Our Verdict
A short while ago , I reviewed Moodagent , Syntonetic’sapp that suggests music stored on your iPhone or iPod touch based on your current mood . I was skeptical at first but the app ’s uncanny accuracy quickly won me over .
A mess ’s change since February . Moodagent underwent a major update and since dissever into two edition — Moodagent Freeand the $ 5MoodagentI thought I would give the apps a 2d aspect to see if my mood had changed .
In the mode for Music : Even after a major update , Moodagent ferment as before , generating a playlist based on the emotional quality and tempo you blue-ribbon . But now you’re able to lock songs into playlist or remove them altogether .
In the Mood for Music: Even after a major update, Moodagent works as before, generating a playlist based on the emotional qualities and tempo you select. But now you can lock songs into playlists or remove them altogether.
The basic assumption with Moodagent remains the same : pull five sliders , each representing various excited qualities or tempo , and the app will recommend a play list of song representing that mode .
Version 2.1 of Moodagent works as well as the original rendering I review and has bring several utile feature . you’re able to now pilfer across a racetrack in gild to either mesh it into the playlist , remove it from the playlist , or flag the path or creative person to be omit from all playlist . Also new is the power to post your playlists to your Facebook or Twitter provender . Additionally , you may preserve your playlist and remember them from within Moodagent ; however you ’re still not able save them as iTunes playlist . ( The app also works on the iPad , but it ’s not optimized for that gimmick so there are no extra iPad features . It would be overnice if Moodagent could take advantage of the iPad ’s larger exhibit and set aside you to either see more track in your playlist and/or give you fine registration of the modality sliders . )
The difference between the complimentary and bear versions of the app ? Moodagent Free includes publicizing ; the $ 5 version does n’t . Otherwise , it ’s a feature of speech - for - feature mates . So hat off to Syntonetic for only placing ads in the free version and not reduce the features .
If you ’re like me , and occasionally call for some help breaking out of a musical rut , Moodagent is still an excellent , and more functional , alternate to iTunes ’ Genius Playlist .
[ Brian Beam is a guitar histrion , Robin Trowerfan and better half withBOLD Internet Solutions , subsist somewhere near Kansas City . ]
