Playlist a Day is a mobile app that does exactly what you would think based on the name. Once the app is installed you’ll be offered a brand new playlist each and every day chosen from a list of more than 175,000 recordings.
The playlists come from the aptly named Playlists.net, a community based around collecting and sharing Spotify playlists. In 2014 the site was acquired by Warner Music Group, but since then has continued to operate as a standalone company. Given the popularity of the site, the idea of an app came naturally to founder Kieron Donoghue.
“The idea came about as an extension of the reason why I set up Playlists.net some five years ago or so,” Donoghue said, speaking to TechCrunch. “Namely that I think there is so much choice out there when it comes to what to listen to that it becomes a challenge to find something new and interesting. Algorithms solve this problem partly but I still say you can’t beat human curation.”
This human element gives the playlists delivered in Playlist a Day a cohesion not often found in personalized playlists from streaming services. Spotify’s own Discover Weekly playlists can be brilliant, but a rogue friend or family member commandeering your Spotify can lead to undesired results, showing the seams.
As Playlist a Day and Playlists.net are built on top of Spotify, you’ll need to be a user of that service to get any use out of the app, and because of the way it works, you’ll also need to be a paying subscriber.
The app is available now and can be found on the iTunes App Store and Google Play.
