# AlbumMixer - Shuffle by Album

> Music

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id329552764](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id329552764)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id329552764`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Michael Blakeley
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (13 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.31
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-31
- **First published:** 2009-09-12
- **Size:** 9.39 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/albummixer-shuffle-by-album/id329552764)
- **Website:** [http://blakeley.com/ios/albummixer/](http://blakeley.com/ios/albummixer/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://blakeley.com/ios/albummixer/privacy-policy.html](http://blakeley.com/ios/albummixer/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

Do you miss the classic "Shuffle by Album" feature? This simple app brings it back! Now you can listen to your music library on shuffle, without mixing up the tracks inside a live concert, classical recording, or concept album.

Instructions: 

Tap the button marked "Shuffle Albums". AlbumMixer will shuffle all your albums, then add the first 12 to the built-in iPod music player and start playing. You can close the app now: the music will keep going.

If the album now playing has album art, AlbumMixer will display it. Otherwise you will see the album title and artist. You can use the bottom toolbar to pause, skip to the next track, or skip to the next album. You can also rewind to the previous track or album.

In the settings, you can select the number of albums to queue. You can also select a playlist or a genre from which to shuffle. However, this is slower than shuffling everything - especially for large playlists.

Don't like what's playing? Press the "Shuffle Albums" button again.

## Rankings

- #299,792 — Overall

## Review summary

AlbumMixer reintroduces shuffle-by-album, a feature Apple removed, and reviewers praise its clean interface, iTunes Match integration, and responsive support. However, multiple users report reliability and performance problems: shuffle randomness can be repetitive, filters and playlist handling are buggy, large libraries shuffle slowly, metadata tagging can disrupt album-level shuffles, and there are occasional crashes or UI quirks. Overall, it’s a strong replacement feature with clear value, but it needs fixes in randomness, filtering reliability, and stability.

### Pros

- Restores the long-missing shuffle-by-album feature, serving as a replacement to Apple’s stock player.
- Nice, user-friendly interface and well-designed app.
- Developer is responsive and provides timely support.
- Works well with iTunes Match and integrates smoothly with the iPod/Music app.
- Good value for money and feels worth the purchase.

### Cons

- Shuffle-by-album is not truly random and tends to repeat a small set of albums, limiting variety over time.
- Filtering/playlist features are buggy or incomplete (unreliable filters, with some issues resolving only via settings changes such as disabling Album Artist).
- Performance can be slow on large libraries, causing noticeable lag during shuffles.
- Metadata/ID3 tagging dependencies can lead to incomplete or incorrect album shuffles when tags aren’t consistent across tracks.
- Occasional stability issues (crashes, orientation quirks, and queue continuity problems).

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