# Neo Soul Cafe

> Music

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id417474955](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id417474955)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id417474955`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Frances Ivery
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (28 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.0.5
- **Last updated:** 2017-03-10
- **First published:** 2011-02-05
- **Size:** 401 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/neo-soul-cafe/id417474955)

## Description

Neo Soul Cafe is programmed by DJ Frances Jaye. Her passion to give the adult listening audience a format of music from avant-garde R&B to organic soul incorporating elements from jazz, funk, hip hop to pop, fusion, and African music. Has led her to create a multimedia movement called Neo Soul Cafe, an oasis for soul music connoisseurs. "The Music That Gets Your Head Right".

## Rankings

- #218,413 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the Neo Soul Cafe's music and DJ Frances Jaye's curation, plus discovery features and handy timers/playlist details. However, frequent stability and playback issues after updates, stale track metadata, and compatibility problems on older devices significantly hinder the experience.

### Pros

- Excellent neo-soul and related vibes with high-quality music curation.
- Frances Jaye is widely praised as a real-deal DJ and curator.
- Strong artist discovery that introduces indie/new artists.
- Sleep timer and alarm features are fantastic utilities.
- Shows song details and current playlist for transparency.

### Cons

- App crashes on launch and sometimes won’t open, especially after updates.
- Playback failures / inability to play in some sessions.
- Song/track metadata not updating and track history appearing stale.
- Compatibility issues on older devices (iPhone/iPod/iPad) and related AirPlay limitations.

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