supports Dynamic Type.
Premium Tools for Power Users*:
SUBSTANTIAL STATS
Get weekly, monthly, and yearly reports looking back at your listening, and dig into the data with customizable charts.
LAST.FM COMPATIBILITY
Scrobble your listening in real-time or manually. Import your last.fm history to fill in the full picture.
MORE CUSTOMIZATION
Explore built-in Insight Collections highlighting new and unlistened albums, old favorites you haven’t heard in a while, or even music from when you were in high school. Tag albums to create collections of your own. Customize the interface to match the color of your current album’s artwork with a simple two-finger tap.
RICHER DISCOVERY
See what’s next with a release feed of Artists and Record Labels in your library. Delve into production credits from MusicBrainz and Discogs, then browse collections of Record Labels, Producers, and more.
*Requires Albums Premium
Note:
Albums optionally integrates with Apple Health. If you choose to give Albums access to your Workout history, it can create "Workout Jams" Insight Collections, which match up your listening history to your exercise history. You can enable this functionality by going to the Insights tab and tapping the settings gear next to the "Workout Jams" heading. Permission for Albums to access this data can be controlled via the Apple Health app.
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Music
Store Rank
- -
MusicBox: Catalog and Organize VS. 
Albums: Music Library PlayerFebruary 21, 2026