Marvis Pro

My love for music (particularly heavy metal) is to the point of obsession. I’m always listening to music, building up my own collection with classics and new releases, or keeping my finger on the pulse of what my friends and the larger music community are listening to. Marvis Pro gives me all of the resources I could imagine to streamline these processes. With a little fidgeting, I was able to create a “radio station” that constantly pulls 25% from my personal library, and 75% from other playlists, such as Apple’s “Breaking Metal,” which is a good way to find new music. That’s just scratching the tip of the iceberg. I can’t wait to jump back in and figure out similar tricks for other circumstances. For example, I’m already planning on making similar stations that mix my tastes with those of friends and family, which may make long car rides a little easier! On top of that, as someone who spends a lot of time in music streaming apps, the amount of customization options are fantastic. Being able to move every section around, enlarge, shrink, or collapse various images, and even customize the background itself with a load of options was a ton of fun and looks great! Further, having everything I could want (all playlists, albums, artists, songs, custom stations, etc) on one screen is something I can’t imagine ever going back from. I just love this app. Well worth the price. Best app on the store, in my opinion.

I bought this app because I saw it was recommended as a replacement for the stock Apple Music app. I gave it a try and it’s OK. The app is really well made. There are lots of customization options and a lot of meta data available with this app. I would have kept this app if there weren’t some glaring issues. The app works fine but you have to change the app player in the settings if you want the music to stop playing when you force close the app. Also, the notification/lock screen widget won’t open the Mavis Pro app. It will open the Apple Music app. You can change the settings so that the Mavis Pro app opens but you have to sacrifice other settings, reliability, etc. Another deal breaker: no CarPlay app! I listen to my music in the car a lot. You have to make a handful of other sacrifices when using this app and when changing certain settings. That might not be an issue for some people but it is for me. It’s not the developer’s fault. I understand iOS has certain limitations. I’m not gonna request a refund because I want to support the app developer. I’ll maybe re-download the app in the future but for now, if the stock Apple Music app is working for you just fine, I don’t recommend this app. The stock Apple Music app will get the job done for most people. If you really, really want and need way, way more customization options and absolutely need almost total and complete control over your music library, get this app. This app is really well made and very polished. I just don’t need this level of control over my music library. Keep up the good work though!

I've been using another music app for years, and to be honest, it's been great, and I have been (and am) very happy with it, and with its developer. And yet, I have to be honest, Marvis has completely blown me away by being all that and more. It is very nearly everything I've ever wanted, or even imagined wanting. With apologies to my other music app, Marvis has stolen my heart away. Marvis's developer has been outstandingly responsive, working with me to help me understand all of its nuances and taking time to understand how I use it, and what I'm looking for in a music app. I didn't really "get" all that Marvis is capable of at first, and his attention to my concerns really made a world of difference in helping me get the most out of it and understand what it is capable of. I'm very grateful for that. The one thing that stopped me, especially at first, from making a wholesale switch to Marvis was the lack of support for iPad. In my view, that's really a must-have. There is a beta that does support iPad, and that's what I've been using. Once that's generally available, honestly, this will be the new standard-bearer, as far as I'm concerned.