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Miximum: Smart Playlist Maker Positive Reviews

Still a must have app!Do you have that one app that you literally can’t do without, the one that keeps you from migrating from apple. This is that App for me. Its purpose is plain and simple take a set of rules from the user and apply them to a vast music collection and make a “smart” playlist that easily updates depending on how it’s set up. I use it to easily switch up songs from my own collection of several thousand tracks, but where it gets really interesting to me is in the time since I first picked up the app the developer has added a function so you can tell it to combine playlists from the apple community that other people are updating. So In essence I have created several genre playlists that automatically add new music from other users, and knows my favorites mixes them together and then keeps the individual tracks from repeating within 4 weeks to 6 months depending on my personal preferences… I used to create playlists by hand and the time I’ve saved with this app is a true life saver!.GitsCarriedVersion: 1.5.12

Excellent App, Just What I Was Looking ForI have been looking to create dynamic/smart playlists on iOS for years. After tons of fighting with synching between macOS Music/iCloud Music/iOS, I finally found Miximum. It was everything I wanted. The rules engine is fantastic, and allows for complex playlist to be created very easily. My only suggestion would be to add a rule that allows you to set the total count for an Artist. For example, I have one playlist (Metallica) that feeds into a larger playlist. Because the Metallica playlist has so many more songs, I would like to limit the number of songs from them in the new playlist. There might be a way to do this by combining different rules, but I haven’t been able to figure it out yet. That small suggestion aside, this is the best $1.99 I have spent on the App Store in years. Well worth it..Telletran1Version: 1.5.12

Helpful, but shuffle doesn’t work for large librariesMy main reason for getting this app was to consolidate music “in my library” with music “not in my library” (since my experience with the Apple Music app has been buggy and incomplete). First I tried just selecting “All Music” which (after a few minutes of waiting) generated a playlist of 110,000 songs, which means that part worked! Sadly when I hit the shuffle button, it simply failed to play. I assume this is a bug in Apple Music, not in the app. I was able to use the smart filters to create a 1000 song randomized playlist, though, which means I have a way around it at least by creating a new randomized playlist each session/day. If it was possible to handle this automatically somehow (only open the maximum allowable playlist size in Apple a music when clicking the shuffle button), that would be an improvement, but I assume it isn’t that simple. Thanks for creating a great app! I look forward to seeing what’s in store for the future..PodEternal24Version: 1.5.12

Held back by some system limitationsUPDATED: With further testing I’ve learned more about when the ‘last played’ data fails to update. When I use a single set of headphones, or the built-in device speaker, or a single airplay speaker, everything works as expected. Hooray! But when I use two airplay speakers together, which is my normal household setup, the last-played dates never seem to update. That sounds like a problem with Apple’s systems, and not this app. ORIGINAL: I’m disappointed. I used this app to create a “Recently Played” playlist, based on the rule: “Last played within the last six months.” The playlist included exactly the songs I expected it to. Then I used the Apple Music app to play an album I hadn’t played in a year. Minutes or days later, those songs are still missing from the Miximum playlist. The app is much less useful to me if the playlists don’t update automatically. And the app description suggests that they should. It’s disappointing..CraigSumnerVersion: 1.5.10

Works well with a clean, consistent designI’m honestly surprised how great this app is. The UI is decluttered and consistent with Apple Music’s. It’s snappy and fits right into the ecosystem. The customization it gives you for playlists is unlike any other app I’ve found. There is definitely room for improvement (re-ordering rules, duplicating groups, etc) but this app is one of the main reasons I’m sticking with Apple Music instead of switching to Tidal, for example. It was so tedious manually adding songs to the several playlists they belong to, now all I have to do is add a song to my library and it’s automatically sorted into the correct mixes. As mentioned, it is definitely not without its flaws, but it’s for sure the best for what I’m looking for, as far as I’m aware. Definitely worth the couple bucks..Aolenik04Version: 1.5.10

ALMOST what I needThere is a confirmed problem with Alexa and Apple Music, where the shuffle function simply does not work on large lists. This app has the potential to fix my issue once and for all, but needs a couple of tweaks to be perfect, and could be shared as answers on the many thousand thread responses of frustrated Alexa/Apple users. Right now this fixes my issue in a clunky way, in that I can open the app on a regular basis, open my mix, select random for sort again and saved it to a playlist that my Alexa routine calls. This works only AFTER deleting the existing playlist. What the hordes of frustrated Alexa users out there would love to see is a single button or right click to automate the shuffling and OVERWRITE the playlist of the same name in Apple Music. Bonus points for integrating with iOS Automator app to do it in one click! Great work! If you make these changes, I promise to spend some time promoting it for you in the many threads I talked about. That would make it worth much more than $2.99..DpsiiVersion: 1.5.8

Started out great… but no longer works at all!I first got this app because I wanted a way to make smart playlists on my phone, since I had to use a computer otherwise. It started out brilliantly, just a few minor bugs that were easy to look past. I made tons of playlists and enjoyed creating them all. But now, after a while of having the app- I can no longer make playlists. No matter what I attempt to do, no songs show up in the playlists I’ve been trying to create- they just come out blank. I’ve tried to make multiple playlists in the span of about 2 months, but no matter when or how I try… it just doesn’t work. I’d love for this to be fixed so I can get back to making playlists and create some that I’ve been meaning to make for a while!! Otherwise, without this issue, the app would be pretty close to perfect. A good 4.5 stars..EbbyotVersion: 1.5.10

Best mix creation app in the game!!I first have to say that I almost never go out of my way to write a review unless I really stand by the product. This is definitely an app that everyone should be using. Especially if you’re like me and enjoy coming up with different angles to mixing music together. What Miximum is able to do is something I’ve always wanted on my phone. Being able to create random mixes on the fly with so many rules to customize its outcome is really a beautiful thing. Mike is clearly putting a lot of work into this app. So thanks for putting Miximum out there! It’s a game changer!!.Zed Leppelin1211Version: 1.0.1

Terrific idea but big flaw currentlyLove what this app does in regards to combining playlists but it currently is not and will not save the created playlists to my Apple Music account. It saved one playlist I created in the app but now none of my other 5 created playlists will show up in Apple Music. If this gets fixed it’s definitely a 5 star app Update: Correcting this review to 5 stars. Totally user error as I have now figured out how to export the created playlists to Apple Music. Awesome app and not easy work as this developer has no competition in this arena currently. Great work!.ThereallamarVersion: 1.0.2

Great app! 1.5 introduced a bug though.Love the app so the new bug hits me pretty hard as it’s rendered it kind of useless for me. When I sort a playlist on genre it will consistently crash the app. If I uninstall and reinstall the app I can view the playlist I want. If I sort it on genre it crashes immediately. If I open the app and try to open the playlist again the app crashes immediately. No transitions, fatal error. If I delete the app and reinstall the sort resets to song and I can open it and do this all over again. A thing I should note is I use non-alpha characters in my genre names, like “Rock/Metal” or “Drum & Bass”..Mp303Version: 1.5

Convenient, personalized music playerMiximum makes creating mixes a breeze, and it does it well. The interface is clean and simple, you can customize mixes to be whatever you want, and it simply works! If you’re a music fanatic that likes to create playlists for any occasion, Miximum is your go-to app. Why not give it a try? It’s free! (At least at the time of this review.) As a side note, the developer is active in keeping this app up to date and listening to feedback he receives, so that’s always a plus. Thanks for making and updating this app, Mike!.Elixir WallsVersion: 1.0

Like old iTunes Used to MakeI used to love making smart playlists and fun mixes on iTunes, back when I’d sync my iPod almost daily to make sure I had the most current version of mi library. As Apple has encouraged users to stop docking over the years that fell by the wayside, and I was left with only basic playlist control. Now Miximum is here and it works in tandem with Apple Music to help me get some of that feeling back. It’s an attractive app that does a good job and I feel confident it will get even better over time..JarathenVersion: 1.0

Cool extension to the stock music app!This is really cool! As I have a local music library that has pretty much matured, this app does exactly what I need so I don't have to keep relying on itunes to manage my playlists. This is basically a work-around that offers the same functionality as itunes smart playlists. I recommend getting the trio of apps, cs, mix and play tally. Mind you my local music library is over 200 gb, so this makes it much easier to manage. Kudos to the devs!.DarkCyan11Version: 1.5.15

Like Smart Playlists from ITunes!!I’ll never understand why Apple doesn’t offer smart playlists in the Music app on iPhone and iPad, but this app is the next best thing. It allows you to organize playlists by pre-specified criteria. Tired of manually adding all your new music to a playlist?...just create a Miximum playlist with “recently added music” as a requirement. You can even export as a “dumb” playlist to the Apple Music app. Really helpful for those of us with exceedingly large music libraries!.MSC531Version: 1.3.3

May become my new default playerI was among the fearful that figured smart playlists would go away with Catalina and iOS 13. I have invested quite a bit of time into rating songs to feed those playlists so being able to create and manage them on iOS is a dream come true. I also appreciate some of the smaller details like being able to view playlists as albums which you can’t do on Apple Music. Great work so far!.TRyserVersion: 1.0

Beautiful Smart PlaylistsVERY clever app that adds a smart-playlist layer on top of Apple Music. Very useful as-is to, say, shuffle any song I’ve ever Loved. It could use some helper text or more hand-holding when adding rules, though. Sometimes all I get is a text field and I have no idea how to write the kind of rule I want to write. OH. Big feature request: Support context menus on items (long-pressing) to Play Next and Play Later. Maybe Share too if possible with the API. Why not?.Cooked NickVersion: 1.1.3

Great app to manage playlists on the flyI’ve been using playlists to manage subsets of music for years and lacked the way to manage them from my device. I especially like that you can mix playlists together and group tracks within, again on the fly. Interface is smooth. Developer is responsive to email and feedback. Another great app from Mike Clay, just like Cs Music!.Cmpnb73Version: 1.5.15

Long time user. Still loving MiximumI’ve had this for a few years now. The playback options pretty much cover it all. It never really fails or crashes. My two cents, one cent per suggestion: Live updating “last played” to “refresh” the playlist. An app widget, with sizing options, and play/pause and especially a skip option..Jerseyfre$hVersion: 1.6.5

Great AppMy initial purpose in getting this app was just to get decent shuffle functionality. Which it does great (not really a mix, but my 1st and only mix for a long time was just my entire library). As others have noted it works great now with Apple Music subscriptions and allows you to create mixes of playlists curated by other people (or AI or whatever). A super easy way to hear the genre you want, the time period you want (most of my mixes have a rule about date released, because music is always changing) randomize your library (or not). I can’t tell if Song Owl or CS is the current player by this same dev, but they both can be called from within Miximum..AvirisVersion: 1.6.1

BrianDSmart, randomized playlist don’t exist on the iPhone. With this app...they finally do. I can play three random songs. Or three random Christmas songs if I add genre as a criteria. Or seven random songs to fall asleep to. I used to use a jukebox program on my PC and would toss 25 cents in a piggy bank as I played three songs, and used the piggy bank to fund my hobbies. I can now do that with my iPhone and Bluetooth speakers. Thanks for this!.DermbrianVersion: 1.1.1

The missing feature is here!When Apple shifted to streaming music, they broke the smart playlist feature. Miximum brings it back! It’s easy to understand and works flawlessly. Highly recommended. Update: developer is very quick to help solve problems. Been using it for a long time now, and it is essential!.Alexa_1991Version: 1.6.4

Nice!This is an excellent companion app to whatever music app you happen to use. It provides functionality that the Apple music app lacks. You can create a smart playlist on the fly. The Apple music app has some issues when playing smart playlists in shuffle mode. This app circumvents those issues by submitting a static playlist to Apple, which you can then rearrange, add to or subtract from..Tom_993Version: 1.0

Filling a useful nicheAs someone with years’ worth of accumulated metadata I have always got a lot of value out of the smart lists from this app, but I think a good test of its value is that my kids, who don’t necessarily care that “old school” tuning of information, also really like being able to build dynamic playlists..HaggismoldVersion: 1.5.13

Great App and even Greater support!!!The mix creations and options are awesome and provide so many possibilities. I’ll never be short on custom playlists. When I initially downloaded this app I was having an issue getting my playlists to import into my Apple Music. I reached out to the developer who contacted me Immediately and RESOLVED the issue for me. He is prompt, courteous and a great app developer! Thank you Mike!.Estan7440Version: 1.1.3

AmazingI use iTunes Match and have love everything about it EXCEPT the lack of smart playlist support. Yes, I can see them and download songs in them, but the logic is not the same as it is on the desktop. This app totally solves that for me. LOVE IT. If you use smart playlists to get fresh music on your phone, this is really the only way to do it (without connecting directly to your pc/Mac)..SalukaVersion: 1.0

Finally, smart playlists on my iPhone!Tired of hearing the same old songs when you shuffle with Apple Music? Then get this app. You can make smart playlists that only play songs you haven’t heard in a long time, or so many other choices. Thank you for making this happen!.BlindscouterVersion: 1.5.11

If you don’t like apple’s “random” playlist shuffle, this is the app for you.I’ve found that Apple Music, instead of playing all of the music in a playlist randomly one at a time, opts to play the same 50-70 songs over and over. If you want to hear every song in your playlist, this is the app for you..FRICKYOUTHREEMINUTEGAMESVersion: 1.0.6

Neat little appWould love to see a few usability improvements and would pay extra for a Carplay interface. When I'm building the playlists there's no button to say "I'm Done" or "Save". I figured it out eventually by swiping it down but thought I was going to lose my progress. Also, not sure if there's limitations but would love to have a Carplay app to launch..SkyfranksVersion: 1.5.7

I like this app...I do enjoy the simplicity and look. I only wish I could turn off the shuffle function. I’m just annoyed because I pick a playlist but I like to sort songs from date added (from Apple Music). After sorting I just pick a random song and wish it just continue thru the list. At this time after the first song is done it shuffles automatically and I can’t turn turn it off..Izzy29Version: 1.0.4

One requestI love using this app to play my music at work. I can create multiple playlist and make adjustments on the fly. My one request that I don’t see or can’t figure out, is an automatic way to keep songs with the same title, from the same artist, from duplicating..Dolphin player36Version: 1.5.10

Great appDoes exactly what is advertised simply and efficiently. My only complaint is that when you sort a playlist, it creates an entire new playlist that doesn’t have a title, description, or picture. I’m not sure if Apple allows apps to change/rearrange song, but if that is possible it really would be nice..UserNoMore1207Version: 1.5.3

Great for running lists by bpmI like to run on a certain pace and Mixium is the best source of ever refreshing playlists with exactly the right pace. Just one request: can you let us sort a list by ascending bpm? That would help to warm up in the beginning and run ever faster after..SirosVersion: 1.5.10

My playlist app of choice.I drive a lot so having custom, updating playlists is really handy. My personal favorite list is a list that shuffles my entire library but only one song from each artist! I cannot put into words how happy it makes me having this functionality..ABestosoVersion: 1.5.3

Great AppI was looking for a way to create smart playlists without a computer. This app does this very well. It seamlessly works with your current music library. I’m using the free version but will definitely be sending the $4.99. Not really to remove the ads but because it’s worked very well. 👍.RickO777Version: 1.0.5

Excellent appNice mixes and customizable. I like the mixes from this app opposed to the standard iPhone music app. The only things I see some room for improvement is the way to go to the next song. I’m not a big fan of holding down to change songs. Another feature I’d like to see is a full view along while playing and changing songs..Jaybee12347Version: 1.0.5

One of my most used appsLove this app. Fills a basic and much needed gap in Apple Music’s missing features. Super easy to set up and highly configurable, I thoroughly recommend Miximum. Would love to see Apple Watch compatibility since I use my watch for music any time I’m active..PaulB16Version: 1.5.10

Fills many gaps in the default appIt can’t do everything the desktop apps allow but it does a ton of things the default iOS app can’t. If I’m listening to a playlist, it was probably created and/or launched from Miximum..TheRealSirshannonVersion: 1.6.5

A “Download All” SolutionIf you’d like a way to download all songs on your Apple Music library without using a Mac, use this app to create a smart music containing all music (duration is not 0min, you’ll know what I’m talking about), then import the playlist in Apple Music, then download the playlist inside Apple Music app. You’re welcome ;).Hilux.TGVersion: 1.3.4

Would love an iPad versionFor anyone who is looking for more granular control of their Apple Music playlists, Miximum is a no brainer. Mike Clay: Is there any plans to introduce iPad support? I’m able to use the iPhone version on my iPad, but would love nothing more than full support of the extra screen real estate!! Thanks in advance!.St.dannyVersion: 1.2.2

Awesome!!! Gives us what’s been missing on iOSThe missing mix master we all need. A nice companion to Cesium Player (Cs Music). Incredible control for on the fly playlists. No more going to iTunes and waiting for a tedious backup and sync. Be sure to tip Mike the maximum amount when you go Pro and gain excellent added features. Thanks Mike!!!.BatricoVersion: 1.0.4

My go-to app for rule-based playlistsMiximum offers the closest functionality I’ve seen to the smart playlists from iTunes. Combined with the the iTunes playlist export option, this is my go-to app for building complex, rule-based mixes on iOS from my 20,000+ song music collection..Pack Daddy PeteVersion: 1.0

Track positionGood concept, but doesn’t do what I need. I’d like one of selection criteria to be track position. Like every first track in an album or every fifth track. Or even better, allow me search for characters in the actual file name. It also seems like this app allows you to have just one mix at a time before you have to pay?.JaneiR36Version: 1.3.5

Everything I was looking forThanks for making this. Big fan of C's Music, and now this one has scratched a long-time itch. Finally I can make smart playlists without syncing my phone every five minutes. Thanks again, keep up the fantastic work..DarmanitanianVersion: 1.0.5

Excellent AppI love the interface and the novel play/skip interface. Excellent app that helps add much needed functionality to Apple Music. My only note to the developer would be to try an implement a way to sync the playlists you make back into Apple Music, if possible. 🤘.JeremyAlanVersion: 1.0.1

One of the most important apps I haveHighly recommend this for creating smart playlists. Makes my listening experience so much better..DhfjbgfbejjdVersion: 1.6.5

Idea!Hey can you create the option in the smart playlists to select “playlist” for the rule. Sometimes when I’m finding music for a playlist I like to set it up the where I can all the music that’s not in that playlist so I’m not adding repeats.Heyli17movVersion: 1.3.5

App is greatAs the title says the app is great, I have been using it for a while and it doesn't disappoint. It's easy to create smart playlists and the formatting of the app is good. The only reason I am not leaving a 5-star review is there is no rule to prevent duplicating songs from appearing in a playlist..KaitlynZ98Version: 1.5.15

Mostly goodURL scheme to play a mix seems to always shuffle tracks. Create a list with all tracks. Then group by Album and sort list Random. Plays fine from within the app, but calling the /play?src=mixname shuffles the individual tracks within the album when playing..SecondelementVersion: 1.3.5

Great on phone, would love CarPlay appWild love to be able to start one of these playlists from CarPlay so I don’t have to touch my phone when in the car..DMuhVersion: 1.6.5

Almost greatIf the dynamic playlists created in this app could refresh the associated Apple Music playlist regularly (daily, weekly, monthly) then it would be a winner. Right now without that feature it doesn’t meet my needs..Canuck79Version: 1.3.3

Amazing appHelped me find and catalog songs.Zehir166Version: 1.6

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Cool appNicely done guys!.David RobitailleVersion: 1.5.10

So usefulPretty amazing app. I love being able to make smart playlists while away from my mac (pretty much all the time). I’d love to be able to duplicate a mix so I can keep one and tweak instead of starting from scratch each time..Ryan StoughtonVersion: 1.5.10

Could be 5 Star if..Worked with shortcuts Could be scheduled or live updates Add and or remove songs to/from existing playlist.Richard Hurts From BeatonVersion: 1.5.10

Awesome app - would love “Last Skipped” added please!Revelation of an app for anyone who has a vast carefully curated multi-genre collection that leaves them all too often not playing the breadth of that collection - this simple “Last Played” playlist sort has finally brought back amazing music I haven’t heard in years, thank you!.NKirkHVersion: 1.5.10

Have a smart playlist without Apple Music ♥️Stop paying for Apple Music for a while, buying each song I like, saved a lot of money. However losing Smart Playlist is my only regret, but this app is my life saver, I’m no longer regret! 👍🏼 Nice job developer!!.KayuserVersion: 1.5.10

Great app to complement Apple MusicAs a result I have so many smart mixes that I need folders to organize them. How do I do that?.National pastimeVersion: 1.5.8

GreatLive thus app.Karm294Version: 1.5.3

What took so long!?This is the app I’ve needed since apple music came out.5_10Version: 1.5.3

Excellent Indie App!Love to be able to create smart playlists directly on my phone! Nicely done..KlyhrdVersion: 1.1.4

Awesome appThis is great. It has the nice minimalist interface that Apple has in their official Apple Music app and it can create better “smart” playlists than the Mac app can...james69Version: 1.1.2

Great for Live Playlist Maintenance on the phoneI’ve been using Miximum a lot the past couple of weeks. Great for creating and maintaining ad box playlists..Bluenose56Version: 1.0.5

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Miximum: Smart Playlist Maker Negative Reviews

Play Count/Last Played Not WorkingI really like the premise of this app, and the “smart playlist” logic appears to work pretty well. Unfortunately, the app does not appear to be tracking Play Counts or Last Played dates. I’m seeing this issue in reviews for this developer’s other app, too. This would be a 5 star app if those features were working since it definitely brings MacOS “smart playlist” features to iOS. I will update my review once the dev fixes this issue. Looking forward to fully utilizing the power of this app!.D2b1dv0mVersion: 1.5.10

Song ratings don’t stickThe ratings functionality doesn’t really work. Probably Apple’s fault, but after rating thousands of songs in Cs Music, most show up again later in my “Unrated” mix. This happens repeatedly, consistently, every day. This functionality was the ONLY reason I bought this app. Would be amazing if it really worked..Jdixon313Version: 1.5.10

App does not workI found this app from a YouTube review which must have been paid for because the app doesn’t work at all. All the comments under the video are similar complaints. The music won’t populate the playlist. And the playlist don’t even show up in your music library. Actual garbage money grab.FyhhunjiijVersion: 1.5.10

Over ratedPurchased the Pro version and I regret it. For one thing. I created a playlist from the Selections within the app. Look into my list of playlists in iTunes and I could see the new playlist however it is empty. The song selections from the app did not populate the playlist. This app and Smart-playlist does not belong together ..Jatta12Version: 1.0.5

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