Playback Genius

Name: Playback Genius
Author: Marcella Jones

by Marcella Jones

iPhone · iPad

Abandoned risk Last checked 29 Jul 2026

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At a glance: $2.99

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Music

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Music

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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Pricing & paywalls

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Price: $2.99

Last verified 29 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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0.0 · App Store

5/5Love it!
I love this app; it makes accessing and playing learning tracks exponentially easier. I also love having the music available so I can bring it up on my iPad during rehearsal without having to log into groupanizer. The only improvement I would love is if you could print the music directly from Playback Genius. Then I would never have to go into groupanizer at all!

Jfae60 · 29 Jul 2026
3/5Not user friendly, very "buggy." Worth getting, nonetheless.
This app is a convenient, quick way to access the music from my Choir Genius account on my phone. Could use a toolbar that allows stop, start, rewind, and fast forward. Also, when you open the app, it doesn't open to a screen showing what is currently playing. You have to navigate to the track to turn it off. One annoying bug- it doesn't always start over at the beginning of a track when playing on continuous repeat. Of course, closing the app completely (double click home button on iPhone and swipe up) resolves any buggy issues each time.

Between Quilts · 29 Jul 2026
5/5User friendly
I can’t say enough good stuff about this app! It makes my life on groupanizer so much easier! It automatically picks up new music that has been added. I just click on the song and track I want and can even put it on repeat when I’m learning a new song. Also the feature that allows me to look at the sheet music and follow along is a plus when I’m not driving...haha!

robinpaintsthetown · 29 Jul 2026
5/5Great app!!
This app needs more credit than its current review. I can practice my music literally anywhere which is imperative with my busy schedule. Been using it about 2 weeks and haven’t had any problems. Highly recommend this app.

fondiejoy · 29 Jul 2026
1/5Haven’t been able to get it to work
This app would be great in theory, but the music never loads. Just sits there and spins forever. On my wife’s phone she can at least log in, but the music won’t play. Closing and reopening doesn’t fix it. At this point, you’re better off using groupanizer on your phones web browser. Hope this gets fixed soon because as I said, in theory this app would be amazing. Poor execution at this point unfortunately.

MDannaReal · 29 Jul 2026

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Versions

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1.0
1.1
- iOS 11 support - Scrub bar for changing your playback location within a track - Ability to view songs in alphabetical or date order (change via Settings menu) - Tracks and PDFs once accessed online don’t require data for subsequent access - Offline Files menu for deleting unneeded local tracks - Songs with neither tracks nor sheet music no longer display - Updates to the “now-playing” bar, including more visibility for the Repeat option - Pull to refresh option from Music page. Use this to check for new music on Groupanizer. - Song category now displayed above song title - Song categories can now be filtered from Settings menu
1.2
Bug fixes for groupanizer sites that have been upgraded to https.
1.3
- Fixed bug where iOS sometimes forgot user’s login credentials and required you to login again - Fixed a bug for groups with websites without redirect to https - Fixed a bug where some offline files would re-download
1.4
* Now Playing bar so that you can stop a song or move to a different position in the song from multiple places within the app * Fixed a bug where Settings were not remembered between app launches
1.5
- Bug fix for when your credentials change with Groupanizer. - Fix for occasionally playing the wrong track.
1.6
- Improved status bar display for iPhone X - PDF file names are now displayed on the Song page - Fixed a bug where Settings were not remembered between app launches - Support for songs that are in multiple Categories
1.6.1
- Fixed image display on Account screen - Fixed white screen issue on some devices - Fixed Legacy PDF viewer - Fixed an issue where songs in two categories appeared twice
1.6.2
Release 1.6.2 - Fixed a login issue for some choruses
1.6.4
* Fixed a login issue for some users
1.6.5
Added reset password link
1.7
- Easier setup process for new users, or for people who login to multiple choruses - Automatic retry for common website issues during website setup
1.7.1
- Fixed an error when entering the wrong password
1.7.10
New support email address: [email protected]
1.7.2
Improved login process for new users
1.7.3
* New! Song title search * Fixed a bug involving songs with special characters in their title * Loading spinner for music page
1.7.4
Updated chorus listing
1.7.9
* fix for bug in loading music list
1.8 · 8 Oct 2023
Fix for a login error when loading the Music page. This affected many users who installed the last update.

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Last verified: 29 Jul 2026
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