SmartPlaylist

Name: SmartPlaylist
Rating: 4.4 (53 reviews)
Author: daenu

by daenu

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 6 Aug 2026

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At a glance: $1.99

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Music
Entertainment

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

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Price: $1.99

Last verified 6 Aug 2026

Ratings & reviews

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4.4 53 ratings · App Store

5/5Simply the Best
I have been using the App Store since it debuted, and this is the first time I have ever written a review. That is because this app is so good and so unsung that I want to do what I can to help the developer have more success. There is no other playlist tool available for the iPhone that is this powerful, this full featured, and this customizable. On top of that, the price is more than fair and there is no subscription, which is increasingly rare. The one thing I found lacking in Smartplaylist was the ability to save a smartplaylist as a playlist in the Music app. And now the developer has added that feature. He could not be making much money from this, yet he keeps improving it anyway. If there were a way to offer cash tips through the App Store, I would do so in a heartbeat.

maffy66 · 6 Aug 2026
5/5Nothing More Powerful than this app
November 2018: I am wondering where did my older review has gone. Anyway, there is nothing more powerful than this app to find music from your library, and ability to sort by multiple parameters. Of course, this has a bit of learning curve, but if you are passionate about rating and finding music other than just by artist/album etc. in completely customized way that suits your mood and desire, this is perhaps the only app. I am surprised that almost all music playing app still rely on static playlist, while this app produces dynamic playlist on the fly unlike any other. Enjoy! But learn first how to use it.

Srini Iyer · 6 Aug 2026
5/5I love it!
Being able to create smart playlists on my phone is incredible, especially since you can’t create smart playlists on Macs anymore because of the lack of iTunes. I’ve tried a couple of different smart playlist apps but this is the only one that has the flexibility and scope of options that lets me create exactly the playlists I want. The UI is a little weird but it’s not difficult once you get the hang of it. If you want to create iTunes style smart playlists on your phone, I HIGHLY recommend this app!

1337L1ck3r · 6 Aug 2026
5/5You can also rate not playing now tracks
showing rating of each track in playlist and possibility to rate not playing now track is great also customizable playlist fields like add or remove comment field is awesome. Wish it had fav heart filter and showing also giving it too and possibility to edit some fields will be super.

Newdaynew · 6 Aug 2026
5/5Bought it Twice
Returning to the Apple ecosystem and had to buy this app again because I couldn’t remember my old Apple ID. Well worth the money, this is a must have app for me, I love being able to create smart playlists on the go. The UI isn’t great but it works perfectly when you learn how to use it.

The “Can You Hear Me Now?” Guy · 6 Aug 2026

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Versions

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10.3.1
- Search the web with Safari from the details view: genre, composer, artist, album, title, "Lyrics {title}", etc.
10.3.2
- Reloading a list will now also update (reload and save) all lists used in list operations (add / subtract / intersect) - Cosmetic changes in list view: Generally larger text / less lines. Please use landscape mode to see longer titles etc.
12.1.6
Some small improvements.
v11.0.0
Some little adaptations for iOS 11.
v11.0.1
- Again compatible with iOS 10 (and still with iOS 11) - Minor bug fix
v11.1.0
- You can now save/restore the search rules of all smart playlists A-Z to/from iCloud with one command - Minor fixes
v11.1.1
- Bug fix
v11.1.2
Adapted to changes in iOS 11.3: - the playback rate cannot be changed anymore to slow down or speed up the playback - the playback time cannot be set anymore (works now again with a workaround)
v12.0.0
Restored: Slow down or speed up the playback ("tempo") New: Search by how many hours ago last played, added, skipped, etc. (so far the smallest time unit was day) New: Option to always jump to the middle of the song when playing and you skip to the next song (for fast "scanning")
v12.0.1
Minor improvements
v12.1.0
- The search rules for each SmartPlaylist are now grouped into "Search criteria" (genre, play count, etc.), "Additional processing" (list operations, include/exclude titles), "Playlist options" (limits, sorting, show only) and "Saved playlist" (creation date/time, number of titles, duration). Without any active search criteria you get the hint that all titles will be loaded. - The name/description of a SmartPlaylist is now always saved, even if you do not load the list. (Reminder: The search rules are only saved when you load the list, so that the saved list always corresponds to the rules.) - Correction of grouping and index in pick list for genre, artists, etc.
v12.1.1
- Comments now also displayable in the result list - Some minor improvements
v12.1.2
Now remembers your last setting for "All/Active" (i.e. show all available search criteria or only the active ones)
v12.1.3
Minor improvements.
v12.1.4
Some small corrections and improvements.
v12.1.5
Bug fix
v13.0.0
Adapted to iOS 13, with dark mode. Rating is now a "normal" numeric field, so you can enter e.g. less than "3", "=2-4", "=3,4,0", more than "2".
V13.1.0
Cosmetic changes and minor corrections. Improvements for iPad.
v13.1.1
Small bug fix.
v13.1.2
Fixes bug in iOS 13.4
v13.1.3
Loading list should now work correctly.
v13.2.0
Save the result list from SmartPlaylist as playlist in Music (in list view options).
v13.2.1
Some (potential) bug fixes.
v13.3.0
Dark and tinted app icon for iOS 18.
v13.4.0 · 27 Oct 2024
Help text scrollable again (Menu > Help...)

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