Moodby vs Sonarmood

Moodby provides commercially licensed, royalty-free background music for businesses, with access on Android, iOS, and the web. Its library lists more than 350 curated stations, with playlists updated monthly. Businesses can schedule and customize DJ-curated playlists, request custom playlists or station recommendations from DJs and musicians, and manage locations and playback status from one account. The service supports real-time playback monitoring, staff roles and access, and natural-language prompts for mood, atmosphere, occasion, venue, audience, era or decade, and energy level. Moodby Play is its listed streaming connection; a Sonos for Business option offers zone-aware playback controlled by phone, tablet, or browser. Each zone is an independent music stream, and each location or stream requires its own payment. Moodby says it provides a certificate to help businesses communicate their royalty-free music use to local copyright organizations. The pricing page offers a 14-day trial without a credit card. The listed plans are $39 a month per zone, $29.25 a year, and $27.30 a year, billed yearly and every two years respectively. Yearly and two-year plans include a dedicated support manager; Enterprise includes priority support.

Sonarmood is an iOS app that creates AI-powered playlists from a genre, mood, era or vibe. Users choose a genre, mood and decade, then add an optional short prompt to guide the result; artist or theme prompts are also supported. Generated playlists can be played immediately, saved to a personal library and exported directly to Apple Music. Apple Music export requires permission on the device. The app has a free plan and a Pro in-app purchase with higher generation and export limits. The listed Free plan costs nothing, while SonarMood Pro costs $3.99, paid once. Pro access is purchased through Apple’s in-app purchase system, and purchases can be restored from the Profile screen. Login uses an email one-time code. Account deletion is available in Profile by selecting “Slett konto”. Support requests, bug reports, account questions and privacy questions use the support request link. The official site directs users to the App Store, where Pal Nymoen is listed as developer.