SongCapsule (previously called Next) is an app to rediscover your music library. It’s available on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac with a single purchase.
Using SongCapsule is super easy: all you need to do is connect the app to your music library — it supports Apple Music, iTunes Match, or local synced songs in your device. SongCapsule will locally scan your songs and automatically create mixes and playlists for you based on your favorite artists, genres, and even decades.
With Magic DJ, you can create mixes of artists and genres with different algorithms, like playing more of your top songs or rediscovering hidden gems in your music library. It’s like a shuffle mode — but more intelligent and tailored just for you.
SongCapsule will learn and send a #tbt notification every week to remember you of songs you once loved, but haven’t played for a while. There’s also a special playlist and widget with your forgotten songs.
FEATURES
• Magic DJ with three different configurations • Playlists • Apple’s Music app integration • Siri Suggestions and Shortcuts • Sharing now playing songs on Instagram and Twitter with a beautiful card image • CarPlay support • AirPlay 2 • Light and Dark Modes • Widgets (including a Lock Screen widget for iOS 16) • Wind Down support (for iOS 14 and 15) • Privacy built-in • Full iPad and Mac support
To learn everything that SongCapsule can do, visit sorcererhat.com/songcapsule/tips.
IMPORTANT
SongCapsule requires a music library with at least 100 songs added to it. Subscribed playlists don’t count.
SongCapsule App Comments & Reviews
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SongCapsule Positive Reviews
Great app, butI really enjoy this app and the playlists they give me, but I would really enjoy it if they added a feature that was sort of like the old iTunes Genius feature where it would make a playlist of songs you already have in addition to songs you don’t have in your library. Hopefully that comes in an update at some point but so far I do love this app..IjgberihbgifhbiVersion: 1.4.6
Wow!This is really cool! I really like that when it creates a “playlist” it is really just queues up a bunch of songs (which is awesome) INSIDE THE MUSIC APP. Amazing 👏
I would love to see more playlists added, maybe ones where it can sprinkle in related songs (but then I guess information would have to leave the device 😔). Also after reading the privacy notice, this app was a must buy — all on device and no tracking.
Thank you for making this awesome app!.JangelsbVersion: 1.0
My music library rebornI have a really large library that I typically listen to on playlist shuffle. Next helps me rediscover "lost" tracks and deep dive on favorites from time to time.
Really smart how they implemented it so the playlist plays in Apple Music, making this song-rating, Carplay-using listener very happy.
Bonus points is they are super-responsive. I sent feedback on Twitter and they responded / fixed really quickly..OjnabVersion: 1.0.2
LanguageIt’s a nice app, but i feel like we need this app on another language, in spanish for example 😸!.6ix9ineGodVersion: 1.3.2
Not all it was hyped to be.I expected to be able to dynamically play based in the user rating of songs. Can’t believe it does t have a play loved, give you the ability to build playlist of 5stars it 4 &5 stars. It does have some interesting features , but it also would be nice to be able to reset the play counter on songs Apple Music played every time I hooked up to the car based on it being alphabetically first..SnodayVersion: 1.7.1
Kind of buggyI just purchased the app. The concept is great. The execution is poor. It has to be tapped repeatedly to load. Once a song is selected it is difficult to clear. It stays on my iPhone 11 ProMax with 512gb and nearly 17,000 songs. It needs some simple user actions to “clear” selections.
FURTHER UPDATE! Still having problems with this app. Almost every specialized playlist has duplicate songs in it. There should be no exact duplicates.
Also, there should be an option to have a 50 song playlist.
I think the option to delete a song from a playlist should be available.
It would also be great if you could save a playlist and rename it..Don PicuriVersion: 1.0.1
Rediscover my libraryBrings me back to my library after focusing mostly on Recently Added in the Music app! Hope they add new types of playlists and suggesting ones over time - for example “25 Most Played” is not a playlist I’ll listen to that much, but if new ones get surfaced I’ll keep coming back..TedsvoVersion: 1.0.1
AMAZINGIt’s such a simple app, but worth the money considering you’re rediscovering all of your favorite songs. I mean when you take paying $10/month for Apple Music into consideration, this is a good app to have since you’ll get more of your money’s worth. EQ adjustment would be a great feature to add down the road btw!.TaylrbrwrVersion: 1.4.3
Decent but buggyBougth this on a whim to see what it would add to my music listening and, honestly, it just does what some smart playlists and 30 minutes could accomplish (albeit automatically).
First, you need 100 songs minimum in your library. Not hard to do honestly, but it's a requirement. Second, it does its thing. Pretty darn easy.
My one big criticism is the metadata (namely album covers) isn't persistant. Everytime the app refreshses the playlists, it loses cover art. Kind of annoying.
Beyond this simplicity and the bugginess, I think this has lots of potential. I hope they add some AI functionality to recommend new music based on the playlists..McWettyVersion: 1.7.1
This is what I have been craving!!I have a huge music library and it’s hard for me to listen all of my song. I love that this app narrows the music down and love the AI concept. Please keep updating, this is truly a gift to all of us music lovers!.SkyCruz718Version: 1.2
Promising...Promising start I hope we see more playlists in different genres and criteria.
I also hope it starts updating and rescanning my music library every week or so to shuffle the new stats..LewpiperVersion: 1.3
Good idea. Opens some questions.Overall, good idea.
What works well: it has surfaced songs I haven’t thought about in a while which I have missed. It’s also surfaced songs I have been glad to remove.
What could be improved: The UI needs some work (needing time switch tabs to see what’s playing feels unnecessary).
The question: this has opened up what look like holes in my historical Music data. Songs which have been labeled “never played” have indeed been played - albeit not in over a year. But I suspect that could be an Apple issue and not an app issue..DanielbartoliniVersion: 1.0.1
Good start. Needs workHave enjoyed the playlists, and rediscovering some songs. The algorithm seems to love one or two bands a bit much though, and every third to fifth song is from one of those. Cool but also would prefer more variety..Hectron1001Version: 1.0.1
Not LoadingLive the concept, but half the time the app opens in a white screen loading and loading till I have to exit it..Love ryan wolf!Version: 1.4.5
It’s amazing!!This app is amazing, I love to listen in shuffles and with it I can hear with all my favorite musical genres! I loved 😍.PedrohgcVersion: 1.0.2
This magic has not a experience.I though this app has something more creative but it’s more repetitive..DA SALINASVersion: 1.4.2
OK but no iPad supportAny app that is sideways on an iPad with the folio keyboard attached is hugely annoying. This will limit my use of this app generally, can’t recommend for now..ClarkezoneVersion: 1.0.1
Don’t make my same mistake!I thought this app could work with Spotify too! It doesn’t! I should have looked into it more before I got it but now I spent $5 and can’t use it 😔.JoshTheKeithVersion: 1.7.1
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SongCapsule Negative Reviews
Flawed software.The notion of better generated playlists is how this app drew my attention when I was looking online for third-party Apple Music apps. This app does live up to exactly what it says and does so with a clean, easy interface. However, my experience with Next quickly went downhill as I attempted to alter a setting that would prioritize lesser played songs. The app said it was refreshing my music library, which it then continued to do for the better part of an hour as the app ran in the background with my phone awake. After an hour, I closed the app and reopened it, only to be greeted by a loading wheel, which after another hour led me to believe that it would continue forever if I let it. I reinstalled the app and found the same issues again.
Even if this app will run successfully on your phone, paying $4.99 for a glorified shuffle button was only worth it to me because I had leftover gift card funds. As Apple continues to refine and update the functionality of their Music app and Apple Music services, it will be apps like this one that will quickly and increasingly fall into irrelevance..ColelewisVersion: 1.3.2
CarPlay needs a lot of workBought it for my car. Shows promise but lots of bugs. App doesn’t crash but touching track just causes a screen response but no play. Sometimes using apples generic app can be used to force play. I get some very verbose droid message about some sort of CarPlay problem. Never seen a single error message on anything other app so i guess they are doing something half right as the app doesn’t crash.G IrvanVersion: 1.4.2
No better than ShuffleI had high hopes for this app but it doesn’t work any better than the Shuffle feature in Apple Music with my Library. I have 4000 songs there but this app insists on playing the same 15-20 titles each time I start it up. I thought it was supposed to be better at picking songs you had not listened to in a while to add to the shuffling but that is not the case. I am very disappointed..GlgoVersion: 1.7.1
MehI was really hoping for something that would truly mix up my music, when purchasing im thinking “apple music shuffle on steroids”. NOT! This app was almost a complete ditto of my music library. I have ovr 10k songs and it managed to play the same song at least 3 times within a 30 min period. It did nothing special.. maybe an update will give the WOW effect that was raved about. Save yourself the 5 bucks!.JP410mdVersion: 1.0.1
Pretty uselessEven when you change the settings the shuffle is no better than apple’s, the “never played” playlist is full of songs I’ve played multiple times. Same with the forgotten songs playlist. I don’t understand why it’s so hard to make a better shuffle option.Ksiddall77Version: 1.7.1
I don’t see how it’s betterThe main function of this app doesn’t get me any better results than just hitting shuffle on my library. The smart curated playlist function is kinda neat but these are hardly better in terms of feeling like a cohesive listening experience. Just feels like shuffle but with some filters like “hasn’t been played for x time” or “belongs to x genre”.Toe knoeeVersion: 1.4.5
Incredibly slowThis app is frustratingly slow. The playlists and interface are great, but it runs SO SLOWLY. Every time I select a song, there’s at least 15 seconds of waiting for that song to play, even with all the songs already being downloaded to my phone. Because of this the app is sadly unusable..ThehandsomeCrticVersion: 1.4.5
JunkThis app is only useful if you are into music and have a large music library, however, if you have a large library it takes several minutes to launch (if it does at all). It is buggy and only marginally useful..Mike BevilVersion: 1.6.2
$5 for a shuffle.. Nothing Magical.“Magic Dj” I was thinking that maybe it actually mixes songs..? Like when its about to change maybe add some beats or words from the Next song???? But no.. 😂 $5 just for a boring shuffle instead adding some spice and actually make it sound like a DJ.. 💁🏻♂️ plain old shuffle..Danny2299Version: 1.5
Settings causes crashJust read about this and downloaded it to try it out. As I was navigating through the app, I discovered that clicking on the gear icon – which is presumably for settings - causes the app to crash every time. Not a promising start..PGTVersion: 1.4.4
I am so disappointedI didn’t know what to expect but overall I am so disappointed and a total waste of money! This is not more than the playlists I have created and you can’t do shuffle! I expected so much and was blown away by how bad this is!.SurobVersion: 1.0.2
One major thingI like what it does but most of my listening is in the car. I would rate this 5 stars if it interfaced with CarPlay..Markcw73Version: 1.0.1
No transitions really?There’s no crossfade, no blending between the tracks, no nothing. it’s just like any other music player but always on shuffle. This is s ridiculous..Blackbery-12Version: 1.4.5
AnnoyedI keep getting songs, that I’ve excluded by genre, show up in playlists as well as on throwback Thursday recommendations.Rich aestheticVersion: 1.6.2
WASTE OF MY MONEYNever worked. Tried to load, app went to white screen with loading symbol. I want a refun..MamaPamVersion: 1.5
WorthlessWorthless on my device. I’d pass on this and buy a latte instead. You’ll enjoy it more..CschmelzVersion: 1.0.1
Unimpressed and disappointedI read a review on an Apple news site and followed it to the app, figuring this would be a cool addition for my library of over 50k songs and over a decade of iTunes history.
If I wanted to hear the same three or four albums over and over again, I could have just made a playlist of them and shuffled it. I’m quite honestly shocked and disappointed. It tossed in a few playlists of most played songs from random artists that I somewhat enjoy - again, I could have just easily made these playlists myself faster than I could find them in the app.
Furthermore, when I tried to open the app again later in the day, it was blank with just icons at bottom, and now won’t work at all. Instant regret purchase that I keep regretting enough to leave a review and share.
What could make this app worth the cost? First, could you ensure it doesn’t crash and become unusable after the first use? Second, I would enjoy some unique and insightful playlists (as I expected) that don’t consist almost entirely of two or three artists that I used to listen to heavily ten years ago. Finally, perhaps something different then a handful of playlists that are simply most played songs by random artists, because that’s all I got for the $5. I’m sincerely hoping this gets better.
Edit: I wish I could just have this refunded. This may be my first instant regret purchase on the App Store. Every time I leave the app for more than a few minutes, I go back to it and it’s unusable. It has to be deleted and reinstalled. It then proceeds to feed me the exact same thing: the exact same one or two artists with a sprinkling of other random songs. There’s no way this is the intended experience in a diverse library of almost 50,000 songs and 10+ years of iTunes playing history..M.veganVersion: 1.0.1
OkI had big expectations for this app but it doesn’t deliver. Artist playlist only plays that artist not similar artists so for that you can just use Apple Music. For songs by genre now well defined so a lot of songs end up in genres not appropriate. Also app has trouble loading at times. I gave it 2 stars because it does make playlists but lot more work needs to be done on this app to make it as good as it says it is..Dammare2Version: 1.4.2
Crashes on launch please fix thisUnusable.Mat911Version: 1.7.1
CrashesCrashes as soon as I grant permission for it to access my music, crashes every time I open it now. Both iOS and macOS..PciminoVersion: 1.6.3
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